When you run out of spokes.
In 2012 I broke 120 spokes on my 1910 FN riding it from Nepal to Belgium. First repair was done by a guy who cut the ends and bent them to suit. Then, when no more were available, I had about 50 broken spokes welded together to make new ones. They didn't look pretty but they got me from Pakistan to the Czech Republic where I managed to buy new ones.
see on my website: Old Bloke on a Bike
And in the 80s when an airline broke on our Honda GoldWing in South America, my wife flagged down a passing truck and offered to buy the guy's aerial. He broke it in half and said, "Medio para tu, medio para me," (half for you and half for me). The aerial was still working as a replacement years later when I sold the bike.
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