Spokes for 1930's wheels; stainless or black??

Dustine
Dustine Posts: 184
edited May 2009 in Road general
Im about to rebuild a pair of wheels for a 1930's Royal Enfield, as the spokes are coated in rust. Its impossible to tell what the finish would have been originally. What im wondering is whether I should use some stainless steel spokes for the build, or get some black ones. Which is likely to be closest to the original finish??

Im not looking at some concours rebuild by the way, as much of the rest of it has 'patina'....

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  • meagain
    meagain Posts: 2,331
    Originally they may have been chrome - not sure if "rustless" (sort of!) introduced by the '30s? Or possibly black-painted steel?
    Depending on the rest of the bike, I THINK I'd go black - reasonably unobtrusive!
    d.j.
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