Originally Posted by
tborner
I bought this wheelset about a month ago, and I'm curious about the colored (anodized?) spokes. Are they titanium? I've been doing some research, and I've found that some colored spokes were titanium. If they are, is there anything I should be careful about if I use these? I've heard that titanium spokes flex more, and may need to be trued more often..
Those are almost certainly titanium spokes with fancy fade anodizing. They appeared in the '90's, but never got traction- too expensive, too fragile. There's still some out there:
http://www.cheapbikeparts360.com/pro...itanium-spoke/
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