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I broke a spoke on the drive side rear last weekend. Just replaced it and it's obvious that some muppet (me) has let the chain jump onto the spokes in the past- the rest have big chucks out of them.
So, my plan is to carry on riding on the one good and many damaged spokes and replace them if / when they fail.
What's likely to happen? Should I carry a donor card? Will my bike be sucked through a wormhole into another universe just like when the LRC was turned on?
I did the same thing and carried on riding for over a year. Then a spoke broke, ironically not one of the ones with a chunk out. I had the busted soke replaced by my LBS and got them replace all the damaged ones as well. You'll probably be fine but if you've got to replace one anyway you might as well replace the others at the same time.
I would change them its not an expensive repair
Just change the damaged ones, better a few quid now, than a long walk home.
chances are, you'll only break one at a time so I'd not worry too much. You could replace them yourself. If you do one at a time it's easy. Just tighten then new spoke until it pulls the rim back into line. Then do the same with the next one.
I wouldn't bother, if you are running discs a broken spoke is no problem, Have seen many gouged spokes last years.
Just replace the adjacent spokes as well.
Well I'd get em done next time you're in LBS.
I had similar due to chain dropping between cassette and spokes. Out riding one day going fast-ish down a Landy track and did a wee jump - ended up with a sequential failure of about 6 spokes.
The flailing about (and possibly my handful of brake adding to the stress) then resulted in one of the broken spokes catching the mech jockey wheel and pulling the mech into the wheel.
Rear wheel needed rebuilt and mech & hanger were write-offs.