Originally Posted by
bootchop
Yes the spokes are broken near the center. I suspect now that the other spokes will probably snap in a similar way if I replace just the broken spokes. Maybe the best course would be to replace all the spokes. I did look at the ebay link provided and I found some basic spokes.
It wouldn't be surprising if at least a few more were ready to pop. I'd assume from the general condition that seized nipples won't be a problem, but that's something to bear in mind - if you set out to replace only a few, but then find you can't true the wheel because they're seized or breaking, you might do better to replace the lot. Maybe think of it as "bought $50 of spokes, won a free bike"?