Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Now spin the wheel and use a dry marker to dot the spokes near the end of the thicker section. That will act as a twist monitor, and when you're finished, you can wipe the dot off with alcohol or acetone.
Interesting idea. I might try it.
In the past with straight gauge or butted spokes, I haven't worried about wind-up. Perhaps I had to do some extra turns with the spoke wrench.
I do get some popping at the end, so by marking the spokes, one could easily unwind them, and hopefully minimize popping.
WIth the bladed spokes I've been experimenting with lately, windup is a problem, but it seems easy enough to just true the wheel, then unwind once one is finished. Stress points still seem to be at the nipples and spoke heads, and unwinding doesn't seem to affect the truing.
Do wound-up spokes self-losen? Another reason to unwind them at the end of the process.