Thread: A stupid, but easy, spoke question
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Old 08-19-08, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Soil_Sampler
http://www.wheelsmith.com/spokes_introduction.html

All Wheelsmith spokes are produced from a specially drawn 304 stainless steel using a variety of cold forging techniques, some proprietary.
So are DT and Sapim spokes but plain 304 gives silver-colored spokes. The black color could be a nickel plating but I'm not sure exactly what it is.
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