Originally Posted by
hairnet
Were you able to lower the tension on any of the other spokes?
Not in the slightest. Trying to turn the nipples (first with spoke wrenches, then with pliers) would just strip them instantly.
I tried to compensate for this by cutting the spoke with the lowest tension each time. I also cut all the spokes on one side of the hub first, so that the other side would be effectively detensioned by the time I had cut out 16 spokes (this was a suggestion from an old BF thread).
I even found familiar faces in the old threads I was looking through:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post10018384
Using a screwdriver was even less effective than a spoke wrench/pliers, in case you're curious.
I wonder how much stress is put on a hub when spokes at full tension are just cut.
The hub seems totally fine. The
rim warped noticeably when some of the spokes were cut, so I'm reluctant to try salvaging it, assuming I can even get the stupid nipples out of the eyelets.
