Bought a wheelset and realized this after the fact. Research is saying don’t be worried but figured I’d post here just in case.
by nowbenefits
Bought a wheelset and realized this after the fact. Research is saying don’t be worried but figured I’d post here just in case.
by nowbenefits
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As long as it’s got enough tension it’s fine.
Ehh I would ride it until it breaks at that spot and then just replace the spoke. It’s a fixed gear hub so you’re obviously not gonna go downhill mountain biking with it. It will most likely break tho
I would ride it, but id also have a spare ready. If you have a spare, you probably wont need it. If you don’t, it will break at the worst possible moment.
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Yo yenho un rayo fonlafo tambien, hace mil kilometros me di cuenta de esto, no tiene tanta diferencia pero bueno deberia cambiarse
Tension the spoke, and it’ll probably straighten out.
Still, keep a spare around.
A good wheel builder will slightly bend a spoke where it exists the flange just to get the correct angle and remove some of the settling that would happen later from use, leading to the need to retrue the wheel. So, a bend in a spoke, in of itself, is not a concern.
A bent AND damaged spoke is something else entirely, and might eventually fail due to the area being weakened. But for the most part, you can get away with bending steel a bit without any issues of fatigue. Sometimes a small bend will even straighten itself out with tension.
I’d keep an eye on it, but it’s not like you need to rush out and buy a replacement spoke right away.