Originally Posted by
LeeG
I'd consider this wheel your learning experience wheel and be prepared to buy a GOOD replacement wheel as it fails bit by bit. If it's an old wheel with loose spokes that one broken spoke is the beginning of the end.
I ended up just dropping the wheel off at the LBS today. I figured that their knowledge is far superior to mine, and that with my limited vision, I might miss a flat/bad spot on the rim itself.
Hoping that my assessment was accurate and not wasting money, though as old as the bike is, those spokes probably could stand to be re-tensioned anyway. If it's not the rim, then the axle could be bent slightly. I know it's not the brakes rubbing, as I broke the rear noodle before flipping the bike upside down prior to removing the wheel and the wheel was encountering friction somewhere that prevented it from freely spinning.