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Questions tagged [spokes]

Refers to the thin rods connecting the wheel rim to the hub.

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How precise do spoke sizes need to be?

I'm building a rear wheel for the first time. I have purchased the rim and hub and am now sourcing the spokes. I put the measurements into an online spoke calculator (on wheelpro.co.uk) and it estimated 295mm and 293mm for the right and left side…
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What are the advantages or disadvantages of different spoke styles

I see triathlon bikes with various different spoke styles, from normal wire to aerodynamically shaped blades to completely solid wheels, but I can't understand why there should be so many styles. I can understand needing less spokes on an indoor…
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Can I ride on 15 spokes instead of 16?

On my way to work this morning, one of the spoke on my front-wheel broke. I removed it completely, leaving me with 15 spokes instead of 16. Can I still ride my bike over a 20km distance. I noticed the question was asked before, but I wasn't sure if…
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Breaking spokes - why?

My friend bought a Trek Verve 3+ in December 2022 to use as his work bike. He is the bike patrol at a planned community consisting of approximately 17,000 acres. He works 5 days/40 hours and rides 52-55 miles/day. In less than 3 months he has popped…
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Is this an abnormal rate of spoke breakage?

I just broke a spoke and this is the fourth spoke I've broken in the last 12 months. This one was very puzzling because it came at the very end of an easy 30 mile (48 km) ride. I was pedaling very slowly into my driveway when it snapped. All four…
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Should I service / replace / do nothing to my spokes which have done about 21000km before the next longer trip?

I'm planning on doing a 2000km trip (through Spain and Portugal). I'm wondering if I should do anything to my spokes before the trip. The spokes have accumulated the following distances front spokes: +- 6400km (4000miles). rear spokes: +- 21000km…
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Any experience with spokes breaking on new Trek 720 touring bike

I have a new Trek 720 Touring bike with about 1000 miles and have broken two spokes on the rear tire in the past two weeks and haven't yet added the weight of panniers. This is a 24 spoke wheel and I'm told Trek doesn't have a 32 spoke wheel for…
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How to fix this loose spoke (and why/how is it broken)?

I don't know spokes. I bought the wheel a year or two ago. I noticed one of the spokes (i.e. on the right of the picture) is slack -- the nipple is recessed into the wheel, leaving the thread on the spoke exposed. For comparison on the good/tight…
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Spoke max tension

When replacing spokes on the rear wheel of my road bike using a tension meter what should the max tension be? I had a spoke snap whilst riding a couple of days ago and it became lodged in the cassette locking my back wheel which caused it to buckle.…
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Back wheel spokes keep breaking

Bike was new around a year old. 8 of the back spokes broke and it went out of true. I had those repaired with a slightly stronger but spoke but now 2 more have broken including one of the thicker ones and it's out of true again. I have a kiddie seat…
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Why do spokes break?

From reading another thread I'm pretty sure a spoke snapped on my way home. The bicycle was fine and then right after turning left the rear tire came un-centred and started rubbing against the frame so much that I couldn't pedal home. Anyway I'm…
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What spoke brand is this?

This seems to be the only decent spoke brand resource on the web... http://www.mrrabbit.net/docs/spokeheads/main.html, but even it doesn't seem to have this brand, unless I just don't see it. Can anyone identify this?
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I need to know what kind of spokes to buy

I have a Trek 7500FX with Bontrager race lite 700x32 tires. I have broken spokes, I no longer have the book what size spokes do I need?
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Is China dumping cheap spokes on America market?

My Raleigh dealer told me my spokes keep breaking because China is dumping spokes made with cheap metal on American markets that rust from the inside. I'm being charged $100 US dollars to swap Chinese spokes for American spokes on the front wheel…
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Help identifying spokes

Ordered some Halo spokes for a wheel rebuild. Spokes arrived without packaging and have an unfamiliar stamping. From my other wheel build I remember Halo having capital "H" stamped on spoke heads. Did Halo change the logo or was I sold wrong…
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