I took my 2003 Trek 5200 in to LBS for rear wheel true and possible bearing replacement.

They noticed cracking at the (Bontrager) nipple holes, said this is common for those rims, and that it's difficult to get a rim drilled for the paired spokes that the wheel uses.

Options:
- LBS can set me up w/ expensive new wheels, or a new bike.
- Find a used wheel or wheel set on Craigslist
- Look for a 24 paired spoke rim
-??

The hubs are very good, and I like the bladed spokes. The bike has a lot of miles on it, new chain/cassette this year, front wheel seems OK. I don't buy new very often and don't care too much about matching parts although I have kept blue tires to go with the blue rims.

Thanks for your thoughts.