Emily VelascoI broke another spoke on my bike. I guess after 5,558 miles, these things are bound to happen, but it's still annoying
LabSpokane@MLE_online Broken spokes just mean you’re riding your bike. I look at them as a wear items now.
@LabSpokane yeah, but not a wear item i can easily replace myself, which makes it frustrating
AI6YR Ben@MLE_online @LabSpokane I need to learn that repair myself.
@ai6yr @LabSpokane I've done it, but it sucks, especially on a freewheel wheel
@MLE_online @ai6yr freewheel locknut removal and replacement used to bother me too. With a few dollars in tools and a vise, it’s easy.
@LabSpokane @MLE_online Ah, I figured out the freewheel removal etc. as well, fortunate to have a vise. And patience if you have to de-rust stuff. lol. But haven't done spoke replacement/wheel truing/wheel building yet. Which seems to require a bunch of equipment and which you only would do once or twice unless you can turn over bicycles quickly, lol.
@ai6yr @LabSpokane i don't use any special equipment for that. I just true it on the bike with the bike upside down and i just eyeball it
@LabSpokane @ai6yr I've got that. My freewheel just gets very very very stuck
@MLE_online @ai6yr In the spirit of telling you more things you already know, right or wrong, I slather the hub and lock ring with grease on reassembly. It may not be correct but it’s SO much easier to disassemble on the next go around.
@LabSpokane @ai6yr I have a freewheel, not a freehub, but i suppose some grease can't hurt anything