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On something spendy, or composite, or known to be frail (zipp, lol) would detension. On anything else, would just send it. Bring all your new spokes upto tension evenly and use a decent tensiometer, makes life so much easier.
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Detension the whole thing, then change the spokes.
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AS in, I would take out the affected spokes (8 of 32 right?) , then bring back up to tension with a tensionometer, makes life much easier. Leave the rest where they are, unless wheel is mangled in which case start again.
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@JVBulman
Ashamed to say I don't know the answer to this one despite being a professional mechanic:
I need to replace all eight head-in spokes on the drive side of a rear wheel due to damage from a chain dropping behind the cassette. Do I need to detension the whole wheel first or can I just replace them one at a time without worrying about the rest of the spokes until the final truing?
Thanks.