Snapped spoke - Replace spoke or rebuild? (Or replace wheel)

DevUK
DevUK Posts: 299
edited July 2008 in Commuting chat
Snapped a spoke this eve, turning into a road. No problems thankfully, just heard a noise and wheel started to rub on the brakes. Managed to stop imediately. Luckily just up the road from home :)

Anyway what would the best thing to do be, simply get LBS to replace spoke/true wheel or rebuild the wheel altogether? Or replace the wheel with something stronger...

It's a little ironic. I was looking at wheel upgrades today. Any recommendations for a fat git on a hybrid? (Trek 7.5FX with Bontrager SSR wheels at the moment).
FCN Daily commute = 11
FCN Fixie commute = 5

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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Probably just replace the spoke.

    Where did it break? How old / what is the condition of the wheel?
  • DevUK
    DevUK Posts: 299
    Wheel is about 10 months old. Been strightened recently but it was only a minor wobble in it. Generally good condition :)
    FCN Daily commute = 11
    FCN Fixie commute = 5
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    DevUK wrote:
    Wheel is about 10 months old. Been strightened recently but it was only a minor wobble in it. Generally good condition :)

    Well that's good - it makes it quite difficult to argue that the spokes in general need replacing - much more likely that a one-off failure has occurred.
  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...get the bike shop to replace the spoke and retrue the wheel. If it keeps happening, get a rebuild...if you want to spend money upgrade your wheels
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...

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