Rakekay
09-16-2005, 10:57 AM
OK, so on Tuesday I was out for a ride on my fairly new bike (six weeks old) and got my first busted spoke. The good news was, I was only a block and a half from a bike shop. The bad news was, the rear wheel wouldn't turn AT ALL, so I had to hold up the back end of the bike and basically carry it all the way to the bike shop. Suddenly a block and a half didn't seem so close. Got the spoke replaced.
Two days later, I'm out again, working on a 60-mile ride and at mile 57.5 bust another damn spoke. Once again, rear wheel won't turn and I'm about a mile from my car. Luckily, I was by the airport and an employee driving by saw me and pulled over. When she heard what my problem was, she called one of her co-workers, who she claimed was an avid cyclist and could fix anything. About all he could do for me was remove the busted spike and remove the rear brakes so I could at least ride it to my car.
Took it to my LBS to get fixed. My question is, what the heck causes this anyway and how should I be prepared to deal with this next time it happens when I'm on the trail and in the middle of no where? At this point, I'm pretty much afraid to get back on and ride again (not to mention frustrated as hell).
Two days later, I'm out again, working on a 60-mile ride and at mile 57.5 bust another damn spoke. Once again, rear wheel won't turn and I'm about a mile from my car. Luckily, I was by the airport and an employee driving by saw me and pulled over. When she heard what my problem was, she called one of her co-workers, who she claimed was an avid cyclist and could fix anything. About all he could do for me was remove the busted spike and remove the rear brakes so I could at least ride it to my car.
Took it to my LBS to get fixed. My question is, what the heck causes this anyway and how should I be prepared to deal with this next time it happens when I'm on the trail and in the middle of no where? At this point, I'm pretty much afraid to get back on and ride again (not to mention frustrated as hell).