Always a good idea to do regular maintenance...

Doing my regular maintenance this morning I found 4 broken spokes on the rear rim. This is the original rim that came with the bike, and I suspect it's not the highest grade - all the spokes have gone grey, and according to comments on Bike Forums it's probably a cheap rim. This means no ride in tomorrow, which is a shame - I wanted to see what it would be like with two studded tyres on. Oh well... I'll take the bike into the LBS and hopefully I'll get the bike back tomorrow afternoon with another lovely new winter rim on it and I'll be able to cycle home.