It had to happen... After all the celebration of finally overtaking someone the other day on my commute, I broke the rear axle on my commuter bike (20+ year old Raleigh Pursuit) and also now have a slight wobble in the rear wheel (even taking into account the play from the bearings).
Now, it's only a 5 speed rear wheel, and at 26" is a standard thing to get hold of, so I should really just replace it from the stock at the LBS or the local Halfrods, but should I be sneaky and use this as an excuse to get either another 20 quid eBay special or *sharp intake of breath* a new road bike?
It does have other stuff wrong with it by the way, not just the rear wheel.
