Originally Posted by MetinUz

Jobst Brandt says it's perfectly fine to re-use old spokes of they are in good shape, and points out a wheelset that has seen some incredible number of miles (100,000 ?) with many rim changes, using original spokes and NR hubs. Of course, most old wheelsets I find have rusty spokes and perfectly usable rims, as it seems few old bikes get enough miles to even wear through one pair of rims.