Hey everyone, I nicked a plow marker (rebar) the other day out on a ride. Dinged/Bent a front spoke about 5 degrees perhaps and another that can only be felt with the hand. No bike shops had any 274 length spokes for a mavic aksium in stock so I am waiting until next weds to have them come in. I was just wondering if it would be safe to ride on the wheel 1 or 2 times till then about 20 miles? The rim is slightly out of true I'd say by 3 centimeters using the brake pad method to check for a wobble.
As long as it is only slightly bent you could probably still ride it. If there is cutting of the spoke, it may not be safe. I don't think that a 5 degree bend is going to hurt you at all. Remember they are bent 90 degrees at the head. Anyway, I would ride it gently if at all. Broken spokes at any speed are no fun. Actually you may be able to true up the wheel a little if you wanted to mess with it.
