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Old 03-10-20, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Barnard
stood up to accelerate at an intersection and heard that tell tale twang. No big deal. I wrapped it around its neighbor and made it home fine.Is it SOP that all spokes are properly tensioned when a wheel is trued, or should I ask for that? The last time I popped a spoke may years ago, I took the wheel in. Not too long after I got it back, I broke another. Is breaking one indicative that others may be in danger of breaking?
seems to be my specialty. always the rear. & the wheel always go far enough out of true, that I can't ride it home. hoping the last tech, that did the replacement & truing, reviewed all the spokes
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