When riding I noticed my front wheel turning weirdly. When I arrived I noticed that two spokes of my front wheel are disconnected (or broken). Do I need to try and reattach it myself, take it to a bike shop or perhaps just get a new tire?
by Kunzim97
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It broke. Didn’t disconnect
The tire is fine, but the spoke nipples and spokes are broken. You can fix it yourself if you know how to true wheels, but it would be easier to take it to a bike shop.
the nipple broke, spoke is probably fine.
Get a new wheel- it’s cheaper than new front teeth
It looks like the spoke nipple fractured and broke off..
Replacing the nipple and checking that wheel for true is the fix.
One broken spoke is easy and I’d just replace it – once you get a few a rebuild is the best idea. They look a bit corroded so a rebuild with new spokes will make it last a lot longer.
That’s broken, and likely the rest are going to go too.
Either replace the wheel or have it completely relaced with new brass nipples and spokes (that should probably be 1-2mm longer)
If it’s from a reputable source there’s odds on a warranty claim, but given the amount of corrosion there’s a decent chance you’ll be told to pound sand – highlighting that the spokes are a bit short will help your case here as that’s a manufacturing defect
The nipple broke, maybe the spoke too
Ew. Alloy nipples. If one has failed, the others will at some point. It needs rebuilding with brass nipples and the right spokes. It’ll probably cheaper to buy a new pre-made wheel than pay a bike shop to swap all the nipples and re-true the wheel.
Spoke is fine, the nipple is not. I suspect the rest of the nipples are bad too because they are heavily corroded. Those nipples are so scary that I’d just get a new set of wheels.
Looks like your nipple broke due to corrosion, and you’re going to loose a lot more from the looks of it. I’d either look into having a shop relacing the wheel or a full replacement.
It broke, and the rest are going to follow. New nipples all around.
https://preview.redd.it/3v1bnwhtfrdg1.jpeg?width=1355&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=012fccbb0836bf5ba61a41e23557b3d00ab4a09d
…and there’s this…
Aluminum nipples are awful from a longevity standpoint.
The problem are the corroded spoke nipples. They are all compromised, so more are likely to fail soon.
You could replace all the spoke nipples, but that is a time consuming job. Since it looks like the wheel is low quality, it likely will be cheaper to just get a new wheel.