H+Son Archetype/Gran Compe SF wheelset
12-28-19, 08:15 PM
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H+Son Archetype/Gran Compe SF wheelset
Anyone else have trouble with the subject wheelset from Retrogression? I was riding up a hill today, and snapped a spoke on the rear wheel.
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12-28-19, 08:50 PM
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What did they say when you contacted them?
12-28-19, 09:28 PM
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Haven't contacted them. This just happened today. A lady was driving her gravel bike to a shop, and gave me a lift. I wound up getting the spoke replaced (they put a slightly thicker gauge spoke in) but was surprised how much the wheel went out of true when the one spoke failed. Curious if anyone else had an issue with these. I haven't broke a spoke since I road a mountain bike at 10 years old lol.
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Haven't contacted them. This just happened today. A lady was driving her gravel bike to a shop, and gave me a lift. I wound up getting the spoke replaced (they put a slightly thicker gauge spoke in) but was surprised how much the wheel went out of true when the one spoke failed. Curious if anyone else had an issue with these. I haven't broke a spoke since I road a mountain bike at 10 years old lol.
I generally hear good things about Retrogression's wheels, so hopefully this was just an isolated incident. If another spoke or two breaks, it might be wise to have the wheel re-laced (make sure the builder is good about stress-relief.)
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12-30-19, 09:09 AM
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I have had good experiences so far with my H+Son TB14/Gran Compe wheels from Retrogression so far.
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12-30-19, 12:50 PM
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Ah, gotcha. I'm guessing that the bike shop stocks straight-gauge spokes for one-off replacements to keep costs down, and it replaced a butted spoke.
I generally hear good things about Retrogression's wheels, so hopefully this was just an isolated incident. If another spoke or two breaks, it might be wise to have the wheel re-laced (make sure the builder is good about stress-relief.)
I generally hear good things about Retrogression's wheels, so hopefully this was just an isolated incident. If another spoke or two breaks, it might be wise to have the wheel re-laced (make sure the builder is good about stress-relief.)
