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08-20-22, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by tiger1964

My 1st thought was — if it clears, then it clears. My 2nd thought was, if I broke a spoke while riding and the wheel got out of true, it might bind against the chainstay and strand me.

Pretty much dead on. Since spoke quality has improved a lot over my lifetime, I haven't broken a spoke in years, but I always carry a spoke wrench with me. BITD if I broke a spoke I could true it enough to limp to a bike shop. I always carry a couple of spare spokes when I'm touring, along with a way to remove a cassette, since drive side rear spokes are almost always the ones that break.

So, yeah, that can definitely happen, so carry a spoke wrench.

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