Re: [CR]Stainless steel spokes in Pre-war period

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From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
To: "classicrendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Stainless steel spokes in Pre-war period
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:53:55 -0400



----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Naiman
To: classicrendezvous
Cc: Jan Heine
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:25 PM
Subject: [CR]Stainless steel spokes in Pre-war period



> I wrote a few weeks ago looking for a supplier of
> 15/17 Guage stainless steel spokes, and received quite
> a few replies, but now I've another question.
> I know in the 40s and 50s there were adds for rustless
> spokes, but according to Keith Helon these were not
> stainless steel. So my question is, were stainless
> steel spokes available on Pre-war bikes, and if not
> when did they first appear ?

All of Raleigh's best lightweights (Silver Record, RRA etc.) had stainless spokes by 1939 model year. I am not sure of other makes but I assume ss spokes were available by that time.

Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA