Comments on: Good Use for Broken Spokes

By: Rob R.

Rob R. — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:51:48 +0000

Use it to stab the motorist who cut me off this morning.

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:39:34 +0000

Yeah, I have my dear departed dad’s awl and that wil work, but not everybody gets tools as an inheritance.

By: Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:25:20 +0000

A classic use for old spokes is building wheels with deep or V section rims. Thread the spoke a couple of turns into the slotted end of the spoke, insert into the rim from the rimstrip side, and as you thread the nipple onto the new spoke it unscrews the old spoke. Keeps me from cursing and losing nipples to the floor or inside the rim.
And I feel really old school for mentioning this, but a lot of the previous suggestions for using old spokes can also be done by an icepick-I use the one I got from my Grampa.

By: Quinn

Quinn — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:50:51 +0000

Jeff Moser-

I have tried that but found the spoke goes through the grip. I use small multi-tool hex (& lube).

By: Jeff Moser

Jeff Moser — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:30:21 +0000

I just remembered another one…

To remove grips, I dip a spoke in rubbing alcohol, slide the spoke under the grip, twist a little bit, and the grip comes right off!

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:37:22 +0000

When inserting a new seat post I apply a liberal amount of grease at the top of the seat tube and use a circular motion with a spoke to work it’s way down the tube.

By: Bradly Fletchall

Bradly Fletchall — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:29:13 +0000

I think that guy from survivor man used his spokes to make a spear for hunting on one episode. I think he also used the spokes as skewers to roast bugs over his fire. Tasty

By: Ben L.

Ben L. — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:08:45 +0000

these are awesome ideas. here’s one (with more ASCII art)

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^^^^

it can hold your marshmallows while you roast them.

By: Jeff Moser

Jeff Moser — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:07:56 +0000

One time while climbing a rocky hill, a rock flipped up into my wheel, getting stuck between the frame and the spokes. It took out 6 spokes before the damage was complete! I clipped the broken spokes off with the wire cutters on my multi tool, and was actually able to ride the 3 miles back to work. The back wheel was wobbly like a clown bike, but it got me back!

By: Quinn

Quinn — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:01:13 +0000

in 10 yrs of riding on and off road, I have never broken a spoke. However, I have seen the cable housing trick done. they all sound interesting/useful.