While I was truing my Bongrader rear wheel a nipple on a RS spoke split. I tried to remove the split nipple, but I was unsuccessful. Usually I can remove a rounded nipple, but this time the leftover part was too small to grab. So I cut the spoke assuming I had a spare, but I didn't.
I tried locating the spoke (290X2.3X1.0 bladed), but so far I haven't.
Instead I used temporarily a DT DB (1.5/1.6).
During the truing I needed to tighten this spoke slight more to true the wheel, but as I tried to tension the spoke it reached a point where the tension wouldn't increase neither would the rim move.
I suspect that the spoke had reached its elastic limit. So I left it as is which is good enough.
Any comments on using a different spoke on a wheel is appreciated.
YannisG