Originally Posted by
mooder
Last suggestion is quite seductive!
FBinNY, I am a bit afraid not doing it correctly. Is there any video showing this technique? I'm quite a newbie!
The wheel is in the bike, I exert sideway tension and the spoke should come out of the rim, correct? Would it be easier/less risky if I loosen some spokes?
Should I sit on the frame of the bike or no pressure at all (beside the one I exert with my hand on the rim)?
Little diagram again to illustrate what I understood. Sorry, native french speaker here!
yes, but not enough to make the spoke fully slack or raise it in the rim. Just enough to lower the tension so the nipple turns more easily. If you want, try at a good spoke and se how the side pressure makes the nipple much easier to turn.
So you're only relaxing some tension, and will still need a long or needle nose pliers, or a modified screwdriver (see a prior post about making one) to remove the nipple.