Originally Posted by
drlogik
79pmooney,
Easy, I hear what you are saying about the Robergel's and yes they could be (well were) infuriating to work with but there is no doubt that they were popular back in the day for the higher end build wheels. I was talking about popularity not spoke quality. The fact that they are still in hot demand and somewhat scarce is interesting.
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They were popular because 1) the were readily available, 2) some were very light (the 15-17 Sports I raced were not very different from a DT Revolution on a scale, 3) they came in sexy SS and 4) they were Continental, therefor usable on an Italian bike. The chrome plated 14 ga spoke that came on the Fujis in 1976 were far better quality, to lace up and down the road.
Ben