Rebuilding a wheel
 

What is a reasonable price to rebuild a wheel, using the rim and hub and replaceing the spokes?

generally its about 40 for the labor around here. call your local shop for a real answer

Around me in NJ it's $40 plus the cost of the spokes.

Anywhere from $35-$60. Assuming it isn't a particularly special build.

I pretty much agree with the answers posted - about an hour of shop time plus spokes.

Which is why IMO its not normally too cost effective. Its actually faster to build using all new parts because there`s nothing to undo before starting the build. And you also don`t end up with a rim with wear on it and a hub with miles on the bearings.

So what have you got that you feel would be better `reusing`? And what would a new prebuilt unit cost?

Yeah I don't quite understand why the OP just wants to replace the spokes. Only situation I can think of is that the initial build was bad and now spokes are going in droves.

From your pictures, the spokes look fine even with the corrosion. It looks like it's just on the surface. Clean it up and if you can still turn the nipple, I would not replace them. Of course, if you are concerned about the spoke tension at your weight, then I would understand the desire to rebuild them.

agree with others $40

It was in the interest of cost effectiveness...which I learned today does not always mean reuse/rebuild.

Unless you know the condition of the rim, maybe the best thing to do, other than a new build, is to reuse the hub and get a new rim and spokes. To feel more comfortable with the condition of the rim, despoke it and remove the hub, lay the rim against a large piece of glass such as a picture window, and see if it's completely flat. If it is, the rim is in good shape or in this case, the right shape.