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[Closed] Riding with broken spoke?
OK or not? Just found broken spoke on my commuter. Slight wobble to wheel, but must have ridden it like that on Wed. It's 36 spoke too, not 32. Will have panniers, but presume will be ok??
Most likely yes as you've already proven !
But don't leave it that way for too long eh.
If it was me, I would be fitting a new spoke ASAP and also changing the spokes either side of the snapped one also
2 years ago I snapped a rear spoke on the 2nd day of a cycle holiday in Sweden - fully laden panniers, the lot. Kept meaning to find a shop to sort it, but never did. So 2 weeks and nearly 1000 miles later I got back to the UK.
Replace it yes, but don't worry that your wheel will collapse on the next ride. Give it a quick true (assuming you know how, and if not why not 😉 tis easy as pie) and you'll be fine until you get to a bike shop. 36h wheel are plenty strong!
One spoke will be fine especially on a 36, check no others are loose, and I'd put a half turn on each side of it to keep the tension up, replace as soon as you can.
ta guys