Re: [CR]PEUGEOT "trophy" wheels (??)

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Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:24:04 -0500
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From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]PEUGEOT "trophy" wheels (??)


Ed Kasper a écrit:
>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.) Enjoy your wheels, David.

I think that's correct. "Trois Étoiles" means "Three Stars" but the spokes with the star on the head are Stella (that's Italian for "Star.")

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