Can you tell me what kind/size spokes to buy for rear wheel. thanks

building and truing wheels is a specialized skill that takes a lot of practice. Most manufacturers use robots to build the wheels to save on labor costs. To have a human build a wheel can cost more than $50 per wheel for the labor. Spokes retail for about $1-$2 a piece and include a brass nipple. Spokes also come in different gauges. Most bike shops that sell spokes usually only carry a few sizes in stainless steel.



If you are only replacing one or two spokes you can take the broken spoke to a bike shop and they can measure it and hopefully have the right size in stock to sell you a replacement. Use the right size spoke wrench for your spokes to unscrew the nipple from the broken spoke, you will then be able to remove (spokes can be very flexible and will bend a lot to get them out of the hub). Observe the adjacent spokes and the lacing pattern to re-install the spoke in the hub and thread it into the new nipple that came with the replacement spoke. Put the wheel back in the frame and use the brake pads as a reference guide to tighten and true the adjacent spoke nipples until the wheel no longer rubs on the brake pads and you are satisfied.



My personal opinion is that on a Huffy, it is faster, cheaper and easier to buy a replacement wheel from your local bike shop for $35-$45. The spokes, rims and hubs used on Huffy's are of very low quality (most don't even use stainless steel spokes) and a new replacement wheel from your local bike shop (LBS) will be ten times better than trying to fix the old original equipment, IMHO.

you will need several specialized bike tools that will make this cost prohibitive for the DIYer unless you plan on doing more wheels. Most local bike shops can sell you a replacement wheel for between $35 and $50 and remove and reinstall the freewheel, rimstrip, tire and tube and reinflate it for about $8-10. Also the quality of this replacement wheel will be a much higher than the original Huffy wheel.



If you still want to do it yourself, you will need a freewheel removal tool for your specific brand of freewheel or cassette (there are about a dozen different types of tools out there, so make sure you get the right one). You will need a spoke wrench of the right size for the spoke nipples you are using, there are three common sizes and a couple more odd size ones out there. You are looking at about $20-$30 for those tools. You should use a truing stand to true the wheel after the spokes are replaced ($150-$400) but you can "get by" with using the brakes in your bike as a reference. Spokes will run you $1-$2 each. If you don't have a special metric spoke ruler ($10-$15), most LBS's will measure them for free (all bike parts are measured in metric). The details of lacing a wheel and getting the tension right is beyond the scope of this short answer and I recommend that you either try to find a book on the art of wheel building at your local library or buy one off of Amazon ($25-$45), there are several good ones out there and video tutorials also. If you plan on doing more than one wheel then I highly recommend it and take the time to learn the art, there are few of us left out there that can actually build a wheel these days.

To change just the rim is a pretty big job, since you would have to remove every spoke and assemble a new wheel. But maybe you are asking how to straighten the wheel? If the bend is a bit of a wobble, and not a sharp kink, then you can usually true-up the wheel by adjusting the spokes. If this happened kind of suddenly, then you probably have a broken spoke. Pull on every spoke one at a time to see if that is the case. If none are broken, then you only need a spoke key. There are several styles, all pretty cheap, but they aren't all the same size. Look on YouTube for a how video on trueing bike wheels.
If you do have a broken spoke, and it is on the left side, then it's not too hard to replace. Just get the right size spoke and spoke key and you can do it without even removing the wheel. If you have a broken spoke on the right side you will almost certainly have to remove the wheel from the bike. There are several types with corresponding different tools and can be a bit tricky. Look for info on Parktool.com

You could Google that. "SRAM S30 sprint rear wheel spokes" or call a shop that sells SRAM wheels.

the rear spokes are the same size( yes ).

Have a look at your spokes and see if they are thicker at the ends.If they are not,then they might be a straight gauge spoke which are cheaper,therefore probably prone to braking especially when you weigh 275.I would ask a bike shop about getting double butted spokes.(thicker ends).And just another piece of info for you.When people buy a bike....the thing your suppose to do is take bike to the shop a month or so later and get the spokes retensioned.Just part of the wearing in process.But YES you can upgrade the wheel itself.But you must go for DOUBLE BUTTED SPOKES.THANKS

Have you checked with the dealer??? Reat tire size stamped on the rear tire ... Look here for additional information ...http://hrca.honda.com/

Valco only sells replacement parts for a few years. I recommend that you look in thrift stores for a valco you can use for parts

If the gears will no longer go back on the bike, I would recommend buying a new wheel (including a new rear hub). It is usually easier and more cost effective to buy a wheel than to replace the hub. To replace the hub (the part that is stripped on your bike) you would also have to remove and replace spokes, etc. Search online for the wheel size you need (probably 26" - you can check the tire size) or take to a reliable bicycle shop and they will gladly help you. Anyway, you need a new hub but probably better off getting a new wheel - much easier.

Tighten the two pinion gear bolts that are holding the rear wheel, if the wheel is wobbling, then that is the problem.

If this does not fix the problem, you will probably better buy a new wheel, or replace the whole pinion gear and axis assembly, better to replace the wheel.