Originally Posted by
Amesja
If you don't have the tools and/or the know-how to remove a spoke protector the correct way without having to "go at it" with a wire cutters methinks you should have left it on there.
There is an old thread in the Road forum where the OP lacked the experience but did have a propane torch. The story is hilarious. I have used snips and did a decent removal. This is about desperation.