Originally Posted by
Andy_K
It seems to me that pushing down on the top of the rim is significantly different in the it applies force in the direction of the hub to both the top and bottom of the rim. This is the way I've been stress relieving spokes, and I typically hear the spokes "ping" when the ones I've been working on are near the bottom.
The pings you hear are the twisted spokes unwinding, not the sound of stress relief (which makes no noise).
Last edited by rydaddy; 10-12-10 at 06:49 PM.