Originally Posted by
TurboTurtle
How can stress relieving reduce fatigue? - TF
I'm not convinced that "stress relieving" is an accurate term. I suspect that what really happens is the process seats the elbow end in the hub. If you don't do it the spoke will seat itself eventually through use but it will also cause the spoke to lose tension.
FWIW I don't think that shift cables stretch either. I think that what we percieve as cable stretch is actually due to the cable housing seating itself in the ferrules and cable stops.