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
Rue Mohr@RueNahcMohr no. It's not easy to get my phone in there. Why do you want to see it?
@MLE_online I'm curious about the failure mode.
@RueNahcMohr It broke off right where it bends and passes through the hole in the hub
@RueNahcMohr It will probably be wear or embrittlement. I've never seen a broken spoke that looked like tension or torque
@RueNahcMohr here you go! This is the best I'm going to get without getting my usb microscope out
@MLE_online looks like a fracture, can you tell if there is a lot of movement in the spokes when your wheels have load on them?
@RueNahcMohr There's not any significant movement as far as I know. When they can move, there's creaking where they touch as they cross over. I never hear that on this wheel.
@MLE_online well, I will say you have set the record on number of broken spokes for anyone I know.
@RueNahcMohr I probably ride a lot more than most anyone you know