Bike Touring Italy — Broken Spokes, Big Problem

Day 8 of my €20 Italian budget adventure 🚴🇮🇹
What started as a normal ride out of La Spezia turned into disaster. Just 5 km in, my back wheel gave a loud bang — broken spokes and even a cracked rim. One shop told me the only solution was a full wheel replacement.

I spent the day searching across town, going from shop to shop, until finally at the fourth bike shop I found a replacement wheel that would fit my touring bike. It was the only way to keep this trip alive and continue the journey south towards Rome.

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It’s looking like my adventure is going to end here. Bad, bad, bad situation. Today started off like any other. I was ready to leave Laspetsia and continue cycling down the coast of Italy. My goodness, looking at my bike, the back wheel is doing some serious wobbling. But 5 km in, disaster struck. I heard a loud bang from the back wheel. I’m so annoyed. Since I broke one spoke in Switzerland, the back wheel has been weakening. I’m going to have to try and find a bike shop. The first mechanic told me the damage. So, not only have two spokes broken, but the back rim is cracked. So, I went to every shop in Lastetszia in search of a replacement wheel. Eventually, I found a replacement. Four bike stores later, and I have found one that will fix my bike. This one had a whole range of wheels. Please drop me a follow so you don’t miss out on the rest of the adventure. Let’s go.