spokes breaking
Hi, I am currently riding a set of Cero AR24's having covered approx. 1.5k miles on them. All was well until a spoke broke on a ride after a fairly large stone came up and broke one spoke. I got it replaced, but since then another two have gone since covering about another couple hundred miles, is the wheel on it's way out? I am about 80kg so not overly heavy so don't see that being the issue.
Any help?
Any help?
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sadly most shops will replace a spoke and that its. when a wheel comes in to me with a broken spoke I will say I can replace it but that is not fixing the problem. another will go at some point. The fix is to replace all of them but if I dont think the wheel is up to the rider i do sometimes refuse the job.
Wheelsets rated as "Sub100Kg" so your OK weight wise, is it front or rear? Either way though get the wheel re laced, itll save money in the long run.
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Tripster AT
Don't think it's a world record... Remember the classic thread about SS Wheels?
Fatigue life depends on load and cycles, if the wheel is poor, the load spokes experience is greater than it should, so they can fatigue even at low number of cycles
thats reasonable advice. I generally change a spoke, explaining that its worth doing but that sometimes once ones gone its not unusual for one or more to go but replacing the first and checking and adjusting spoke tension throughout the wheel is a good belt and braces approach that might avoid the need and cost to rebuild the wheel. Mostly replacing and adjusting tension and dish seems to work.
Admittedly i don't do many since its not my business and i probably have more time to spend on the job than i would if i were in a shop. It does provide a good steady source of beers though
Yup wheels are pretty tough things
The wheel survived a 20mph pothole strike that cracked the frame back in April.