05-17-2019, 09:13 PM
As far as I know, spokes don't hold UP the hub - the hub HANGS from the top of the wheel. It's therefore easy to check spoke condition as well as tension. As the wheel is slowly turned, look at each spoke for corrosion/damage, etc., and then gently tap each spoke in a methodical manner with something metal, like a screwdriver. Correctly-tensioned ones will "ring", whilst looser ones won't - they'll just give a dull "thunk". I personally wouldn't recommend then going ahead and loosening/tightening any spokes you think are defective - there's a lot more to wheel-building than that! But what this can do is provoke you into mentioning it to your workshop and getting the offending spokes adjusted.