| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
I have a four year old wheel with several thousand miles on it. It remains perfectly true (I don't know why, but I'm certainly not complaining.) The problem is that 2 spokes have rather large rust spots. These are heavy, straight gauge spokes. What do I do? I don't want to mess with a wheel that has stayed true this long (a lot of my riding is heavily loaded tours) but if I'm going to have to replace a spoke I'd rather do it at my leisure at home than on the road in the middle of nowhere. --David
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 354.1 | MENTOR::REG | Husqvarna Sonata fur A# saw und vood | Fri Jun 19 1987 13:21 | 11 | |
If the rust spots are on or near the ends of the spokes I would
replace them, particularly if they are on the hook end of spokes
in the right (cluster) side od a rear wheel. Else I'd probably
just watch out for them getting any worse, [.end else, .end if].
It might be worth considering having the wheel rebuilt anyway, with
stainless spokes, rust could appear anywhere, on any of the other
spokes anytime now.
Reg
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