Can you ride a mtb with a broken spoke?

[Roons]

I have just noticed that one of my spokes on my DT Swiss Rims is broken. Can you ride a mtb with a broken spoke - noting hectic just the regular district road etc.

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Roons

[TheLegend]

bit by bit youre rim will become more buckled.

[Dynamix]

I started this morning with one broken, and after 2 hours or so of gravel road another one snapped. TheLegend is right, the wheel was buckled more when I finished 3 hours later.

[spano]

you can...

 

but the better question is should you??

 

and the answer....    ( see above posts )

 

 

 

[Nancy Drew]

 surely not your newly overhauled bike that cost you a gazillion ronts to fix?!

[Capri Wheeler]

well put spano

[Roons]

I know nance I did shed a tear or ten. I am really at the point of trading my bike in after the Epic and taking up swimming!

Did not ride my bike on the Legend advice - seemed like it was the right thing to do. So I will be back on the saddle!