What happened?

mintedox
mintedox Posts: 273
edited May 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
Possibly a dumb question but I can't get my head round it.
The other night my back wheel took a hard hit that resulted in a puncture caused by a spoke

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The spoke is bent lower down but I dont get how the thread is now visible and apparently unscathed? the nipple seems to grip it well so it doesn't look like its been ripped apart. Is this the norm?

I want to have a go at replacing the spokes myself but there is a bike shop round the corner and it's cheap.
Papa? Nicole

Comments

  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Looks like you have stripped the threads on the nipple as it is way off the spoke. Also the rimm could be bent.
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