[Closed] how often do spokes need retensioning- if at all??

When they're loose. Give them a squeeze.

al.

Check them when you clean your bike..thats if you clean it.

if your not sure take em down the bike shop for a once over.
know from spannering in shops myself that lots of folks do this there is allways something that needs a tweek.
some shops charge some dont(usually if you buy sommat while your there)

Mine never need re-tensioning

Good, handbuilt wheels shouldn't need retensioning, as the spokes would have been sufficiently tense that they couldn't vibrate loose over time.

I wouldn't expect basic stock wheels to be handbuilt, although a nice mechanic might have had a quick look at them before they left the shop.

If you're not sure, go round the wheel, one side at a time, squeezing the parallel spokes (not the crossed ones). If any feel significantly looser than their neighbours, the wheel definitely needs a bit of attention.

If they all feel the same, and the wheel is still nice and straight, you should be OK. If they all feel the same but the wheel is wobbling all over the place, it would also warrant some attention.

Depends how good your wheels / spokes are, who built them and how much of a hammering you give them.

Currently riding a pair of DT swiss wheels / hubs built by Merlin & they haven't been touched in over a years twice weekly riding - and they've been chucked down everything. Mr Merlin build pretty good wheels I reckon 😉

I would say need to be checked after every ride. Obviously not the same pounding taken as on my motocross bike, but I still treat the mountain bike the same.

Just get a spoke spanner and tap each spoke in turn, they should not sound dull. You'd hear the difference between a slack one a tort one. When adjusting you then need to adjust the opposite spoke to the one you have adjusted, not the one next to it.

Or just wait until they snap...up to you.. 😆