Originally Posted by superdex
The thing with low spoke-count wheels is that should even a single spoke fail, you end up with a taco --pretty instantly. If one pops while you're riding (would it break at any other time?), you're done (and possibly the rim). So yeah, inspect those spoke heads regularly
When my Ventos broke a spoke they didn't come out of true. The rims are very sturdy. Nevertheless I don't ride on broken spokes on low spoke count wheels.
On 32 spoke wheels if the wheel didn't come too far out of true I'd complete the ride.