Originally Posted by dustinlikewhat
I don't do touring, so I've always wondered, how often do you make use of the extra spokes that you would have in the holders?
You are generally carrying a lot of extra weight that also happens to be centered around your wheels. It's a lot more common to break spokes under these conditions.
That said, not have a purpose built place on the frame to store spokes is a minor issue. A nice touch on a touring specific frame, but if you don't have it you just stuff them in your panniers or tape them to your frame.