Can you take the broken spoke out of the wheel?MLMercer said:Hey guys
Just realised I have a broken spoke on my rear wheel - is it safe to ride on until I can get it fixed? (being easter the bike shops wont be open for a few days)
MM
I have a lot of other spokes but I havent counted them -my wheels arent the type that have less than standard... I can probably remove it - it is loose close to the centre of the wheel.daveornee said:Can you take the broken spoke out of the wheel?
Do you have 31 (or 35) other spokes left?
I would say it's not a great idea. It'll just put on additional stress on other spokes and rim and may induce early failure of those additional items. And if power hard, it'll just make it worse.MLMercer said:The wheel is wobbling around a fair bit but the only issue witht that is its hitting the breaks every rotation - whih i can live with in the short term..
Buy them once, then have them for good. In any case, everyone riding more than trivially should have a spoke key. And a chain whip and cassette tool. What else do you need?Nasgul said:If I had bought the tools and part? It would've been over $100, so.
I guess I will be a little contrarian on this one.MLMercer said:I have a lot of other spokes but I havent counted them -my wheels arent the type that have less than standard... I can probably remove it - it is loose close to the centre of the wheel.
The wheel is wobbling around a fair bit but the only issue witht that is its hitting the breaks every rotation - whih i can live with in the short term..
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