> For dealing with recalcitrant nipples, here's a technique that has
> worked for me:
>
> The wheel must be securely installed in a truing stand of
> considerable strength, though your bicycle's frame and fork would
> also likely do. Strangely enough, the standard Park shop truing
> stand, TS-2, does not hold the axle tight enough.
>
> With the axle solidly supported, pull the rim over toward the flange
> where the troublesome nipple is. Pull on the rim right adjacent to
> that spoke. This will greatly reduce the tension on the spoke. This
> often does the trick.
>
> Sheldon "Bend It Like Brown" Brown
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