Originally Posted by
TurboTurtle
Stress relieving does seem to be real. The metal in the spokes has an elasticity that allows it to stretch. However at any tension, some of these elastic bonds will no longer return. Stress relieving puts more tension on the spoke than it will ever see in use and pre-breaks most of the non-elastic bonds.
Wow! I guess every engineering book on 'strength of materials' will now need to have a chapter added. Sarcasm aside, your explanation is simply wrong.