Originally Posted by
Chris Chicago
my brother has an old schwinn super sport he rides to work 3x a week. 15mi round trip.
is there anything I can do to make this wheel work for him or is he doomed to semi weekly trips to the lbs for a new spoke?
Replace all the spokes in the failing side(s) (they're all approaching their fatigue limit) with quality butted spokes (DT Competition 2.0/1.8) and brass nipples, true, tension, and stress relieve per _The Bicycle Wheel_.
Taking the opportunity to install a nice double walled rim at the same time is a fine idea too.