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I just broke one of my spokes on my dx, and it just happens to be
directly on my hopping position of my rim. I'm assuming with only 1 out
of 48 spokes broke it's still safe to ride and hop on...but I just
wanna make sure. I'd rather not somehow taco my rim because of just 1
broken spoke.
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Id go and spend the 2ish dollars it would cost to buy a good spoke and
replace it.
You can still ride it as it is now, with one less spoke, but its gonna
be weaker in that spot and effect the overall strength and trueness of
the rim, so better be safe than sorry. =p
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Jerrick said:Id go and spend the 2ish dollars it would cost to buy a good spoke and
replace it.You can still ride it as it is now, with one less spoke, but its gonna
be weaker in that spot and effect the overall strength and trueness of
the rim, so better be safe than sorry. =p
Yeah I would, but, unfortunately all of my lbses are closed now..I'd
just like to continue riding for tonight until I can go get a new one
tomorrow.
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Monocyclist said:Yeah I would, but, unfortunately all of my lbses are closed now..I'd
just like to continue riding for tonight until I can go get a new one
tomorrow.
Hold off on anything too big. Keep it to small technical riding to keep
it safe.
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Check the tension of your wheel, and tighten it if necessary. Loose
spokes break because the flex at the hub flange.
one spoke doesn't matter at all, i was riding a wheel with like 6 broken
spokes for a quite a while, the wheel wasn't true but i could still
ride it.
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Well, what happened was..I had a upd and the uni flew back behind me and
hit this piece of metal and it instantly snapped a spoke. It bent
another slightly, but I tightened it and the bend mostly went away.
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Your wheel will probably not fail just because you're riding it with a
broken spoke, but it definitely increases the chances. I wouldn't
worry about it for a day or two, other than not riding quite as hard as
usual.
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