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Offline Hugh

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spokes
« on: July 17, 2022, 02:23:56 PM »
I have  a 26" Magic Pie motor in my home made delta trike. After a ride last night (july 17/2022) I experienced a lot of loose spokes. The nipples of maybe half of the spokes had loosened and fallen inside the double walled rim. And the other half are all loose as well. I know what people will say, it's my fault for not paying attention and I agree. One spoke a couple weeks ago had the same problem, the wheel and tire were removed, the spoke was reinstalled and I did check all the others. Last night my riding buddy said check your wheel after riding behind me. 2 loose spokes were noted and pulled out of the rim. After that almost like a chain reaction leading to the above issue. So I am going to order replacements for the spokes that got bent and use blue lock tight when the wheel gets reassembled. My riding buddy has a spoke tensioner he will lend me and I have a wheel truing stand so I guess it's a learning opportunity.