So I had an Aksium today that a spoke pulled through the rim. It left me stranded in the middle of nowhere in rural Wisconsin. I managed to find someone to drive me 25 miles back for $40 cash I had. I tried messing with a spoke wrench tightening the other drive side spokes and loosening the NDS spokes. I got it to where I could roll it without the tire rubbing the chainstay but the minute I tried riding it it started rubbing and given it already took some clear coat off the carbon with just a few rotations It would have destroyed the whole frame and tire if I tried riding it.

So now I am looking at replacements but it freaks me out that one broken spoke could strand me. I have 32 spoke traditional wheels where a broken spoke just meant open the brake and make your way back. However, my carbon frame seems to also have very narrow clearances for the wheel/tire. I also should not have trusted the wheel since it had 12k miles on it but showed no signs it needed to be replaced. My friend has a Ksryrium hub crack at 4k miles but fortunately was close to home.

I guess my question is what should I replace it with so that I am not in that position again? That really had me shaken. I am considering buying a set of classic Open Pro Ultegras or building my own out of traditional spokes and hubs.