Same problem last fall for me, but I was on my Ram. I did some hamfisted 
truing, and then rode the last 20 miles of the ride home. I really appreciated 
the bike's design that day.

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On Jul 1, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Very nice ride today.  Thirty miles out and back on the oddly named Pleasant 
> Valley Road.  It is indeed pleasant, just not a valley.  A full 1600 feet of 
> climbing before your done.  Anyway I was just about to start up the last 
> couple of miles of steep uphill when I saw a rider standing on the other side 
> of the road.  He said something snapped and then the bike got really hard to 
> pedal.  A quick examination turned up a broken spoke and a 21 mm tire wedged 
> against the  chain stay.  No space; vertical drop outs so no way to cheat a 
> little.  I skipped the lecture as he appeared anxious enough already.  I 
> asked him if he was headed to Cambridge ( 5-6 miles of downhill.)  Nope, his 
> car was in Underhill, back up the hill he was going down.
> 
> Nothing I could do to help.
> 
> Michael
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