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Brommers
Fiddlesticks.
Returning the 12 miles from Wests last night,
there was no 'zip' in my legs.
Age/beer/time all contributory factors.
Wheeling bike into garden there was a lot of friction, rear tyre touching nds chain stay!
This morning check qr and re-centre wheel,
and brake caliper. Still not running freely.
Then I notice a(nother) broken spoke and the resulting taco'ed wheel.
Avid readers will remember that already this Summer
I have broken spokes in the rear wheels of a Mavic, (20-spoke),
and Ultegra 6700, (24?-spoke).
This time it is a Shimano RS 010 24-spoke rear wheel.
Quick discussion on the Wests whatsapp thread leads me to the conclusion
that low spoke count wheels are not suited to me/my weight/local pot holes and transverse ridged/trenched roads.
Does the thread favourite Kinlin rim come in a 32-spoke option,
and,
is it in stock anywhere?