Spokes ?

[Big John]

Not wishing to put a dampner on it but they appear to be a temporary fix and require a proper spoke replacement ASAP according to a Google search. Presumably that'll be the overnight stop unless you fancy risking it till the end of the adventure. That said, the chances of busting a spoke, based on your own experience, is remote.

 

[Pblakeney]

The correct answer is of course a well built set of 32* spoke wheels in the first place.

*Or more if you happen to be of generous proportions. 😉

 

[mjr]

Not wishing to put a dampner on it but they appear to be a temporary fix and require a proper spoke replacement ASAP according to a Google search. Presumably that'll be the overnight stop unless you fancy risking it till the end of the adventure. That said, the chances of busting a spoke, based on your own experience, is remote.

I don't know about you, but shops usually have to order spokes whenever I need them. Not something I expect to find on tour.

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

The idea of pulling a brake rotor or a cassette to fight a spare spoke into a wheel at the side of the road makes me unhappy. It’ll keep till you get home. We get bikes into the shop with multiple spokes missing and the owners often just don’t seem to know. I’ve never worried about fixing one in the field and that includes 400,000km on motorcycles.

 

[Jameshow]

My only question is how hard is it to thread through the hub? Say a rear drive side isn't going to be easy unless you have a cassette remover?

A cochet hook might be very useful?

 

[Big John]

The idea of pulling a brake rotor or a cassette to fight a spare spoke into a wheel at the side of the road makes me unhappy. It’ll keep till you get home. We get bikes into the shop with multiple spokes missing and the owners often just don’t seem to know. I’ve never worried about fixing one in the field and that includes 400,000km on motorcycles.

Agreed but this chap is planning to do LEJOG so his 'home' will be wherever his overnight stop is. If it were me I'd carry a couple of spare spokes. What do they weigh? Nowt. However, the amount of tools you potentially might need add up. What do other LEJOG riders think? There must be loads on here. I've never done one but I'd try and cover the bases as much as poss.

 

[8mph]

My only question is how hard is it to thread through the hub? Say a rear drive side isn't going to be easy unless you have a cassette remover?

A cochet hook might be very useful?

I have fitted a drive side rear spoke with a small pair of crocodile nosed pliers. Its not something I would repeat under normal circumstances but it is possible with round spokes.

 

[Tom B]

The idea of pulling a brake rotor or a cassette to fight a spare spoke into a wheel at the side of the road makes me unhappy. It’ll keep till you get home. We get bikes into the shop with multiple spokes missing and the owners often just don’t seem to know. I’ve never worried about fixing one in the field and that includes 400,000km on motorcycles.

Agreed, my only issue is when theyre loose and flailing around, but i just snip them off.

Agreed but this chap is planning to do LEJOG so his 'home' will be wherever his overnight stop is. If it were me I'd carry a couple of spare spokes. What do they weigh? Nowt. However, the amount of tools you potentially might need add up. What do other LEJOG riders think? There must be loads on here. I've never done one but I'd try and cover the bases as much as poss.

My issue would more the be how do you carry them, they're long and pokey and could easily be bent, or poke holes in bags and other things.
As other have said if it was a drive side rear I'd need all the tools to strip off the cassette etc, it gets the point of where do you stop, do you carry spare headsets, BBs? pedals? tyres? If I was setting out on LEJOG with my current wheel which is starting to suffer a few spoke failures. It would probably be more expedient to get them all changed before setting off.
At the end of the day there are all sorts of calamities that could befall a rider and bike on any tour, help isnt usually far away.
The most awkward issue I have ever suffered was a puncture on the Camel Trail 20 miles from camp, I had a spare tube, but unfortunately it was the wrong size, the problem was it was 1AM so no other riders to ask for a scab, no LBS to pop into.

 

[Paulus]

Agreed, my only issue is when theyre loose and flailing around, but i just snip them off.



My issue would more the be how do you carry them, they're long and pokey and could easily be bent, or poke holes in bags and other things.
As other have said if it was a drive side rear I'd need all the tools to strip off the cassette etc, it gets the point of where do you stop, do you carry spare headsets, BBs? pedals? tyres? If I was setting out on LEJOG with my current wheel which is starting to suffer a few spoke failures. It would probably be more expedient to get them all changed before setting off.
At the end of the day there are all sorts of calamities that could befall a rider and bike on any tour, help isnt usually far away.
The most awkward issue I have ever suffered was a puncture on the Camel Trail 20 miles from camp, I had a spare tube, but unfortunately it was the wrong size, the problem was it was 1AM so no other riders to ask for a scab, no LBS to pop into.

The easiest way to carry spare spokes is to cable tie them to the chain stays or seat stays, length ways of course.

 

[Smokin Joe]

The easiest way to carry spare spokes is to cable tie them to the chain stays or seat stays, length ways of course.

That's how I've seen it done.

 

[YMFB]

Or insulation tape spokes to any suitable location. There is a limit to what you can or should bother to carry, spokes and a derailleur hanger are relatively easy to carry and fit even if you need the assistance of an LBS who may not carry the parts but would be happy to help.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Agreed but this chap is planning to do LEJOG so his 'home' will be wherever his overnight stop is. If it were me I'd carry a couple of spare spokes. What do they weigh? Nowt. However, the amount of tools you potentially might need add up. What do other LEJOG riders think? There must be loads on here. I've never done one but I'd try and cover the bases as much as poss.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356808050849?campid=5338947456

 

[Mike Ayling]

This is a new one on me. Never heard of it.

Definitely not new, been mentioned on CrazyGuy etc for at least the last twenty years.

 

[Mike Ayling]

That's how I've seen it done.

My Surly LHT had braze ons on the left chain stay for at lease two spokes, mighthavebeen three.

 

[presta]

So has anyone on here ever had a wheel collapse because they didn't replace a broken spoke immediately?

It’ll keep till you get home. We get bikes into the shop with multiple spokes missing and the owners often just don’t seem to know.

This.