Re: [CR]Are these Colnago spokes?

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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:25:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Raymond Dobbins <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Are these Colnago spokes?
To: Tam Pham <terminaut@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <b27bc5c00707302001h8e7aa51r61aec8d12c4e587@mail.gmail.com>
cc: Classic Rendezvous Bike List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Tam, they are indeed very similar. The question becomes, who made those spokes for Schwinn? Another lister, Krister Katsogiannos, wrote me off-list to say that he thought the spokes on the Colnago Junior were made by Berg Union. I can't tell if the stampings are different, and I am inclined to believe they are the same. So...is the four-leaf-clover in fact the Berg Union symbol?

Ray Dobbins Miami FL USA

Tam Pham <terminaut@gmail.com> wrote: Those look a lot like Schwinn Paramount spokes...

http://chainedrevolution.com/CS/photos/terminaut/category1039/picture325.aspx

Tam Pham Huntington Beach, CA - USA

On 7/30/07, Raymond Dobbins <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com> wrote: A few days ago a Colnago Junior was outed to the list (eBay item # 270149110442). I noticed that the spokes had what looks like the Colnago Ace of Clubs (Asso di Fiori), stamped on the spoke heads:

http://www.raydobbins.com/misc/Colnago_Spokes/

I've never seen spokes like these before and I'm wondering if they are in fact Colnago branded spokes, or if the stamp is a 4 leaf clover (it's hard to tell), representing some other brand. Does anyone know?

Ray Dobbins
Miami FL USA