Re: Rear wheel, spokes and bearings i was having spokes break all the time. the rear sprocket i had was 5 hole. i went to a nine whole and they stopped breaking. not sure which sprocket your kit came with but thats a whole lot cheaper then a new wheel and spokes. standard wheel is 14 gage spokes and they say 12 is great. none of the bike shops around here carry 12ga |