Do bikes with disc brakes break more spokes?

[derrick]

Have not thought about before, one of the guys in our club has just bought a disc braked bike, and someone mentioned they are prone to braking spokes, i just looked at the bike and it has a higher spoke count than the normal rim braked bike, has anyone had any problems with spokes breaking more than usual?

 

[Andy_R]

No

 

[Katherine]

No

 

[Salty seadog]

no x 4 disc braked bikes.

 

[Drago]

Nope.

 

[NorthernDave]

No

Tempting fate I know, but:

2 bikes with disc brakes: no broken spokes

1 bike with rim brakes: 2 broken spokes

 

[Heltor Chasca]

no x 4 disc braked bikes.

Nope. And using the same sized control group.

 

[Keith Oates]

That seems to have settled the question asked in the heading of the post.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ajax Bay]

it has a higher spoke count than the normal rim braked bike

What is the (average/mode) spoke count of a normal rim braked bike?

 

[Levo-Lon]

Absolutely they do..
I braked hard with a front disc brake on my MTB!!
Flew over the bars into a tree and the bike cartwheels down the hill hitting a load of branches a d more trees.

I had a broken spoke!!!!!
If only id had rim brakes id have failed to stop and died.


But No disc brakes dont collapse a wheel

 

[EasyPeez]

Here's my anecdotal evidence -

Road disc brake bike - 9,000 miles - 700c wheels - 21 spokes per wheel (!) - 0 broken spokes
CX disc brake bike - 5,000 miles - 700c wheels - 28 spokes per wheel - 0 broken spokes
SS disc brake bike - 147 miles - 700c wheels - 32 spokes per wheel - 0 broken spokes.
Cheap MTB hardtail rim brake bike - 1,000 miles - 650b wheels - 32 spokes per wheel - 3 broken spokes

 

[Andy_R]

What is the (average/mode) spoke count of a normal rim braked bike?

Anywhere between a surplus and not enough. Pick a number.

 

[derrick]

What is the (average/mode) spoke count of a normal rim braked bike?

For this particular bike the front wheel has 20 spokes for the rim braked version and 24 spokes for the disc braked one.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Nope disc braked mtn bike now 13 years old and not a single broken spoke,

 

[Blue Hills]

Know nowt about the spoke issue but i have been told that you need to be careful about the fork you use with disk brakes.

As for loaded touring i find good rims, careful rim and brake block maintenance, and v brakes just fine and dandy. Simple. Easy to replace/fix.