Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Breaking in the middle is rare, even very rare. It happens only when there's a nick or defect within the spoke.
hmmmm.... just had someone bring me in two bikes, they were both stored in his garage hanging upside down on hooks from the rims. Each bike has multiple spokes broken in the middle on both the front and rear wheels. he claims when he hung them up they were all fine, not sure how long they were hanging there..... I will post a picture and one bike had flat spokes while the other had round both bikes were built with 24 spoke rims. I'll see if I can get a shot of them before we do the repair.