Originally Posted by
OneIsAllYouNeed
You should prioritize a stiffer rim and double butted spokes. There’s not much difference between 32 and 36 spoke count. Pick a rim that’s at least 20mm deep.
That most recent spoke failure was probably due to a crack initiated by dropping the chain off the largest cog. Spokes don’t normally break in the middle unless some foreign object nicked them.
DING DING DING!
I am only just getting around to this repair, and when I pulled the cassette off the freehub, there it was. 6 of the remaining 7 outbound spokes have a fairly obvious gouge from when the chain was thrown from the largest cog into the spokes. I might have done it early on before I became so obsessive with setup (this bike is why I'm detail-oriented with bikes), or it happened before I bought it. I'll be replacing the remaining 7 outbound spokes as well as the spoke that broke. Fun is going to be had!