Can anyone help me out with why my spokes loosen during a MTB ride?
I check them before I leave the house always, but during the ride one, two, and sometimes three become loose. Yesterday one came out during the ride and got wrapped up in the derailer, luckily I stopped before anything else happened, but I don't get it. I have a trek 8500 with dolomite rims, a few of the spokes have been rpl'd with silver ones (the local shop i go to doesn't have black spokes) these are the ones that work themselves loose. I think one of them isn't even the same size/mm (this one always is first to become loose and this is the one that got wrapped up yesterday), and one seems a little short, bc you can see the threads sticking out the top of the nipple even though it's tight, the rest of the spokes you don't see any thread? Share your thoughts, and insights, I'd appreciate it.
Rock on - ride on - Skip
I check them before I leave the house always, but during the ride one, two, and sometimes three become loose. Yesterday one came out during the ride and got wrapped up in the derailer, luckily I stopped before anything else happened, but I don't get it. I have a trek 8500 with dolomite rims, a few of the spokes have been rpl'd with silver ones (the local shop i go to doesn't have black spokes) these are the ones that work themselves loose. I think one of them isn't even the same size/mm (this one always is first to become loose and this is the one that got wrapped up yesterday), and one seems a little short, bc you can see the threads sticking out the top of the nipple even though it's tight, the rest of the spokes you don't see any thread? Share your thoughts, and insights, I'd appreciate it.
Rock on - ride on - Skip