Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
You have wheels with 300,000 miles, no broken spokes, and no stress relieving? That's incredible.
Stress relieving isn't about eliminating windup which can go away in the first wheel revolution.
No I generally stress relieve wheels I build. I have also just ridden them and then checked them for tension and trueness and they have held up fine. I have also done this with machine built wheels and they have held up fine.