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To Moonshot: Installing a cassette to a wheel is a job which takes less than 5 minutes; they probably do not even charge you. That is a small job. Building a wheel can take up to 2 or 3 hours and the expertise of a wheel builder. That is a large job.

To gastrocnemius: No, having two spokes fail is not a sign that the _rim_ is shot, but it is a sign that the wheel should be fully rebuilt with new spokes or be replaced. The rim being shot is the result of not recognizing this and trying to salvage a wheel by just replacing the broken spokes. A spoke should never break by lateral force (such as stress relieving). Such a spoke will break very quickly under normal riding conditions. The bike shop should have recognized this and recommended a different course of action instead of trying to replace the broken spokes. Just out of curiosity, how much was the bike shop charging to rebuild your wheel? Did they cut you a deal for the work because of the rim being damaged in their hands?
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