Originally Posted by
rmfnla
Even if he replaces them one at a time?
I've replaced single broken spokes for years without distoring the rim...
You could probably do it one spoke at a time. One would still have quite a bit of truing to do at the end.
If one takes out all 9 without de-tensioning, it may not be possible to get the nipples back on, but one could cross that hurdle when one comes to it.