i thought all spoke failure was due to bad wheelbuilding
More often it's because the rider is too heavy and/or the intended use is harder than the design of the wheel is suited to. Low spoke counts and cheap plain gauge spokes are common causes (butted spokes are much stronger and move the stresses to the centre of the spoke - most breakages happen at the elbow or the thread).
More often it's because the rider is too heavy and/or the intended use is harder than the design of the wheel is suited to. Low spoke counts and cheap plain gauge spokes are common causes (butted spokes are much stronger and move the stresses to the centre of the spoke - most breakages happen at the elbow or the thread).