mjd1221 said: The rider in question (my hubby) weighs about 190. He rode this bike on RAGBRAI last year and the year before (when he weighed more). He’s taking it to the bike shop this afternoon. I suggested he ask them also for a couple of spare spokes. Not sure how many of the RAGBRAI mechanics will stock the flat spokes of the Race X-lite…

It happens.  I have a reasonably new set of Mavic Ksyrium SL’s on my bike (1,000 miles) and snapped a rear spoke last week.  I got a couple new spokes from my local shop just in case.  I put them in a piece of PVC to carry them in.