Originally Posted by
noglider
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Phamilton, you're breaking too many spokes. I want to say you're doing something wrong, but probably, the original owner of the rear wheels did something wrong. I see learning the skill to build wheels in your future. I just taught yet another person to build wheels, and he's very satisfied. You will love it, and you will not break spokes any more.
These have all been older used wheels anyway, probably machine built. My understanding (and please correct if wrong) is that older machine built wheels often have issues with drive side spoke breakage at the "elbow" or whatever you call that part, where it goes into the hub flange. Something about needing stress-relieving. All my broken spokes have broken there. I have some old tall flange hubs w/ 27" steel rims that I think I'd like to lace up to some alloy rims and replace the 5 spd FW with a single speed. That would be my first wheel build project. I think tall flange hubs look cool.