Originally Posted by
Steel Charlie
I'm still riding wheels that I built in the 80's with DT spokes. Wadda figger their "fatigue life" is?
I would bet as you built your wheels and used the excellent DTs you likely used an appropriate spoke gauge and rim for your weight and kept them tensioned appropriately, etc. You will eventually wear your rim out and if you chose to go in a different direction your spokes would be a good buy used having next to no impact on fatigue life. Not always the case with used.