I broke several on my BJ8 when I first bought it with painted
60-spokers. Bought 72-spoke SS/chrome Daytons soon after, no problems
since (over 100K miles).
Bob
On 9/9/2016 11:16 AM, Charlie Frazer wrote:
> Rich Kahn?s post and the following discussion about the HF tire changer began
> with his need to install inner tubes because of air loss and to replace
> broken spokes.
> I?m curious to know how common those problems are among wire wheel owners.
>
> I ask because after returning from a 1200 mile trip to Rendezvous earlier
> this summer I discovered a rear wheel with 15 consecutive broken spokes, a
> pretty frightening percentage on a 60-spoke wheel. I bought the wheels new
> and they have about 12,000 miles on them. Never raced or abused. Needless
> to say, they are past the 3 year warranty period.
>
> How common is the problem of broken spokes?
> Thanks,
> Charlie Frazer
>
>
>
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