bent spoke but wheel still true
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notice on my CB carbon this am that one of the spokes on the rear wheel is ever so slightly bent. I suspect it must have been a stone or similar as I have heard a few ping off the wheels of late. The wheel is still true but I'll not ride it home tonight.
on that basis I know the spoke is about 50p but getting the wheel trued is about 15 quid. I obviously need a replacement spoke but will I need to get the wheel trued ? will a local shop just replace the spoke for me for a couple of quid or will I have to pay out for the truing as well?
ta as always
on that basis I know the spoke is about 50p but getting the wheel trued is about 15 quid. I obviously need a replacement spoke but will I need to get the wheel trued ? will a local shop just replace the spoke for me for a couple of quid or will I have to pay out for the truing as well?
ta as always
Likelihood is you have lent the bike up against something and one of the spokes has "given" a little due to a lateral load being put through the bike, this is often caused when pumping tyres up with small pumps (ie not a track pump).
As above, I would recommend de-tensioning the surrounding spokes and re-tensioning them along with the new one just to save you grief further down the line.
As above, I would recommend de-tensioning the surrounding spokes and re-tensioning them along with the new one just to save you grief further down the line.
shalmaneser said:
Just ride it and don't worry about it. If the wheel is mistensioned it'll make itself know soon enough by going out of true. Not the end of the world.
^^ This ^^I've had to ride wheels with snapped spokes over 60/70 miels before. I bit of a bent spoke won't kill you. It won't hurt to get it replaced in due course, when you have the time and energy. And yes, you should expect a bike shop to charge you for the labour cost of replacement too.
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