On Aug 1, 7:14*pm, Jim K wrote:
Rear 12" wheel lost a spoke somehow and the rest are variously loose,
bent etc. Wheel wobbles side to side quite badly but they still manage
to ride it! good practice for something!!

So is it worth messing to fix it and how? or can you e.g. buy a
replacement for a £reasonable amount?

Bike is a Raleigh bought new -- can't say I'm impressed.....I reckon
it's only done 2 or 3 miles ever

Cheers
Jim K


Fixing it by tensioning, not too hard, as long as youre not looking
for perfection. If you are.... ugh. Its quite possible to run a wheel
with a spoke missing, though it'll always be weaker like that.

Is it worth it? No. If it were a very expensive ali wheel, perhaps,
but a 12" wheel can be gotten from the tip, freecycle or off a £5 bike
very easily, and its quicker, easier, and the result will be better.


NT