Ripped Out a Spoke ?

Looks like I paid the price for finally getting the wobble out of the wheel, After several adjustments, (I'm new at alignment), I got the wheel straight, but, apparently lost track of turns to this and turns to that, . . the bike never ran better, I now have the engine pretty well broke in, and I noticed immediately smooth ride, and ample performance, so after a clutch adjustment, I took it out a second time, first time about five minutes second time about four, rounding the corner on the block coming home and POP !, I was sure it was the chain, looking at it I noticed nothing wrong, but spotted the spoke, ripped out !

Now there seems to be a rise or pucker where it came out,

I'm wondering can I tap in the pucker and put in a new spoke or what ?

Has this ever happened to anyone ?

I keep breaking a spoke once in a while but it breaks at the head of the spoke at the hub. Iv'e never had a wheel pucker at the spoke so don't really know if it can be fixed.

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OK,
It won't help a lot just to see how to replace a broken spoke but thanks anyway, I just received word fro Sears about K-Mart and I think I can get a new wheel, but I sure would like to know more about this !

I guess its possible it may have been over-tightened, however it was only to straighten the wheel, it is also possible concerning the quality of the wheel that the wobble overwhelmed the situation and or I may have inadvertently worsened the wobble as I went along only to correct it by over-tightening this particular spoke,

The only way you or I will ever Know, would be to go back and look at each spoke and do a thread measurement with the tire off, this I am afraid, I probably will not do, it has been a rather tiresome ordeal, but I did get that fantastic short lived ride and I'll be up and running again in a day or two.

Thanks again.

What I can use is some information regarding changing the Chain sprocket, about the pads, they get pretty well compressed, will it be all right to re-use them ?

Yea you can reuse pads. I have changed my sprocket for different sizes 3 or 4 times now. When you get the new wheek I would suggest wire tieing spokes together....

Hey Misteright,

I have also just found out that K-mart, will give me a new bike but not a new tire, so I'm inquiring fro Sears to see if, we can negotiate, the original problem concerning the, replacement was not the spoke, but a defect found in the rim, where the weld seem is.

That was when I summond them through the e-mail and started the process.

So now, with motor mounted on bike it will be a little difficult to take it back for a new one, even if it is a replacement.

I wondering how much of a problem fixing the, "popped spoke"
would be.

I read a little about it, but, "popped spokes", are mainly a problem with the spoke popping of at the threads, in my case the whole rim spoke assembly just made a hole and ripped out, leaving a pucker. I still can not find anyone who has dealt with this.

My apologies for buying a hundred dollar bike, as I am also finding out by hints it can be the quality of the rim,
plus the load on the spokes from the chain sprocket assembly, then the re-alignment from that, so what can you expect from a pedal bike that only cost a hundred dollars, I don't think it was built for an engine, where I am sure the wheel at the time was bearing some torque.

What do you mean, " wire tieing the spokes " ?

Hey Wheel my bike was $50. from Target LOL... Just takes maintenance. I already replaced the wheel bearings in the rear wheel, with under 100 miles. I dont believe price has much to do with it, a bicycle is not meant to be motorized. Where my spokes cross on the rear wheel I wire tied them together. It strenghtens them by supporting them by each other, and if one should pop, the ties keep them from going anywhere, such as into the chain. Some people use wire, or ties, or whatever....I would go get the new wheel if they are offering it. I have seen many members with out of true wheels brand new....


how to tie spokes

misterright1_99

Couple questions, . .

Not sure what I'm gonna do yet, but I am gathering I should have the hub and spoke specs are they hidden somewhere on the bike where I can find them ?

Also, whats it like to need to replace wheel bearings, I mean what happens, when you know there going, and could it be prevented ?

I found the Model and Serial #, I am assuming the rest can be located from these ?

Also, I've found wheel bearing information here, but how did one burn out so quickly ?

I use zip ties on the spokes, wheel bearing grease (red) in the wheels. You'll know when a bearing is going if you check ALL parts of your bike OFTEN.

It will manifest itself as a rumbling, loosening wheel.

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