amaferanga
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On any wheel (handbuilt or factory built), if you break a spoke, then another shortly afterwards then its time for a de-tension and rebuild, ideally with new spokes.
Bloody Spokes
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e-rider
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there is one simple reason why you are breaking spokes all the time, and that's becasue you have a crap wheel.
A wheel made from high quality components and correctly built (by hand) with the appropriate number of spokes for the weight and force loadings will not have any problems.
The usual problem is cheap spokes. Or 1.8 mm (15G) spokes fitted to a hub drilled to take 2 mm spokes (14G). I saw this on a £700 Cannondale recently.
Hubs with the holes drilled too large is another problem, as is cheap rims but to a lesser extent.
A poor build, but with quality parts usually only results in spokes coming loose and a need for constant re-truing.
EDIT. I just noticed your avatar is of a Cannondale - I suspect you have 15G spokes fitted but the hubs are drilled for 14G!!! The qulaity of the wheels Cannondale used are piss poor considering the cost of the bikes.
A wheel made from high quality components and correctly built (by hand) with the appropriate number of spokes for the weight and force loadings will not have any problems.
The usual problem is cheap spokes. Or 1.8 mm (15G) spokes fitted to a hub drilled to take 2 mm spokes (14G). I saw this on a £700 Cannondale recently.
Hubs with the holes drilled too large is another problem, as is cheap rims but to a lesser extent.
A poor build, but with quality parts usually only results in spokes coming loose and a need for constant re-truing.
EDIT. I just noticed your avatar is of a Cannondale - I suspect you have 15G spokes fitted but the hubs are drilled for 14G!!! The qulaity of the wheels Cannondale used are piss poor considering the cost of the bikes.
Must be a bad batch.
Will update on my new handmade wheels when i get them.
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probably
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The spoke fitted by the lbs is thicker and some what better quality should I just ask him to replace all the spokes
e-rider
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you could but that might cost you a lot of cash - you could buy a decent replacement rear wheel for about £80 if you shop about