Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
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- Staines!
Broke my first spoke ever going over a pot hole that I reported ages ago!
I can bill the council can't I?
I can bill the council can't I?
Pot hole and broken spoke
- Thread starter Davywalnuts
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Landslide
Rare Migrant
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- Called to the bar
So you reported it, and you subsequently rode into it? 
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Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
- Location
- Staines!
Its a really bad pinch point in the London Road staines, you pretty much get forced into it.. hope this link works but check along near the kerb the state of it.. http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&l...d=L9i9gvcW-z3Ed5OkJBW3_A&cbp=12,243.34,,0,8.3
I have broken 3 in the last year, just a case of buying a few, a spoke key and getting on with it, if you take it to the LBS its going to be £10 plus. I takes me about an hour to change one but I use it as an opportunity to do some cleaning around that area. Mine takes a while as it has disks so it involves removing the disk as well as the wheel, cassette, tyre, tube and rim tape.
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Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
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- Staines!
3!! Oh my!! I've not yet ventured into the "wheel" side of my bike, ie; bearings, spokes, truing etc.. I did once try to re-true and made a roller coaster out of the rim so been put well off!! Tools, trial & error I suppose?
Landslide
Rare Migrant
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- Called to the bar
J4CKO said:
There ya go Davy. What's your hourly rate? Get that invoice down to the council sharpish!
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Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
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- Staines!
£50? hehehe!
Landslide
Rare Migrant
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- Called to the bar
Sounds reasonable. Don't forget to add on a bit for all of us too - obviously we've taken some time to advise you too!
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Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
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- Staines!
Advisory and consultating fees? Plus market research costs. Travel and food expensies. And redecoration and furnishing costs too! Cause that oil gets everywhere you know! hehe
Anyhow, back OT, I should pursue the council?
Anyhow, back OT, I should pursue the council?
HJ
Cycling in Scotland
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- Auld Reekie
Join the CTC and get one of their lawyers to pursue the council for you...
Davywalnuts said:
Its not too bad, you will need a chain whip, appropriate cassette removal tool, spoke key, tyre levers, all available from Decathlon in a kit for twenty quid or so, soon pays for itself, not just money, being able to sort it after getting in from work when the LBS is closed and avoiding the three day wait is good.
Remove wheel, tyre, tube, tape.
Remove cassette
Remove disk rotor (if fitted)
remove broken spoke, noting its route/orientation
Use spoke key to tighten it so its just taught, then spin wheel and see if it is still out of true and then tighten in small increments until its in true, secret is not to wind on loads of tension in one go as you can pull it out of true and snap the new spoke, it is an art and I am no expert but it has worked for me, not sure if I would fancy doing a full wheel without some tuition though.
In true haynes manual style, rebuilding is a reversal of how it was dismantled.
I keep a few spokes of the correct length handy so when you go to the LBS buy three rather than one.
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Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
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- Staines!
HJ said:
Am a member, Ill pursue it that way I think, thanks!
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Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
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- Staines!
J4CKO said:
Thanks! Ive got all that stuff.. but I want a truing rig!
. But thanks. Just trying to find the type of spokes I need as LBS dont have any and not ordering for over a week... 
Personally I prefer to remove sprocket (or cassette & disk rotor if I had them) before deflating the tyre. It stops the wheel skidding on the floor when you are trying to shift the bl**dy thing.
As for building a wheel from scratch, I have now done 5. All based in the instruction from Sheldon Brown. An opportunity to zen out while you tweak it to within half a mil tolerence in all 3 planes and gives immense satisfaction when complete.
As for building a wheel from scratch, I have now done 5. All based in the instruction from Sheldon Brown. An opportunity to zen out while you tweak it to within half a mil tolerence in all 3 planes and gives immense satisfaction when complete.
