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Are old wheels(balloon tire and middleweights) considered safe for occasional riding?

Yes, very much so.

The only thing not original about these wheels are the wheel bearing grease and the tires.

This rides and rolls better than new bikes I have ridden.
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I put a couple thousand miles on this before I sold it. Aside from grease, tires and tubes, all original wheels.

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A bike shop will not work with very old or rusted spokes for liability reasons. that said I ride bikes with 130 year old spokes that are in good shape
My guess would be that failing spokes will fail progressively. Not catastrophically. Not all at the same time. So you can put in a few replacements, and if failure seems ongoing, then do the whole wheel.
I think you will be fine.
 
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