I have wheels with Sapim, a newer Belgian company and DT made in CH that have been fine for decades ..




Maybe the wire still had contaminants or the threading Die was worn , and rolling the wire made a defective thread.

Unless you also will replace the rim de tension the spokes a bit at a time . rather than cut spokes ,

so the rim wont warp.


I've been fine with straight gage spokes , again , 20 & 30 year old wheels..

my 15 ga 36 spoke road bike wheels are 40 years old.