withiniswithout
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Noticed a spoke on the front wheel is loose. I'm going into the shop to have them all properly tightened but was wondering why one spoke might come loose. Is this normal?
I wore a 4" Crescent wrench on a lanyard from my many years of racing small sailboats to tighten D shackles. I notice some bike shops carry non stainless spokes. Which fail more often from metal fatigue.Normal for inexpensive bikes with machine tightened spokes made of scrap metal.
See 17 posts on Rad known problems thread, and 3 or posters about their aventon bikes on parts thread.
If you didn't run over a curb or into a pothole or something and possibly bend a rim, real steel spokes (DT swiss for example) don't stretch.
I tighten spokes with a crescent wrench. A real one from crescent, not an imitation one from H***** F******. Have had to tighten a couple on my $221 power wheel at about 4000 miles, not on the wheels that came with my yubabike.
if thats happening the wheel. need. rebuilt by a pro its the only want to stop it.are there some brands that have less broken spokes? I have broken 5 in the 4 months (and 1000 miles) that I have owned my bike. I have been careful but NYC streets are terrible and it not exactly the smoothest of roads. It is making me question getting a different bike.
if the wheels were not re tensioned after you bought it then it can happen.Noticed a spoke on the front wheel is loose. I'm going into the shop to have them all properly tightened but was wondering why one spoke might come loose. Is this normal?
Bikes with more expensive wheels will have fewer problems. You can get better quality wheels for a fairly reasonable price as well. Either way, these wheels will have tighter quality control that assures proper tensioning and the use of spoke prep on each spoke. The best wheels will be assembled by hand, but these wheels are very pricey.are there some brands that have less broken spokes? I have broken 5 in the 4 months (and 1000 miles) that I have owned my bike. I have been careful but NYC streets are terrible and it not exactly the smoothest of roads. It is making me question getting a different bike.
its time to take it to someone to rebuild the wheel. you cant just have spokes replaced. it would not cost too much to be redone by a pro. then it will be reliable.I was re-spoked by the LBS which lasted 500 miles but unfortunately another 2 have broke since then. The LBS has reached out to the company but to no avail. I'd really had to get a much more expensive bike though.
The was re-spoked by the LBS (after 3 broke). That lasted 500 miles but unfortunately another 2 have broke since then. The LBS has reached out to the company but to no avail. I'd really hate to get a much more expensive bike but maybe it may have to be respoked again?