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Old 07-24-2006, 02:59 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Quisqueyano
Take the wheel to a good shop. The spoke will cost $2 and they will probably charge yo $15 to put it on.
1 bad spoke can cause the entire wheel to pancake.
then you are out $20, and you are starting to approach the price of a complete new set of spokes you could put on yourself.

of course the best suggestion is to use this as an opportunity to get an expensive wheel set. "hon, it's cheaper in the long run to spend $440 now on these wheels because...."
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