Spoke more likely to break in hot weather???

[zzyzzx]

Is it just me or do they like to break if it's really hot outside?

I had a front one break when I wasn't even on it! I was standing next to it. When I got home, I replaced it, but the next day I broke another, this time while riding on a fairly well paved road.

These are front wheel spokes too.

 

[brelandt]

I have never had one break on me. It gets over a 100 here in the summer and I'm about 200 pounds.
Are these the "j" style?

 

[Kestas]

I don't see how. Steel spokes and steel rims have the same thermal expansion characteristic. Spoke tension should be the same at any temperature.

 

[brelandt]

My rim is Aluminum. Not sure if the spokes are as well? Could be 2 different metals here.

 

[zzyzzx]

Originally Posted By: brelandt
My rim is Aluminum. Not sure if the spokes are as well? Could be 2 different metals here.


You might have a point here. I always though that spokes were stainless steel and rims aluminum.

Their webpage give no indication:
http://www.dtswiss.com/Products/Components/Spokes.aspx

Looking at Performance Bike's webpage confirms that this aluminum/stainless steel combo is pretty common.