Originally Posted by
rosefarts
I have a theory.
Both the OP and the shop measured the spoke correctly. Possibly every one of his spokes is a mm or two too short. It still came together fine when it was machine built but a less than ideal amount to get the threads started by hand, especially when the other spokes were already tensioned.
I'd still like to know how you measure a broken spoke, but
_ForceD_ won't enlighten me.