Originally Posted by
dynodonn
Since my time is relatively cheap, spokes are inexpensive, and my commutes are not what I consider very long, I just replace them as needed.
I'm not sure that this is a very effective way of handling it. It would be a lot more efficient to just replace all of them at once. Clearly if you have 5 or 6 broken spokes, the rest of them are probably fatigued as well. Replacing all of them guarantees a fresh start for the wheel.
Four years ago, I was in this exact predicament with a cheapo replacement wheel. I went out and bought 36 straight gauge DT spokes and rebuild the wheel. I'm still riding on it 4 years later. No more broken spokes.