hi all,

some discussion on broken spokes
had 3 (2 today) broken spokes on the rear on my new (old) 72 super course

i replace my own broken spokes and true my own wheels
i dont always get them 'perfect' but pretty good imo
the wheels are dished and pretty true
going by feel - the tension feels good too

my questions are:

-when you start having multiple spoke breaks (the rear on this bike came w/ one at purchase) - should i be thinking to replace the wheels - i had multiple on an old wheel on my schwinn and got fed up replacing spokes all the time so i replaced the wheel

-or i am i being overconfident in my wheel skills - i have felt - ok - its pretty true - its dished - the spokes seem to have adequate and even tension - so i'm good - but i am starting to wonder - maybe i need to get a tension meter to make more certain about tension equity

different posts i read say different things - while uniform tension on each side of the rear (higher on the drive though) is agreed upon - it seems many feel that the job can be done w/o a meter

i have few bikes and they have come to me in many states of disrepair and so far the wheels that i have trued have been good in regards to no repeated spoke breaks (save the schwinn wheel)

so i wonder - did this raleigh - which came w a broken spoke - did this rear wheels spokes get compromised from years of improperly tensioned use and i just need to dump the wheel - OR - are my skills / tools deficient? (ie - get the meter)

sorry for long post - look forward to feedback