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Old 12-30-13, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dsbrantjr
"Nirosta" is not a brand of spokes, it is a German acronym for NIchtROstender STAhl, meaning "non-rusting steel"; a product of ThyssenKrupp AG, it is the material of which the crown of the Chrysler Building is constructed. One might infer that it is of reasonably good quality.
Yeah, I know what the acronym means and I assume it's 304 SS like nearly every other good maker uses. But l still don't know who actually made the spokes. The metal itself is undoubtedly good but fabrication also counts.
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