Sapim Strong: Broke yet another spoke

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I had no idea there was this much to it. So I guess there is something to be said for used hubs then huh? As long as you lace the wheel so that you use the same indentations right?

And... Guess what? On my commute this morning to work just cruising along on some flat smooth ground and..... PING!!!!!!! Huh? What the....


Broke a spoke... AGAIN!!!!


I hit no bumps, was not putting any power in the wheel, just cruising along. Ultergra hub with Open Pro 32 spoke wheel. Wheels that I purchased about ten years ago for the specific reason of being pit wheel in criteriums and as back up for road races. So while they are ten years old they really do not have a lot of miles. About 5 years ago I started commuting on them but that's only 20 miles a day and I don't use those exclusively. I would be surprised if these wheels had 3000 miles on them.

Again, I am the 'King of Broken Spokes.'

This time it broke on the non drive side at the bend.