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frankenbike

Had a seatstay/spoke/stick incident. The spoke is visibly a little bit bent and the rim is obviously way out of true. Do I need to replace the spoke or can I just true the wheel again? It's 28h if that makes any difference. ACI Alpina spokes.

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MCamb in reply to @frankenbike

Just true it up and see what happens? I’ve ridden for extended periods of time on wheels with a bent spoke or two :)

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frankenbike in reply to @MCamb

I eventually did that, looks okay now - the bent spoke was quite loose and straightened out when I tightened it back up. I'm just concerned as I'll be doing a ride this weekend and if my wheel fails at the wrong time I'll be stuck on a small island with no sleeping kit!

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