Originally Posted by
Duragrouch
Most bike shops these days have a spoke thread rolling machine and stock long raw spokes that they cut to length, if the spokes are constant section (not butted). A good shop tech can measure the spoke lengths fine without removal. For a couple spokes, don't worry about the price, I think they'll be $1.50 or $2.00 each, just standard stainless steel spokes in the same size, and make sure the new nipples take the same size spoke wrench as all the others, and nickle-plated brass, NOT aluminum. If the spokes are ultracheap galvanized non-stainless, the bike shop won't stock those, just use a couple stainless steel ones.
The other spokes are fine, and not all gonna fail soon. Spokes usually fail from a gouge, like if the chain fell against it because of no spoke protector, or lack of stress relieving during initial wheel build.
Actually, very few bike repair shops have spoke machines now. The cost is prohibitive.