Broken spoke AGAIN!

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by redir

Unbelievable! I've been one to break spokes. In fact I call my self the king of broken spokes. But this is the third one in as many weeks on 3 different wheels. I posted last week about my hub blowing apart, that was 3 spokes technically. The week before that I broke one on a 32 hole Durace/Open Pro wheel and then on this mornings commute, perfectly flat and smooth section of the bike path just cruising along and ping! Broken spoke on a 32 hole Ultegra Open Pro wheel.

I hope all bad things come in 3's. I just don't get it.

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You break spokes cuz the tension in the wheel is uneven, erratic..mostly because either the wheel was undertensioned, then ridden or you wacked the rim somewhere that reduced tension there..think metal coat hanger and back-forth-back-forth, till it breaks. You can try to re-tension but if the tension is wild or you end up with a big flat spot-new rim..

Once you have a few spokes break you can bet that the rest will follow. I'd rebuild the wheel with fresh spokes and forget about it.

Probably not the spokes..