Robbied196
Senior Retro Guru
I have a nice set of Mavic GP40 rims with large flange Record hubs. Unfortunately, they're let down by a slightly pitted surface on the spokes. I assumed they would be stainless spokes given they are good quality wheels and it would seem strange to build them with normal steel spokes.
So I wondered, how can you really tell stainless from normal steel? A bit of googling and I discovered Stainless won't magnetise. I've just tried this on the pitted spokes and a magnet sticks. Tried it on a stainless spoke and it doesn't.
Well, I thought it was interesting
So I wondered, how can you really tell stainless from normal steel? A bit of googling and I discovered Stainless won't magnetise. I've just tried this on the pitted spokes and a magnet sticks. Tried it on a stainless spoke and it doesn't.
Well, I thought it was interesting