On 3 Jan 2004 at 12:11, HM & SS Sachs wrote:
> 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.
I just went down to the garage and picked up a bunch of old galvanized spokes I removed from my 1966 PX10E, (Normandy Luxe hubs, Mavic Montlhéry tubulars) when I rebuilt them with non- period-correct DT stainless. They have raised crescents on the heads. I've always assumed they were Robergels.
Actually, I first picked up another bunch of old galvanized spokes that had an elongated "D" with a "U" inside the "D" on the heads. I've no idea where these came from but quickly assumed they weren't Robergels and went looking further. Anyone have any ideas on these?
John Everett - Aurora, Illinois
jeverett3@earthlink.net (John V. Everett)