<p dir="ltr">Its important to check your spikes and snug up the collars as part of regular maintenance. Thats why I swapped my 48 spikes for disc wheel disc brakes in 1980.<br>
Glad you got home safely.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<br>
1959 100-6<br>
MKI engine and disc brakes<br>
Portland,OR</p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 9, 2016 6:00 PM, "Charlie Frazer" <<a href="mailto:cfrazer@uoregon.edu">cfrazer@uoregon.edu</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Rich Kahn’s post and the following discussion about the HF tire changer began with his need to install inner tubes because of air loss and to replace broken spokes.<br>
I’m curious to know how common those problems are among wire wheel owners.<br>
<br>
I ask because after returning from a 1200 mile trip to Rendezvous earlier this summer I discovered a rear wheel with 15 consecutive broken spokes, a pretty frightening percentage on a 60-spoke wheel.  I bought the wheels new and they have about 12,000 miles on them.  Never raced or abused.  Needless to say, they are past the 3 year warranty period.<br>
<br>
How common is the problem of broken spokes?<br>
Thanks,<br>
Charlie Frazer<br>
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