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I weight about 115kg. I ride a Felt F80. The felt has A-Class 2.0
wheels on it (http://www.aclass-wheels.com/road_akx20.html)
I have done about 1500km on the bike, and olnly really stareted
breaking spokes in the last 300km. I have broken two front spokes (one
at a time), and then on my last ride I broke a rear spoke.
The rear spoke was my second ride after truing the rear with some minor
adjustments with a spoke key, as I had found quite a wobble in it.
It broke when I got out of the saddle on a small rise - but I wasn't
really climbing hard or swinging the bike a lot.
I don't know how spokes work, but they look like they have the 90 turn
to go through the hole in the hub, and then have something like a rivet
head or they have been beaten out wider than the entrance to hold them
through.
The spokes have all broken at the hub, and it looks like the little
head has popped off or something - the right angle turn is still there.
I had a chat to the guys from City Bike Depot (in Sydney) and they said
that if I continued to bust spokes, then I should probably have the
entire wheel re-laced with new spokes.
I called KOTM in Neutral Bay today, and the guy I was talking to
recommended getting "Alpine" spokes. With the (~$2.50 each) costs for
spokes and labour (~$60/wheel) it looks like it will come in around
$200.
So should I get the wheels re-laced, or is it better value just to buy
a new wheelset (I don't have any idea of what that will cost)? Is the
advice on the "Alpine" spokes good?
I am only riding for fitness, so weight/aero doesn't matter, more
weight and less aero would probably be a good thing!
Clayton
wheels on it (http://www.aclass-wheels.com/road_akx20.html)
I have done about 1500km on the bike, and olnly really stareted
breaking spokes in the last 300km. I have broken two front spokes (one
at a time), and then on my last ride I broke a rear spoke.
The rear spoke was my second ride after truing the rear with some minor
adjustments with a spoke key, as I had found quite a wobble in it.
It broke when I got out of the saddle on a small rise - but I wasn't
really climbing hard or swinging the bike a lot.
I don't know how spokes work, but they look like they have the 90 turn
to go through the hole in the hub, and then have something like a rivet
head or they have been beaten out wider than the entrance to hold them
through.
The spokes have all broken at the hub, and it looks like the little
head has popped off or something - the right angle turn is still there.
I had a chat to the guys from City Bike Depot (in Sydney) and they said
that if I continued to bust spokes, then I should probably have the
entire wheel re-laced with new spokes.
I called KOTM in Neutral Bay today, and the guy I was talking to
recommended getting "Alpine" spokes. With the (~$2.50 each) costs for
spokes and labour (~$60/wheel) it looks like it will come in around
$200.
So should I get the wheels re-laced, or is it better value just to buy
a new wheelset (I don't have any idea of what that will cost)? Is the
advice on the "Alpine" spokes good?
I am only riding for fitness, so weight/aero doesn't matter, more
weight and less aero would probably be a good thing!
Clayton