how likley do spokes break and how obvious is it when they go?
I took my unio to school today because i need it for my art project, i am not aload to have it round school and can only bring it if it is left in my art classroom so I took it to the room and left it in the cupboard that i always leave it in when i took it there i was late and the class was already going in, as i walked past this kid who has been known to steel things from school and peoples bags and me and my friends hate and have given hem a seeing too on a few accations he said “weres your red nose and fluffy hair” and laughed, i would have turned around right then a smacked him but there was loads of people around so i prtended i didnt hear it, he saw were i put my uni and when i went back to get it out for my lesson a few hours later the cupboard was open i didnt notice straight away, i only noteced after riding it for a while but two of my spokes are now broken by the flange, both next to eachover on the rim but on differend sides of the flanges and i was woundering if i should go and show him how i feel of if its normal for spokes to break and if i should of heard them go if i was riding it? also can spokes normaly be bought seperatly? if so can i buy them from UDC? i read on a few threads that it isnt too bad to ride it with a few broken spokes as long as i dont do anything big, is this ok?
thanks in advanced if anyone can answer any of or all of my questions i will be very thankful
When the spokes broke on my bike I did not notice right away and they were both broken at the elbow/flange. A bike shop should be able to fix your wheel for relatively cheep. I would suggest getting the wheel rebuilt as your spokes are probably fatigued causing the failure in the first place. If you ride to long on a wheel with broken spokes the uneven tension could warp your rim.