"Pete Biggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Peter B said:I'd imagine it's to hold the spoke to prevent wind-up in
the first place Pete, rather than a pair if pliers or
similar that could damage them.Yes but would the spokes get damaged if they were would up
half a turn for a second then unwound?~PB
I think it probably depends on the builder, Pete. If you've
got quite a good "feel" for wheels, and spoke tension, you'd
probably be able to pull it off without any problems
whatsoever. I've done emergency jobs with pliers - but I've
usually worn a bit of a grimace as I've been working!!
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