Next time I order dies from Kowa Japan, I'm going inquire as to whether they can make me JUST ONE set of dies with French threading.
=8-)
Robert Shackelford San Jose, CA USA
Quoting Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net>:
> check with Wayne Bingham, who has the old Mel Pinto inventory, since he
> bought the firm. If memory serves, all of the Robergel spokes used an
> threading that was not compatible with spokes from the rest of the
> world. You can change out the spokes to DT, Wheelsmith, or whatever, but
> would have to change the nipples, too.
>
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va.
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Jon Crate wrote:
> The Normandy/Mavic Montlery rear wheel that came with my 69 PX-10
> suffered a spoke incident bending 5 on the drive side.
>
> I removed them and measured them at 306/307 mm long.
> They were 0.062" to 0.066" (not very round) with butted ends at 0.070 to
> 0.072" (15/16/15).
> The end stamps looks like a capitol E, but are a bit hard to make out.
> Can anyone tell me who made them? Edco?
> Does anyone have a few this size and brand they can sell to me?
> <snip>
>
> and Bob Hanson responded, I'm sure correctly:
> Those are Robergel butted stainless steel spokes.
> The "E" on the spoke head refers to the "Trois Etoiles"
> (3 Stars) model - which was their premium spoke.