Broken Spoke Discovery

Ron Hardin said:

All nipples are frozen except the 3 new
spokes, so I couldn't screw it up too badly.

Rust-- nature's threadlocker!

Your dedication to Huffies will serve you well after the coming
economic collapse.

Chalo

Ron Hardin said:

My Huffy's rear wheel developed a little wobble after 40k miles, so I
finally got around to checking it, and discovered a broken spoke on
the non-drive side (strange!).

So I got a handful of spokes at the LBS, and set about replacing it;
and instead of a single broken spoke, I found there were 3 broken
spokes, all
on the non-drive side.

IMPOSSIBLE! Everyone knows that rear wheel spokes break on the drive side
ONLY, so you have to remove the cassette to fix them. This is a fact.

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The moral being that those Huffy MTB wheels are pretty tough, if it
takes 3 broken spokes to produce a wobble that will induce you to
investigate.

It's back almost true again. I can't see the wobble by eye but can
detect
a residual with a screwdriver test. All nipples are frozen except
the 3 new spokes, so I couldn't screw it up too badly.

Sounds like a sweet ride! :-P

Chalo said:

Your dedication to Huffies will serve you well after the coming
economic collapse.

He said hopefuly.

Bill "not so fast...Hillary ain't in office yet" S.

Ron Hardin said:

My Huffy's rear wheel developed a little wobble after 40k miles, so I finally
got around to checking it, and discovered a broken spoke on the non-drive
side (strange!).

So I got a handful of spokes at the LBS, and set about replacing it; and
instead of a single broken spoke, I found there were 3 broken spokes, all
on the non-drive side.

The moral being that those Huffy MTB wheels are pretty tough, if it takes
3 broken spokes to produce a wobble that will induce you to investigate.

It's back almost true again. I can't see the wobble by eye but can detect
a residual with a screwdriver test. All nipples are frozen except the 3 new
spokes, so I couldn't screw it up too badly.

Don't worry, you will soon have to replace those spokes too.
Your wheel is not tight enough, that's why the spokes are broken.
If it had been properly tightened, you would have noticed a firm wobble
with only one broken spoke.
Al spokes now suffer from metal fatigue. Bring your wheel to a proper
wheelbuilder to have the spokes replaced and tightened as they should.

J.

Chalo said:

Your dedication to Huffies will serve you well after the coming
economic collapse.

POTW.

Ron

Ron Hardin said:

My Huffy's rear wheel developed a little wobble after 40k miles,

Ron, i have to ask, if you don't mind declaring, how many spokes
does the wheel have and how much do you weigh(including the bike) with
clothes/shoes etc .
40k miles, that's amazing. I've been carefully watching my latest
test wheel, a 40h stainless rim on a Sturmey Dynohub with DT Comp
spokes. If i make a tenth of your wheel's mileage without a ping, i'll
be well chuffed.
cheers, Nick.

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Ron Hardin said:

My Huffy's rear wheel developed a little wobble after 40k miles,

Ron, i have to ask, if you don't mind declaring, how many spokes
does the wheel have and how much do you weigh(including the bike) with
clothes/shoes etc .
40k miles, that's amazing. I've been carefully watching my latest
test wheel, a 40h stainless rim on a Sturmey Dynohub with DT Comp
spokes. If i make a tenth of your wheel's mileage without a ping, i'll
be well chuffed.
cheers, Nick.

Good question - 36 spokes, and I weigh 150 lb; but regularly carry 40 pounds
on the rear rack as well home from the supermarket.

My experience with Huffy MTB wheels is that they're incredibly sturdy.

It's an aluminum (or some alloy) rim, or anyway not steel.

40k miles isn't unusual. A previous one broke spokes around there too,
and subsequently died when the hub disintegrated (with no wobbles in the
wheel), in particular the races broke loose from the hub.

I just use the bike for regular commuting and errands, all pretty good
roads. 8k miles a year.
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