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I have at least one spoke that has popped off on the rear wheel of my bicycle, does this mean I will need ..? |
the bike shop to rebuild the wheel, true the wheel, replace the spoke, all of the above, none of the above...? and how much do you think I'm going to be set back (money-wise)? The spoke needs to be replaced and the wheel trued up again. The bad part to popping a spoke is that originally they are all under the same amount of tension. When one breaks and is replaced, it is usually a matter of time before more break. It could be 2 minutes later, it could be 2 months later. There is no way of really knowing. I wouldn't bother with rebuilding the wheel unless it was a higher end wheel. If it is a cheap wheel, you'd probably get a replacement cheaper than having it rebuilt. Ball park to have the broken spoke replaced: about $1 for the spoke, about $15 or so labor. For a rebuild about $ 1 a spoke (usually there are 36) and about $25-$35 labor. Replacement steel bolt on wheel: front about $20 - $25, rear about $25 - $30. Cheap alloy front about $35-$40, rear about $40-$45. If it was the rear wheel, the shop will change over the cog set because the new wheel doesn't come with the cogs. The prices are a ballpark, just depends on the shop. Buy a spoke & tube & do the work yourself. It's a simple matter to replace a single spoke. They'll need to replace the spoke and re-true the wheel, since the loss of a spoke means it's no longer true. If course, if there are other spokes in danger of "popping off" then you may want them to rebuild - or even replace - the wheel. No idea what they'll charge, as it differs from shop to shop and city to city. As for the tube, you should be able to patch it but at only five or six bucks a new inner tube is a good investment (and you can keep the old one for a spare - you *do* carry a spare tube, patch kit, and tire levers when you ride, don't you?) i cant type..sorry Dude, get a life - go to the bike shop. Oh, and get a job and stop feeding off of your parents or (insert name or person willing to support you) and stop whining about the cost of a $20 bike repair. Geeeez!!! From the sound of it, don't try doing it yourself. You don't seem like the type of person that understands wheelbuilding techniques or has a truing stand, tensiometer and dishing tool handy. No offense. The shop will have to replace the spoke AND retrue the wheel, to the tune of about $30. Shops do not "fix" flat tires, but they'll be happy to sell you a new tube or a patch kit. Bottom line- unless you TRULY understand bicycle wheels, have the shop do the work. I'm just guessing here: you aren't much of a bike mechanic, correct? I would give you the spoke question, but the punctured tube bit is too much! It takes 5 minutes to pop a tire off and change a tube. Anyways, yes, take it to the shop, and be prepared to spend some money...it won't be cheap though! |
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