Have other people had issues with this vendor? I bought the wheel online from BWW and it never gave me trouble for two years. Recently though, spoke nipples are breaking with sickening regularity (only on the back wheel). The wheel has been used on pavement only but sometimes I carry heavy loads on it. I haven't had a chance to look, but the short spoke theory does make sense. I'll just have to keep replacing nipples until I eventually rebuild the wheel. Thanks to everyone for the advice.
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