Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

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ectoplasmosis in reply to @M_V

Are the spokes soldered/taped/heatshrunk together?

What’s the advantage to doing this?

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gbj_tester in reply to @ectoplasmosis

Tied and soldered. Analysis shows no material benefit under normal conditions, but it can keep a broken spoke from stabbing you in the leg.

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Kimmo in reply to @gbj_tester

Spoke tying and soldering is a very old hangover from penny farthings, where it actually did some good. Those were long spokes.

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