Originally Posted by
tFUnK
Sounds like that's just a rim tape issue?
+1
Or MAYBE - on a single-wall rim - something that'll need the attention of some sort of grinding tool - Dremel, rat-tail file, angle grinder... - before receiving a new rim strip.
Once when it wasn't the time to do something noisy, I used hotglue to cap each protruding spoke before installing the rim strip. Worked fine for as long as I had that bike. A bit of soap on the finger allows you to pat the hotglue into shape w/o burning before it sets.