Spokes really should not wear out, unless you are stretching them past their elastic limits. If the wheel is built correctly, they are not being stretched past their elastic limits. Hard riding could theoretically do it, but again, when built properly that tends to spread the stresses out properly so one spoke does not become overstressed. The kind of "hard riding" that would do it would result in a wildly warped wheel. The spokes suspend the hubs and if they are stretched past their elastic limits, they may break or snap. That's how you know they've worn out, but again, if built correctly, this is rarely a problem. I've built many wheels and never had a "pinging" problem. A long time ago I used to have spokes go loose, that can happen from taking a hit and bending the rim, or from not properly building the wheel. If it's the first situation with a properly built wheel, then it means you need a stronger wheel (rims, spokes and nipples) for the riding you do. 1000 miles is nothing in the sense of a good built wheel. I will often do that in just a couple months.
If something is pinging, it should be some sort of a red flag IMO. It means there's a crack somewhere, something is loose, something is worn out. Wheel bearings? Freehub bearing? A spoke hole? I don't know, but there's got to be reason why. Except for a few limited situations with bladed spokes, wheels don't "ping" if they are built right and everything else is functioning.
You may just be better off replacing the whole thing if you aren't very experienced with wheels and can't find a competent shop (sometimes that's a lot harder than it sounds or should be). I'd want to know why and I'd want to fix it, but I'm very comfortable building and re-building wheels. It's time-consuming though and it's hard to diagnose something remotely.
If something is pinging, it should be some sort of a red flag IMO. It means there's a crack somewhere, something is loose, something is worn out. Wheel bearings? Freehub bearing? A spoke hole? I don't know, but there's got to be reason why. Except for a few limited situations with bladed spokes, wheels don't "ping" if they are built right and everything else is functioning.
You may just be better off replacing the whole thing if you aren't very experienced with wheels and can't find a competent shop (sometimes that's a lot harder than it sounds or should be). I'd want to know why and I'd want to fix it, but I'm very comfortable building and re-building wheels. It's time-consuming though and it's hard to diagnose something remotely.
