spokes size for stock wheels on dtr?

[Jens Eskildsen]

Someheatfrom ablowtorch will usually loosen them up.
Now you know for next time.:)

[terry.tz]

don't need spokes to test if the bikes a runner

[PerithTV]

well to see if the bike runs well and what not i do i can't really watch a sprocket spinning a be like "yer looks good"

[declan]

@perithtv well you could always ride it with the missing spokes just don't hit no bumps

[Calum]

@perithtv Yeah it needs load on the engine.

Even if it's missing spokes, it will be "safe-ish" to test up the road.

WHen my bike got nicked it was missing about 8 or so spokes. Rode it home no problems. Just slowly.

[declan]

@calum yes slowly is key

[PerithTV]

i'l take it around the field once the rest of the parts have arrived. I'l make sure to record just in case it all goes wrong we can learn from this mistake

[declan]

@perithtv well if you ride it on a field with missing spokes you will ruin your rims

[Calum]

@declan Yeah THIS lol. I was thinking on a nice piece of flat road.

Yeah if you're going off road then have the wheels balanced and trued....

[declan]

@calum it's a pretty crazy thought kinda like going mudding without an air filter lol

[terry.tz]

@calum wheel balanced off road? it will never be balanced anyway with mud in your tire

[declan]

@terry-tz no but if he's using it as an on road bike but testing it off road with missing spokes it's gonna throw everything off

[terry.tz]

tbh I wouldn't care anyway after seeing what wheels can cope with and then seeing them be trued after
as long as the spokes not close to one another then there will be enough stress to hold it together it could probably take more impact than you think it's just more of a pain to true

[terry.tz]

not that anyone would advise riding down the street with 5 spokes in total