Wed, 23 Jun 2004, 19:08:20 UTC-08:00
Bent Ksyrium spokes
I came back from a ride that terminated at my FBS. As I was loading up the bike onto the rack, I noticed something odd about my rear wheel. One of my Ksyrium bladed spokes was... bent. I immediately freaked out and checked for wobble and flat spots. Amazingly enough, the wheel was still true with no wobbles or any indication that the bent spoke effected it. These things are truly bombproof. The shop mechanic said I could probably still ride with it but I had him order me a replacement. $5 for the spoke plus $10 for labour. Kinda pricey but oh well. I also had him order me a spare. He told me they had to order them in packs of 18 or something like that anyways but it wasn't a problem because another customer managed to tweak a few spokes in a recent crash too.
