Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Something sounds a bit fishy here.
Or at least smells fishy
Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Next time a spoke is removed, check for right facing vs left facing spoke holes.....
Misaligned nipples bad enough to break spokes are obvious to the naked eye. Just look at the wheel and see if the nipple lies in line with the spoke. This is a bit harder to gauge as you're building, since slack spokes don't lie on the line they'll assume when tight.
BTW- aero rims, especially ones with a pointy bottom are most vulnerable to the issue because they are thick at the spoke hole and the nipples are very constrained by the sides of the holes, and cannot float to the spoke's line.