New tires, new bike, broken spoke
Oct. 23rd, 2013 08:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnridleyThe water sticking to the ground this evening is already somewhat crunchy and the forecast is for 28*F by morning, so the studded tires went on the new bike this evening.
And in the process, I found that there's already a broken spoke, at 163 miles. That's poor even for a crap bike, I expected more from a $1100 bike. I guess I'll retension the spokes after I replace that one. I may have trouble finding a replacement locally, it's a 266mm spoke, quite short due to the IG hub. So I went on Amazon and ordered a 50 pack of black Wheelsmith spokes from AE Bike, since I bet I'm going to break more of them.
Odometer: 163 miles
Nashbar Streetwise tires off (total miles 140)
Nokian Hakkapeliitta W240s on (unknown miles, 3rd season)
And in the process, I found that there's already a broken spoke, at 163 miles. That's poor even for a crap bike, I expected more from a $1100 bike. I guess I'll retension the spokes after I replace that one. I may have trouble finding a replacement locally, it's a 266mm spoke, quite short due to the IG hub. So I went on Amazon and ordered a 50 pack of black Wheelsmith spokes from AE Bike, since I bet I'm going to break more of them.
Odometer: 163 miles
Nashbar Streetwise tires off (total miles 140)
Nokian Hakkapeliitta W240s on (unknown miles, 3rd season)
