Hi again.
Tonight I was feeling a little energetic and tackled one of the many hills i have around where i live. Straight from my front door i went out on one the the harder hills which lasted for 2.5 miles and climbed 900ft.
Just before i got to the top i heard something snap and noticed the rear wheel was not running true. A quick look revealed a spoke had snapped right were it fits on the hub. Needless to say i gingerly rode it gently for the next ten miles of my run after removing what was left of my spoke.
I was just wondering what actually cause a spoke to snap on a road bike. I can understand how a spoke would snap on a MTB with the punishment that's inflicted on them on rough terrain, but on a road bike slogging at a low speed climb on a smooth road , i don't understand.
Anyway i will nip over to my local bike shop tomorrow and sort it out. Would it be wise to let the shop sort it out, or do you think it's just one of those things that goes from time to time and i should fit in a new spoke and forget about it.
Many thanks for reading and any replies given.
Johnny.
Tonight I was feeling a little energetic and tackled one of the many hills i have around where i live. Straight from my front door i went out on one the the harder hills which lasted for 2.5 miles and climbed 900ft.
Just before i got to the top i heard something snap and noticed the rear wheel was not running true. A quick look revealed a spoke had snapped right were it fits on the hub. Needless to say i gingerly rode it gently for the next ten miles of my run after removing what was left of my spoke.
I was just wondering what actually cause a spoke to snap on a road bike. I can understand how a spoke would snap on a MTB with the punishment that's inflicted on them on rough terrain, but on a road bike slogging at a low speed climb on a smooth road , i don't understand.
Anyway i will nip over to my local bike shop tomorrow and sort it out. Would it be wise to let the shop sort it out, or do you think it's just one of those things that goes from time to time and i should fit in a new spoke and forget about it.
Many thanks for reading and any replies given.
Johnny.