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shoulder_of_orion
shoulder_of_orion Posts: 529
edited November 2009 in The workshop
I was going downhill yesterday at 30mph+ when I got a bad puncture. It was a bit hairy but stopped safely. Luckily within 5 mins of home, so walked the bike home.

This morning I decided to fix the puncture and removed and replaced the tyre with my new crank bros speed lever which I was quite happy with. Just as I was replacing the last bit of the tyre one of the spokes came loose and the little nipple thing went inside the rim of the wheel.

Now what do I do?

1) how do I get the nipple out of the rim?
2) how do I fix the broken spoke?

I re-inflated the tyre and have noticed a big gash in the side rim of the tyre which the tube is squeezing out of.

Am I looking at a new wheel scenario or is this fixable?

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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    It's a real PITA/fiddly job, but you can get the nipple out of the rim by blocking it when pens and using tweezers.

    As for the wheel/spoke, can you buy a new spoke?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • shoulder_of_orion
    shoulder_of_orion Posts: 529
    I think this might be a job for the bike shop.

    Been meaning to try these guys out for a while now, they just do servicing and are just around the corner and are apparently brilliant:

    http://www.thecycleteam.com/

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