Originally Posted by
ReeferRider
Yeah I called my LBS and they explained that if I decide to replace all my spokes btwn cost and labor I might as well get a new wheel.
This is what shops will tell you when they are too busy/lazy/inexperienced to take the time to properly build a wheel for you. The most common reason why spokes break is because the wheel is not properly tensioned from the factory, and any ready-build wheel that the shop likely had in mind when they told you to replace will have this problem. A
properly built custom wheel will likely be more expensive than replacing just rim and spokes. If you use your old rim and hub and just replace the spokes, or go with a whole new wheel, if it is properly built and tensioned and stress relieved then it should last a long time.