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Loose spokes -- should I loosen other side? |
About 10 spokes on the side away from the gears loosen after about a week of riding. The wheel is not too out of true; but they loosen quite rapidly. I tend to carry panniers on the rack quite often, and I know that can have an impact on the spoke tension. However, if there were a way to correct the issue for more than a week at a time, please answer / comment. Hey, Definitely don't loosen the other side - that would be a disaster in the making. I had similar problems with a set of Mavic's i bought. The spokes came loose within about 60 kms. Very ordinary. i took them back to the shop and had them replaced - same problem. It turned out to be afaulty batch and was upgraded to SL's which was a fair trade off!!! If your bike is relatively new take it back to the shop. You say you carry panniers aswell, which leads me to believe you use your bike a lot. If this is the case it might pay to look at upgrading your wheels to accomodate the extera weight. You will notice the difference straight away and will enjoy riding your bike more too! Hope this helps Whatever you do - dont loosen the other side! Maybe some threadlock might be the answer for you? You're not using lightweight wheels are? You shouldn't with panniers. I cant think of anything else as I have not had this problem before. . Don't loosen the other side! Adjust the side that did loosen to proper tension. http://www.parktool.com/repair/... Are they black painted spokes? I have a lot of difficulty with them. Hi, Are the nipples (these are the small bolts which hold your spokes in place) made of brass or alloy? If they are alloy you will find they will tend to undo pretty easily. Best thing to do is to replace them with brass ones as they loosen, or try a bit of threadlock on the threads. Not too much though. Hope this helps Also try this article on wheel building: http://www.chinamtb.com/reviews/files/f4... Hope this helps Since you carry weight, really the best thing to do is have the wheel properly trued (and/or rebuilt so that they can apply spokeprep or loctite to the nipples). With that many spokes coming loose, it sounds as though you have some rim damage, and by tweaking them without knowing how, you could really throw off both the radial trueness and the dish, which will only make things repeat later (or worst-case, fail on the road). Another thing that a lot of people don't do when they adjust spokes is to make sure the spoke isn't twisting. If adjustment isn't done right, it can all come undone gradually as you ride. This can happen with all spokes, but with alloy nips and/or alloy spokes, it happens more. You have to make sure that the spoke nipple is actually turning and not just winding up the spoke, and you also should over-turn it a little and then back it off. Another great tip is to squeeze the heck out of the spokes after the first round of truing. Go around the wheel and grab parallel spokes and SQUEEZE.....then do it with crossing spokes. Recheck the true after that, and repeat. Hopefully things will stay true after doing it professionally. If not, then it might be best to look into another wheel rather than rely on loctite. opt for new rims, they dont have to be custom. or invest in a trueing stand and tools. Remember danger will robinson danger.?? Spokes loose with a load go crash soon. I ride the piss out of my bikes on road and off and trueness of my wheels seldom change. Broke a few spokes but rims seem to be getting better and better. Agreed-don't loosen anything else! If you found 3 lug nuts loose on a wheel on your car would you loose nthe rest to even it out? You can try to tighten the spokes again but this sounds like a repetitive thing. I'd take it to a bike shop for them to fix. If you're really gutsy you could try some thread lock. |
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