You mean, you were just riding along and some spokes popped? Or did you hit something, and then they popped? Also, how old are the wheels? More than five years? Original to the bike, so by inference maybe ten years? If so, then maybe the sidewalls of the rim have gotten so thin from braking that they聮re torquing under your weight, stressing the spokes and breaking them. In that case, there聮s no real fix聴and replacing all the spokes is an expensive proposition in any event.
Shimano Deore hubs/Sun Rhyno Lite rims
Shimano Deore hubs/Sun Rhyno Lite rims
I聮d start shopping for new wheels聴the whole set of rims, spokes, and hubs. My guess is you聮ve got some sort of Shimano setup, probably eight-speed. You can get a set of Shimano Deore hubs laced to Sun Rhyno Lite wheels for $100 at Pricepoint.com. Performancebike.com also has good buys on complete wheelsets, like Shimano XT 9-speed hubs (I bet you could use these) on Mavic XC717 rims for about $225 for the set. That聮s a nice wheelset. And while you聮re at it, it聮s probably time to get a new cassette聴they run about $30.
Either way, payback is pretty quick. Six weeks or so for the inexpensive rims; 12 to 15 weeks for those at the higher end. But they聮ll last you for years, so you聮ll well amortize them before it聮s time for a new set.
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