Originally Posted by
noglider
The third time is the charm. Are you saying you don't agree? You seem to be saying have the wheel trued and it will hold up. Maybe I'm reading you wrong.
Which third time? Third broken spoke on an otherwise unaddressed problem? That's just the expression of the problem.
I think the first spokes to go are the spokes that were under the most stress. It isn't a random failure. So I think it possible that the other spokes are fine. 18-8 stainless is relatively plastic - if it isn't obviously damaged, it is probably fine. I have trued lots of wheels that had a history of broken spokes and the carnage stopped once the tensions were evened out and elbows seated. So that's what I think the OP should do if he wants to keep riding his bike until the warranty claim resolves itself.