Post B4yFIDrdJB9wc1kcy0 by MLE_online@social.afront.org
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 (DIR) Post #B4yB2nmHcAgvXxdkB6 by MLE_online@social.afront.org
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       I broke another spoke on my bike. I guess after 5,558 miles, these things are bound to happen, but it's still annoying
       
 (DIR) Post #B4yB2o2EerS4LR6U2i by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @MLE_online i have no idea how many miles I put on my old Trek or the Marin i have now.But I've never broke a spoke. Tubes and chains, sure.Did it just randomly snap or did you hit something etc?
       
 (DIR) Post #B4yCXVva89UT7KCKh6 by MLE_online@social.afront.org
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       @azonenberg i don't know. The last one that broke made a loud popping sound so i pulled over and saw the broken spoke. This time i was doing some maintenance and noticed the wheel wasn't running true. I have no idea how long it's been like that
       
 (DIR) Post #B4yE9W0aNXQOKGDsGm by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @MLE_online interesting.Off the top of my head I've had cassettes, chains, tires, and brake pads replaced as routine wear items, and chains and tubes replaced due to field failures.Never had a wheel rim or spoke go bad in 11 years of frequent (but not daily) bike commuting. Maybe the roads here are just better maintained or something lol
       
 (DIR) Post #B4yFIDrdJB9wc1kcy0 by MLE_online@social.afront.org
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       @azonenberg there are a lot of potholes here. You probably also buy nicer bike parts, not whatever you can find on Craigslist
       
 (DIR) Post #B4yFUe3zj2ZHLLSN8a by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @MLE_online My Trek was bottom-tier "actual bike shop" bike, quite the step up from the $70 "toys r us floor model that I got cheap because it was a discontinued model and the floor demo had a cracked fake leather seat" that lasted me all through school.The Marin I have now is a slightly higher end "real bike" that I got after selling the Trek when I moved to the bottom of a steep hill and decided I wanted disk brakes rather than rim brakes for going down the hill in the rain.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4yHLRi8TyTSKnyQIC by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @LabSpokane @MLE_online Interesting.My bikes are definitely not ultra high end carbon fiber "weighs less than your water bottle" things lol. I wanted stuff that could survive the rigors of daily riding, would be relatively low maintenance and not break if you looked at it wrong, etc.Also since I tend to carry a lot of cargo ranging from a thinkpad with its massive power brick to repair tools to rain gear and extra layers because I never know when it's gonna get hot/cold/downpour, I'm not super concerned about shaving ounces on the frame or something
       
 (DIR) Post #B4yYYwJlhDx2FIb0am by ivor@ivor.org
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       @azonenberg @MLE_online I guess you're lucky! 🤣 It happens rarely for me but I've had spokes go two or three times on two different bikes over the years and a couple of rims, rims usually from hitting hidden potholes in the dark/rain.