wow that spoke cost is crazy... I snapped 3 spokes on a charity ride (last 2 were in the last 10 miles but I was determined to finish)... my LBS didn't have the correct spoke length in stock so they cut me new spokes to length and then let them replace them for me... think it cost what you spent to have your wheel trued up... just crazy.
I replaced one on my MTB because I dropped a chain and it chewed up one spoke... that cost me a few bucks for the spoke and the shop let me use their tools and stand (I had an awesome shop in FL)
sorry for the tangent... but ya fixing your own stuff is obviously much cheaper... I just had no idea how much so...
Last edited by donalson; 05-15-13 at 12:15 PM.