A wheely good question

[crazycanuck]

HEy Deb

I can't answer either question as my bike is at the shop. I left it in good hands. I'll ask them about the information you've given me...

I take it from what you're saying, new wheels aren't necessary at the moment. Keeping my fingers crossed that the spoke doesn't pop when i'm 25km from home

c

[DebW]

Ask them if the spokes they replaced were damaged and if they checked the rest of the spokes for damage. Did you ever have the chain fall between the spokes and cassette, or have some road debris get stuck in there? If you know of no source of damage and they didn't find anything, then check spoke tension carefully when you get the bike home. Unless you find a cause for the spoke breakage, you can't really be at ease about it. But wheels aren't mysterious, just a hub, a rim, and properly tensioned spokes.

You might want to carry a fiberspoke for fixes on the road.

[crazycanuck]

Hey Deb,

First, thanks so much for your help.

A while back-a few months ago- I did manage to bike through a large piece of plastic that decided to get stuck somewhere in my cog & another area in the back. Nothing happened until 2 weeks ago though so it wasn't a huge concern.

The link you posted doesn't work. Can you tell me who normally sells them item mentioned? Would it take me forever to fix on my own?

Thanks again deb

c

[DebW]

Fiberfix spokes can be bought (among other places) from www.adventurecycling.org. Click on "store" and then "tools". I've bought a couple but haven't use one yet. They are supposed to work very well, and I'd guess would take 10-15 minutes to install on the road. They do come with good directions.

Hopefully you had two damaged spokes that have now been replace and you won't have any more trouble.