Oh No!

[kfergos]

Yep! I rode very carefully to the bike shop and got there just fine. They took a look and determined that, indeed, the nipple and not the spoke had failed. The mechanic checked the other spokes, and they seemed fine, so he replaced the nipple and sent me on my way with no charge. I love my LBS.

[Veronica]

That's most excellent. I'm glad it all worked out okay.

Veronica

[Blueberry]

Yay! I'm glad it worked out well!

Perhaps time to think about asking Santa for back up wheels? Just a thought, and not an extravagance for someone who uses her bike as much as you do!

CA

[kfergos]

I would definitely like back-up wheels. It'd also be nice to be able to switch back and forth between studded tires and regular tires at the drop of a hat. And since they're custom I know the LBS wouldn't have a loaner pair if I did have a real tacoed-wheel type emergency. It's a really good idea. But right now everything I have, and all I asked Santa for, is an Xtracycle conversion for my old mountain bike. This means I can't even look at the stuff on TE, not even the stuff on sale. "Xtracycle!" I keep reminding myself.

[jobob]

Studded tires. Wow. You are hard core.

[kfergos]

This happened AGAIN, same wheel, different spoke. The spoke nipple failed. I didn't even hit any noteworthy bumps! Only the exciting part is now it's snowy and icy here, and I'm riding on that with a wobbling front wheel.

I need some expert advice here: Should I have the LBS replace all the spoke nipples? Or replace the whole wheel? (*Shudder*) Two in a week, when I went for 12,000 miles before without any issues, seems to suggest there's something inherently off about the wheel.