Hi, hit a pothole going down hill, the frame is fine! Unfortunately handlebar when flying forward, chain fell off, and spoke broke. I can hear the other end of the spoke swirling in the rim. How do I go about fixing this?
Also what grease do I put on my handlebars so it doesn’t fly over again?
Many thanks
by Marko200
4 Comments
What exactly happened to the handlebars? I’m trying to understand the issue with grease.
Use a carbon fiber assembly paste, such as fiber grip on the handlebar, between the faceplate and handlebar. Also it appears that you broke the spoke nipple and not the spoke. You probably can replace that and keep riding. The piece in the rim will probably fall out during the process of replacement. If you remove the tire, tube and rim tape, then shake the wheel the small piece will most likely fall out. Just make sure you get the correct size nipple.
If your handlebars rotated when you had an accident but never moved otherwise, I’d put them back in place but not add anything new.
In an accident, I’d rather my bars or stem rotate away from me rather than remain in position and apply that but of extra force on my body.
Your spoke looks fine to me. Just need a new spoke nipple.