>>1959979>t.buying new wheels every 5 yearsI work on lots of 20+ year old bikes. Those wheels mostly need some retightening. Also shit happens on the street, where you need to adjust spokes afterwards.
I check tension for some obviously lose spokes by squeezing them together with my hand. Mostly just eyeball it so it's good enough for a beater to ride.
If it's severe I take it to my truing stand.
Recently a spoke snapped during a 70km/h descend, fun stuff.
