Re: [CR] Spokes with S on the head?

From: "paccoastcycles" <paccoastcycles@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Ken Freeman" <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <AANLkTimyu3b3XqR1c4N3PEr+fpMOU4M2rt4y_eTN9ax+@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 20:32:54 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR] Spokes with S on the head?

Ken, the spokes used at the Masi factory were marked with an "S" on the heads. I have always heard them referred to as "S" brand spokes.

They are, to the best of my knowledge, stainless but not so much so that they won't rust. There are many different alloys we call stainless steel and some are more rust resistant than others.

Chuck Hoefer
Pacific Coast Cycles
Oceanside, Ca.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Freeman
To: Classic Rendezvous
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 2:30 PM
Subject: [CR] Spokes with S on the head?

> What is the brand of road spokes with an "S" on the heads? They are quite
> old, with a non-stainless finish, and double-butted. Right now they are
> holding a Nisi rim onto an un marked Gnutti-like large flange hub with
> aluminum flanges and a steel axle quill.
>
> --
> Ken Freeman
> Ann Arbor, MI USA