I did have a little bag with 30 or so of the odd nipples for the non stainless version. I have no use for them and would be glad to post them to someone.
Howard Darr
Clymer PA
> Ed Kasper wrote (and I snip the part about the wheels):
>
> "The crescent is the mark of Robergel...but I think they used an
> 'E' on their stainless spokes. (Trois Etoile? Maybe Sheldon or somebody
> else fluent in French can help me here.)
>
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>
> My memory coincides with Ed's on the "E" on Robergel stainless spokes, but
I distinctly remember a backwards capital R on the non-stainless ones (which
also have a peculiar thread relative to other spoke brands). I've seen the
crescent but did not associate it with Robergel.
>
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va