Popping Spokes

[Saydee1800]

I have a Gazelle C380 Plus. I have popped two rear spokes. Is there anything I can to to make my rear wheel stronger

 

[fooferdoggie]

I have a Gazelle C380 Plus. I have popped two rear spokes. Is there anything I can to to make my rear wheel stronger

do you mean broken? take the wheel into a good shop and have them rebuild it if its out of warranty. a well built wheel wont break spokes for a very long time.

 

[Saydee1800]

Well i ride alot of miles 24 every day. Guy at the shop that repaired it told me it's because I ride alot. That doesn't seam like the answer I want. I want to never breck down

 

[fooferdoggie]

Well i ride alot of miles 24 every day. Guy at the shop that repaired it told me it's because I ride alot. That doesn't seam like the answer I want. I want to never breck down

no I mean I had a rim fail after 8000 miles and I ride a lot. but a well built wheel can last for years riding that much. but really after two spokes if they won't deal with it i would get the wheel rebuilt with higher quality double or triple butted spokes,

 

[Saydee1800]

triple butted spokes fix this

 

[AHicks]

Agree. Betting there's an issue with loose spokes, especially when combined with heavy loads and/or a heavy rider. It CAN be dealt with though! It needs to be adjusted by somebody that knows what they are doing.

Riding a lot shouldn't have anything to do with it. Actually that's a stupid answer designed to put you off. Find a different shop with some competent/experienced help....

 

[AHicks]

triple butted spokes fix this

Before a total spoke change, see what can be done with what you have....

 

[J.R.]

Well i ride alot of miles 24 every day. Guy at the shop that repaired it told me it's because I ride alot. That doesn't seam like the answer I want. I want to never breck down

That's a good amount of riding, but not so much that you should break a lot of spokes. One bike I broke 3 spokes in 12,000 miles, another bike 1 spoke in 9,000 miles.

 

[fooferdoggie]

That's a good amount of riding, but not so much that you should break a lot of spokes. One bike I broke 3 spokes in 12,000 miles, another bike 1 spoke in 9,000 miles.

my first e bike 3 broken spokes in 600 miles. but now over 25,000 miles never had any more broken spokes.

 

[Saydee1800]

my first e bike 3 broken spokes in 600 miles. but now over 25,000 miles never had any more broken spokes.

Did you do or change anything?

 

[rich c]

Larger gauge spokes will help. Are you riding rough terrain, jumping curbs, are you heavier than the manufacturers recommendation, do you ever have check the tension on the spokes? High mileage requires maintenance on every single part of the bicycle.

 

[Saydee1800]

Larger gauge spokes will help. Are you riding rough terrain, jumping curbs, are you heavier than the manufacturers recommendation, do you ever have check the tension on the spokes? High mileage requires maintenance on every single part of the bicycle.

I weight 200 think that's ok. I do have pannier bags for my lunch. Extra battery. Bike is pretty have as a hole. I ride 24 mile 5 days a week. I never check my spokes. Did know it was even needed

 

[AHicks]

I weight 200 think that's ok. I do have pannier bags for my lunch. Extra battery. Bike is pretty have as a hole. I ride 24 mile 5 days a week. I never check my spokes. Did know it was even needed

You shouldn't need to if the wheel is set up properly with equally tensioned spokes.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Larger gauge spokes will help. Are you riding rough terrain, jumping curbs, are you heavier than the manufacturers recommendation, do you ever have check the tension on the spokes? High mileage requires maintenance on every single part of the bicycle.

actually thats wrong. spokes need to flex thats how they work. if they cant flex then they tend to come loose. plus the really thick spokes cant be fully tension or they will crack the rim. this is why you see so many spoke failures on cheap e bikes.

 

[fooferdoggie]

I weight 200 think that's ok. I do have pannier bags for my lunch. Extra battery. Bike is pretty have as a hole. I ride 24 mile 5 days a week. I never check my spokes. Did know it was even needed

its not the weight its the wheel build. our tandem tends to be 400 pounds.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Did you do or change anything?

after the cracked rim I ahd the wheels replaced with good compoents. dt swiss rim and hub and sapim triple butted spokes. now I have a wheel you can take the hub apart with your hands. plus the endcaps are replaceable so I can use the hubs on different bikes.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

The driving factor in something like this is a poor quality wheel build.

With a good wheel build and periodically (like twice a year) checking the spoke tension your wheels should last a very long time. Even if you do something gonzo abusive like going off high drops your wheels should be fine. Mountain bikers often put their bikes ten or fifteen feet into the air and land hard and fast and they rarely lose a spoke.

 

[J.R.]

Did you do or change anything?

I check wheel true about twice a year, tension spokes as needed. Includes carefully inspecting the rims inside and out and hubs. I do this at home with a Park Tool truing stand, but most good bike shops will do this. I feel out of true wheels and loose spokes are often the cause of broken spokes. I also agree heavy gauge spokes can cause more problems unless it's a moped or scooter weight ebike.

 

[fooferdoggie]

I check wheel true about twice a year, tension spokes as needed. Includes carefully inspecting the rims inside and out and hubs. I do this at home with a Park Tool truing stand, but most good bike shops will do this. I feel out of true wheels and loose spokes are often the cause of broken spokes. I also agree heavy gauge spokes can cause more problems unless it's a moped or scooter weight ebike.

spokes are one thign I dont deal with so I get my wheels built by a pro then I don't have to worry about them. but even then the wheel I ahd built for our tandem was a ltitle otu of true so I took it to the builder and he foudn the rim had cracked in only a few places and 2000 miles. so s*it can happen no matter how well the wheel is built.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

Well on a "no sh!+" note, a few weeks ago I took a wrong turn and ended up taking my bike, fully loaded with panniers and rando bag, off a three foot drop. The wheels were fine and there was only very minor damage to the bike (mostly the air fork). So you can throw a lot of abuse at a well-made bike and walk away from it.