Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
That's a story that I've heard before but have never witnessed myself and I've cut lots of spokes. I've cut whole wheels of spokes without de-tensioning the spokes first and I've never seen any problems with either the rim or hub.
Have you ever seen this happen yourself or you simply repeating a caution that you've heard from others?
+1, I too have cut out a couple of spokes with stripped nipples and glad I did it, it was so much easier to true with a new spoke and nipple.