Old 05-07-15, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by HillRider
A magnet will tell you immediately. Galvanized spokes have carbon steel under the coating. Stainless steel spokes are non-magnetic 300-series stainless. Some stainless steel spokes may show very week magnetic attraction but the difference between them and galvanized (or cadmium plated) spokes will be dramatic.

I agree, those are awfully good rims and highly unlikely to have been built up with galvanized spokes.
Thank you,

I know this method, but I'm buying on the Internet, so I can't perform the test myself...
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