Don't be a victom of loose spokes.  When your spokes get loose, your wheel starts to wobble and causes spokes to break leading to complete wheel failure.  Just a couple of loose spokes will cause your wheel to be unbalanced which then needs re-truing.  Those first couple spokes will be the first to break if not tightened. 

How to check your spokes

• All it takes is 1 spoke to loosen which will cause another to loosen which will lead to the rest of them coming loose.  Just by tighting these first few loose spokes will stop the process.
• When spokes loosen, they start to wobble and flex which gives them no other choice but to break at the nipple.
• To check if a spoke is loose, simply tap it with a piece of metal like a wrench.  If tight, it will make a high pitch "ting" sound.  If loose, it will make a low pitch "dong" sound.
• If only 1 or 2 are slightly loose, no big deal just tighten those few loose ones.  But if there are several loose spokes then your wheel may need to be trued again.

How to prevent loose spokes

• Always have fresh, smooth rolling bearings.  Worn bearings cause vibrations at high speeds that will start the process.
• Bent rotors or sprocket will cause vibrations that start the process.
• A single dimple in the edge of the rim can start the process

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