Oh No!

[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.