I generally break a few high-quality spokes a year these days, and I'm pretty sure the reason is fatigue. Usually happens at the J-bend. I think the biggest reason for these spoke failures is that my rims are lasting significantly longer now. I run burly carbon rims with tire inserts and thick casing tires. Now instead of the rim being the first point of failure, the spokes usually are. Stiffer carbon rims are also going to transmit more stress to the spokes.
This doesn't so much apply to these WTB wheels specifically, just a general comment on spoke durability.
Oct. 5, 2022, 10:26 a.m. - Ryan Walters
I generally break a few high-quality spokes a year these days, and I'm pretty sure the reason is fatigue. Usually happens at the J-bend. I think the biggest reason for these spoke failures is that my rims are lasting significantly longer now. I run burly carbon rims with tire inserts and thick casing tires. Now instead of the rim being the first point of failure, the spokes usually are. Stiffer carbon rims are also going to transmit more stress to the spokes. This doesn't so much apply to these WTB wheels specifically, just a general comment on spoke durability.