The_Cycling_Scientist
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Hey Boys and girls,
Yesterday I noticed a little klinking coming from my back wheel as I rode home, got to the flat and up the stairs into the light and decided to check the wheel over with a thorough inspection and found as I suspected a broken spoke! (I suspect someone hit it with a pedal at college where I was locked up as it was on the right side to be how it could have happened as my ride there was fine.
Anyway the reason I pester you all with this post you most likely have seen a thousand and one times is do I get a LBS to do the work or is it fairly easy to attempt just the one single spoke replacement? Considering I think the wheel is an original like the bike and around 28years of age (very straight when I purchased the bike too I might add!) I assume once it's fitted it would require the whole wheel to be tensioned up afterwards?
I have read in a few places that a LBS would charge around the £20-40 mark for a referb of my wheel.. or would it just be easier to buy a new rear wheel and transfer my cassette onto the new wheel?
Answers on a postcard...
Cheers
Yesterday I noticed a little klinking coming from my back wheel as I rode home, got to the flat and up the stairs into the light and decided to check the wheel over with a thorough inspection and found as I suspected a broken spoke! (I suspect someone hit it with a pedal at college where I was locked up as it was on the right side to be how it could have happened as my ride there was fine.
Anyway the reason I pester you all with this post you most likely have seen a thousand and one times is do I get a LBS to do the work or is it fairly easy to attempt just the one single spoke replacement? Considering I think the wheel is an original like the bike and around 28years of age (very straight when I purchased the bike too I might add!) I assume once it's fitted it would require the whole wheel to be tensioned up afterwards?
I have read in a few places that a LBS would charge around the £20-40 mark for a referb of my wheel.. or would it just be easier to buy a new rear wheel and transfer my cassette onto the new wheel?
Answers on a postcard...
Cheers