broken spoke

[PatrickPending]

Indeed I'd never advise anyone o pay a LBS £10 or so to replace a spoke on the rear wheel as chances are more will follow. You can get them to quote you for a full rebuild with good quality spokes - if they are any good at building wheels your new weel should be free of spoke breakages.
Another option is to buy a spoke and have a go at replacing it yourself - it is easy, but even so expect more to go...

Planet x wheels - I've had both model A and Model B - seem fine to me....

 

[pclay]

so i got myself a new cheap-ish rear wheel for £60. It is built with Shimano Tiagra hub and a Mach 1 CFX rim.

After 30 miles, I have discovered that two spokes are totally loose in that I can turn the nipples by hand. Spokes and I really do not get on well with each other.

Oh, and the LBS changed over my cassette, tube and tyre, and gave me a slow puncture!

 

[SS Retro]

I would have got the original wheel rebuilt worth reading the link in post 5 on planet x wheels.
Anyway good luck spokes when not quite right can be troublesome annoying little buggers.

 

[doog]

so i got myself a new cheap-ish rear wheel for £60. It is built with Shimano Tiagra hub and a Mach 1 CFX rim.

After 30 miles, I have discovered that two spokes are totally loose in that I can turn the nipples by hand. Spokes and I really do not get on well with each other.

Oh, and the LBS changed over my cassette, tube and tyre, and gave me a slow puncture!

Why did they change your cassette,tube and tyre after 700 miles ? I presume you purchased the bike from them and this was all warranty work, if not you have clearly been stung.

 

[pclay]

Why did they change your cassette,tube and tyre after 700 miles ? I presume you purchased the bike from them and this was all warranty work, if not you have clearly been stung.

Sorry if i was not clear, they took the cassette, tube and tyre off my old wheel and put it on my new one which cost £60. they did this for free.

 

[PatrickPending]

I think you'd have been better off getting the original wheel rebuilt with decent spokes, though you might be ok...two loose spokes would not fill me with confidence...