Originally Posted by
Smaug1
The other thing I thought of was that maybe this is the motivation I need to learn to work on wheels? I have spoke wrenches and I think the right socket to remove the cassette from the hub. The thing is that it doesn't sound like fun, and I think I'd rather spend my free time riding. My only other road bike is my single speed. However, that would run the cost right down on re-lacing the current wheel.
As already mentioned in post #3. Buy the spokes, do the re-lacing yourself and find a shop with a competent wheel person to do the final tensioning and don't cheap out on some no-name spokes. Should cost 1/3? of having them do the spoke lacing. Building a good dependable wheel takes some experience so if you're not motivated to go through the work and learning curve, best to let an expert do it. Just be certain your current hub and rim are in good condition before going forward.