My BF was out for a mtb ride with some friends and he's a bit out of condition at the moment, which is why he thought he was having so much trouble keeping up. That was untill he started the ride home, which is back into town along the main road, which slopes gently for about 2 miles - normally v. easy to free wheel in the mid teens mph with no effort. BF was having real trouble though - he kept slowing down and even had to pedal.

V. confussed, he started to think he was more unfit than he realised. When he got back he started to hose down the bike, which was when he found the broken spoke in the real wheel which had been slowing him down!

Quote Originally Posted by Veronica
About 3 miles into the ride, I stop for a light ... V.
Glad you found the break while cruising and not while on a tricky descent, but not sure you should be smoking on the bike...