Brand new bike - 2 different spokes

surrey_commuter
surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
edited November 2014 in Workshop
Hi - just went to put some spoke reflectors on my new Scott and they fell off two spokes on the front wheel. I am wondering how this could have happened and how serious it is. I got it from Evans but am guessing it is not there fault. How serious does anybody think this is? I am thinking of just asking Evans to put it right but it is no big deal... or is it a bigger deal.

Thanks for your thoughts/advice

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Can you rewrite it?

    I really don't understand what you are talking about... also, I am moving this to workshop...
    left the forum March 2023
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Are the spokes too thin or something? I have no clue what the problem is here....
    My London Road
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Sorry that first attempt is nonsense...I will try again without having two kids to entertain.

    On a brand new bike I have two spokes on the front wheel that are thinner than the others. I found out as was fitting reflectors to each spoke so definitely not my imagination.

    As this means two spokes are thinner than 1.8mm is this a serious issue? ie how urgently should I get it fixed and how annoyed should I be? it is a Scott CR1 30 bought from Evans.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    Sorry that first attempt is nonsense...I will try again without having two kids to entertain.

    On a brand new bike I have two spokes on the front wheel that are thinner than the others. I found out as was fitting reflectors to each spoke so definitely not my imagination.

    As this means two spokes are thinner than 1.8mm is this a serious issue? ie how urgently should I get it fixed and how annoyed should I be? it is a Scott CR1 30 bought from Evans.

    What wheels?
    left the forum March 2023
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    Sorry that first attempt is nonsense...I will try again without having two kids to entertain.

    On a brand new bike I have two spokes on the front wheel that are thinner than the others. I found out as was fitting reflectors to each spoke so definitely not my imagination.

    As this means two spokes are thinner than 1.8mm is this a serious issue? ie how urgently should I get it fixed and how annoyed should I be? it is a Scott CR1 30 bought from Evans.

    What wheels?

    Syncros Race 27 Aero Profile 20 Front / 24 Rear

    this is the bike http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sco ... e-ec054447
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    Sorry that first attempt is nonsense...I will try again without having two kids to entertain.

    On a brand new bike I have two spokes on the front wheel that are thinner than the others. I found out as was fitting reflectors to each spoke so definitely not my imagination.

    As this means two spokes are thinner than 1.8mm is this a serious issue? ie how urgently should I get it fixed and how annoyed should I be? it is a Scott CR1 30 bought from Evans.

    I presume you are talking about spoke reflectors like:

    23743.jpg

    If so - the two that are falling off - have you tried putting them on other spokes to see if they fall off those, or putting spoke reflectors that don't fall off other spokes on the two spokes?

    I would have thought it more likely you have a couple of dodgy reflectors than a couple of spokes that are different.
    Stuff about riding a bike a long way
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Are they opposite the valve? Sure it's not just to balance the wheel?
    Might just be the spoke specification changed at the manufacturers and they didn't tell the guy loading the wheel building machine.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    marcusjb wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    Sorry that first attempt is nonsense...I will try again without having two kids to entertain.

    On a brand new bike I have two spokes on the front wheel that are thinner than the others. I found out as was fitting reflectors to each spoke so definitely not my imagination.

    As this means two spokes are thinner than 1.8mm is this a serious issue? ie how urgently should I get it fixed and how annoyed should I be? it is a Scott CR1 30 bought from Evans.

    I presume you are talking about spoke reflectors like:

    23743.jpg

    If so - the two that are falling off - have you tried putting them on other spokes to see if they fall off those, or putting spoke reflectors that don't fall off other spokes on the two spokes?

    I would have thought it more likely you have a couple of dodgy reflectors than a couple of spokes that are different.

    I swapped several around and it is definitely the spokes being narrower
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    Are they opposite the valve? Sure it's not just to balance the wheel?
    Might just be the spoke specification changed at the manufacturers and they didn't tell the guy loading the wheel building machine.

    I will check that out
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    Are they opposite the valve? Sure it's not just to balance the wheel?
    Might just be the spoke specification changed at the manufacturers and they didn't tell the guy loading the wheel building machine.

    I will check that out

    nope not opposite

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