I agree, if anything it would increase stress on a short length of spoke as opposed to the whole spoke being able to absorb it. As I understand it originally it was done to increase rigidity of the wheel so was popular with track cyclists BITD
It was purportedly done to increase rigidity but it never did. However, thiere is nothing as powerful as placebo and belief. It trumps science every time.
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