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Old 03-12-12 | 09:28 PM
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prathmann
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If I were building a wheel for someone else, esp. if for pay, then I'd insist on new spokes. No way of knowing what stresses they may have seen before and I wouldn't want to have to later fix any problems that may have been due to existing spoke issues.

But if I'm building a wheel for myself I have no problem reusing spokes that I think are in good shape and are the proper length. This is more common with a replacement of the rim since they wear out from brake wear and then I can leave the spokes in their original position in the hub as I move them over to the new rim. What happened to your hub?
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