Hello J, I'm sure you'll get several responses back suggesting the logical response... you should probably take it in to a shop and assure (hopefully) a strong, true, rear wheel.
I'll play that fun little devil on your left shoulder, however, and suggest that you can fix this yourself... IF and only IF - you have the tools and skills to remove your cassette - you have a spoke wrench - the rear wheel is relatively true even with this broken spoke You'll have to go to a shop to buy a new spoke of the appropriate length. Take the old one in with you and they should be able to measure the length if it broke at the bend. When I don't have a truing stand available, I've flipped the bike over and used the brakes as make-shift truing gauges. You can also use the pitch of a plucked spoke to see if you tension is similar to the rest of the spokes. Just to be save, after you've replaced the spoke and made it passably true, ride (carefully) down to your LBS and ask them to 'review' your work. Skills learned and a safe wheel. Best of luck, BykMor On Jun 21, 8:13 am, jandrews_nyc <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. > After some slightly rough riding and shifting last night, I broke a > spoke on > my Hillborne. It's on the rear wheel, drive side. I've never broken > a spoke, and am wondering > if this is something I can attend to myself or should I take it to a > shop? Does a wheel need to be re-trued after a broken spoke? I don't > have a truing stand, so that may make my decision for me. Naturally, > I'd like to fix it myself unless you all advise against it. Seems like > a mighty useful skill to have. > Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
