I replaced them myself---took to a tire shop had them pull the tire off--I
then pulled the broken spokes and replaced them------BWW had individual
spokes. Once installed, I tightened them till the "ring" test sounded like
the others---not technically correct, I know, but they have all held up.
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Dean Caccavo <healeybn7@yahoo.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>; tom felts <tomfelts@earthlink.net>; Tracy
Drummond <bighealey@charter.net>
> Date: 6/6/05 4:37:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Complaint about spokes breaking - replacing
>
> How exactly does one go about getting a two broken
> spokes replaced? I have a 5 year old set of painted
> 60 spokers on my BN7 and the front has two broken (now
> removed) spokes.
>
> Called around a little, and it looks like one needs to
> remove the tire, ship the rim to a wire wheel
> specialist, have the spokes replaced and the rim
> trued, have it shipped back, remount the tire (replace
> the tube) and then send it ??? for hub centric
> balancing...
>
> Does anyone really do this? or do you just wait until
> the tires wear out and replace the wheels as a package
> ready to go. Seems pretty easy to burn $100 in
> shipping alone.
>
> The wire wheel folks I spoke to said replacing a
> single spoke was only a job a professional could
> tackle. Besides they were unwilling to sell
> replacement spokes. Am I missing something here, or
> did I really take unnecessary risks in my youth
> replacing a spoke here or there... And is the price
> to replace two broken spokes really $100+ plus three
> weeks of down time.
>
> Dean BN7 (running true on 58 for now)
>
> > I stopped counting how many spokes that broke and I
> > replaced.
> >
>
>
>
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