I have a '96-'97? Gary Fisher Kaitai. I use it as a 'daily rider' for going back and forth to work. Approx 11 miles round trip, with a 1/2 mile...8% avg. grade hill that I live on. A few days ago...being about 3.5 miles out...I felt a "ping"...then a few more...then the tire locked up...started to spin...then a few more "pings" with a crunch in there somewhere. I think what had happened is a spoke broke (going about 20-25 mph down little hill) then a few others broke...catching the chain and pulling it off the gears...therefore breaking the other spokes. It only broke the outer 8 spokes on the gear side...but...none the less, couldn't ride it.
My question is...Would it be better to just replace the broken spokes? Replace all the spokes? OR Just buy new wheels altogether? I believe they are the original wheels that came on the bike...but not 100% sure.
Thanks for the help!!!
My question is...Would it be better to just replace the broken spokes? Replace all the spokes? OR Just buy new wheels altogether? I believe they are the original wheels that came on the bike...but not 100% sure.
Thanks for the help!!!