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Missing spoke..

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  • 07-09-2006 12:25am
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    GBX
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    Hi guys ..
    was cycling to work the other day and some crazy driver cut into the cycle lane, I ended up mounting the big kerb at the last minute, got the front wheel up and tryed to limit the impact of the rear wheel. I only noticed today that I lost a spoke.. it must have split from the wheel on impact.

    should I replace the wheel or would it be ok to continue till things get wobbly?


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    beans
    Registered Users Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭beans


    Unless the hub of the wheel has been damaged, you should get away with simply replacing the missing spoke. But the fact that a spoke came out in the first instance could point to other damage

    Have a bike shop look at it, or someone who knows wheels I say


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    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    Same thing happened me the other week, except it got wobbly straight away, if theres no damage to the rim, then its a fairly straight forward job, just bring it to a bke shop/repair shop, shouldnt be too much hassle.


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    skidpatches
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭skidpatches


    GBX wrote:
    Hi guys ..
    was cycling to work the other day and some crazy driver cut into the cycle lane, I ended up mounting the big kerb at the last minute, got the front wheel up and tryed to limit the impact of the rear wheel. I only noticed today that I lost a spoke.. it must have split from the wheel on impact.

    should I replace the wheel or would it be ok to continue till things get wobbly?
    did you get their reg? if so give traffic watch a call. i'm astounded by the number of c***s on the road who are incompetent, agressive and dangerous.


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    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,954 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    cheers guys for the reply, ill bring it to get looked at.

    Unfortunatley I didnt get the reg, but im thinking of mounting a camera on my handlebar and saddle and have a remote control beside the gear levers to catch as many of the crazy drivers in this town! :cool:


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