{"id":184051,"date":"2021-06-18T04:41:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T04:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=184051"},"modified":"2021-06-18T04:41:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T04:41:12","slug":"how-to-change-a-spoke-and-true-a-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/06\/18\/how-to-change-a-spoke-and-true-a-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change a Spoke and True a Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are enjoying an amazing day on your bike. You tackle one uphill after another, followed by an even sweeter downhill. Your shifter works great, the chain is lubed and works smoothly, tyre pressure is just perfect. And then suddenly you hear that \u201cpop\u201d sound and you know that a spoke is gone and you have a problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A spoke can break for many reasons. Maybe the bike has some decent mileage, but the main cause is that you\u2019ve hit some pothole or descent on that gravel road too fast with your bike fully loaded with bikepacking bags.<\/p>\n

Provided that you have a spare spoke and a spoke key with you, in this article I would like to show you how to repair your wheel roadside so you can keep enjoying your ride.<\/p>\n

Important note: if the broken spoke is on the rear wheel, cassette side, you just want to get rid of the spoke and continue riding, as this is more complicated to change. In fact, you will need to remove the cassette first in order to install the new spoke.<\/p>\n

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Spare spoke and two kinds of spoke key<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Broken spoke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First of all, you need to remove the tyre, take off the rim tape and remove the broken spoke.<\/p>\n