Sibreen
Maximum Pace
- Jul 23, 2010
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I was hoping I could draw on the collective wisdom of the forum:
I had a little accident a couple of days ago when some shopping I was carrying got jammed between the spokes of my front wheel. This caused me to nearly go over the handlebars but, shock aside, I was fine. One of the spokes on my front wheel, however, is now slightly bent and has a lot less tension than the rest of the spokes. There is also a small, but noticeable, wobble when my front wheel rotates.
My question is:
is it safe to ride on this front wheel as it is?
The wheel is a Shimano WH-R500 - an entry level, 24 spoke clincher.
Incidentally, I asked at various bike shops how much to replace the spoke and true the wheel, and I was quoted from 'about 2500yen' (but I'd have to buy new rim tape myself) to 'at least 4000yen'. If I include train travel etc, then it comes to about 4000yen minimum. Since the wheel only costs 5000yen brand new, I'm thinking I'll either continue riding this wheel as it is, or buy another new one (I can probably sell the old one on auction for 1000yen or so).
Any help is much appreciated.
I had a little accident a couple of days ago when some shopping I was carrying got jammed between the spokes of my front wheel. This caused me to nearly go over the handlebars but, shock aside, I was fine. One of the spokes on my front wheel, however, is now slightly bent and has a lot less tension than the rest of the spokes. There is also a small, but noticeable, wobble when my front wheel rotates.
My question is:
is it safe to ride on this front wheel as it is?
The wheel is a Shimano WH-R500 - an entry level, 24 spoke clincher.
Incidentally, I asked at various bike shops how much to replace the spoke and true the wheel, and I was quoted from 'about 2500yen' (but I'd have to buy new rim tape myself) to 'at least 4000yen'. If I include train travel etc, then it comes to about 4000yen minimum. Since the wheel only costs 5000yen brand new, I'm thinking I'll either continue riding this wheel as it is, or buy another new one (I can probably sell the old one on auction for 1000yen or so).
Any help is much appreciated.