Out on a club ride 2 weeks ago one of my rear-wheel spokes broke for no obvious reason. There I was just riding along when it snapped. At the time all the guys in my club commented how rare it was to break a spoke, which made me even more annoyed since the bike is only 4 months old. In relation to the wheels - the rims are Alexrims AT400 with Shimano 105 hubs. I have no idea what spokes are on the bike but there are 32 of them. I had to call my wife to rescue me because even when I opened the quick-release mechanism on the rear brake caliper, the rear wheel was still hitting the brake pads hard.
I took the wheels into my LBS looking for an explanation given that they only have about 600 miles on them. The guy at my LBS changed the spoke free of charge for me and said that it was just one of those things that happened and couldn't be helped. He also checked the tension in all the spokes on both back and front wheels.
So...... I was extremely angry yesterday when a different spoke on the same rear wheel broke!!!!! Again I was on a club ride but I was stuck a long way from home and had to call my wife to rescue me. Same thing happening - couldn't get the wheel to turn cleanly through the brake pads.
I'm really angry about this because the same thing has now happened twice in a fortnight and it surely cannot be coincidence? I'm wondering what the best course of action is. I don't want my LBS to simply repair the broken spoke because I'm sure exactly the same thing will happen to me again within a few more weeks. Do I need to replace all my spokes with better ones like DT Swiss? Or could it be more serious? Do I need a new wheel?
Many thanks
I took the wheels into my LBS looking for an explanation given that they only have about 600 miles on them. The guy at my LBS changed the spoke free of charge for me and said that it was just one of those things that happened and couldn't be helped. He also checked the tension in all the spokes on both back and front wheels.
So...... I was extremely angry yesterday when a different spoke on the same rear wheel broke!!!!! Again I was on a club ride but I was stuck a long way from home and had to call my wife to rescue me. Same thing happening - couldn't get the wheel to turn cleanly through the brake pads.
I'm really angry about this because the same thing has now happened twice in a fortnight and it surely cannot be coincidence? I'm wondering what the best course of action is. I don't want my LBS to simply repair the broken spoke because I'm sure exactly the same thing will happen to me again within a few more weeks. Do I need to replace all my spokes with better ones like DT Swiss? Or could it be more serious? Do I need a new wheel?
Many thanks