Originally Posted by
dynodonn
Time for some to look into upgrading their wheel sets, or at least the spokes. After getting tired of replacing spokes, I finally upgraded to a set of DT Swiss touring rims. No broken spokes since, and that's after hauling many loads of groceries back home.
Probably this... but if you have to wait... check for looseness in spokes around the breakage. If you have a spoke wrench, you could try to tighten them *slightly* without taking the whole thing out of true.
Unfortunately when the second spoke goes, you starting thinking it's a chain reaction... and that's quite often what happens.
When you get your next wheel, ride it for 50 miles, then get it re-trued and have tension checked.
I just bought a replacement wheel for my winter bike. After checking tension, I increased all spokes very slightly. Rode it 50-70 miles, then checked tension again and retrued. Even though it was a moderately cheap wheel, I expect it will last several years.