Originally Posted by
Blue Belly
you often don't have a choice. I'd get her home & replace the spoke. one bad spoke can mean more bad spokes. One less spoke means more stress on the rest
The only time you don't have a choice is when you are not prepared or are in a situation where stopping to fix it could be dangerous (and it can't be that far to a safe location).
A few spokes and a couple of fiberfix spokes should be a part of every tookkit for touring They weigh next to nothing.