poke sticks into spokes(Vadim Rouminsky); put a spoke in the wheel(To disrupt, foil, or cause problems to one's plan, activity, or project. • I had everything in line for the party, but having the caterer cancel on me at the last minute really put a spoke in my wheel.КГА)
ram a stick in the spokes(Whenever I read BC news any more I imagine someone riding a bike and ramming a stick in their own spokes and flying over the handle bars onto their own face. (nationalpost.com)ART Vancouver)