Help...hit by car now I need spokes..rare spokes...

I was recently hit by a car and long story short...screwed up my
shoulder, whacked my helmet and worst of all broke several spokes in
what I think are a really rare set of wheels.

The Wheels were made by a French company called Rigida, the model
number is DP-18, there are stickers that say CSB on the side of the
rims and the hubs say Giant EXP Pro.

Any help in locating anyone who has the composite bladed spokes in
stock would be greatly appreciated.

The spokes on the front and rear are different lengths.

Thanks

Ron

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:54:34 -0600, rascal wrote:

I was recently hit by a car and long story short...screwed up my
shoulder, whacked my helmet and worst of all broke several spokes in
what I think are a really rare set of wheels.

The Wheels were made by a French company called Rigida, the model
number is DP-18, there are stickers that say CSB on the side of the
rims and the hubs say Giant EXP Pro.

Any help in locating anyone who has the composite bladed spokes in
stock would be greatly appreciated.

The spokes on the front and rear are different lengths.

Only the rims were made by Rigida. Those wheels were specially made
for Giant that used them on the TCR and perhaps other models in the
mid-late 90's or so. We tried to get a freehub repaired on one of
those wheels once and Giant could not get us parts so we trashed the
wheel. Try to see if a Giant dealer can help but my best guess is you
should just look for a new wheel and I would suggest something with
more common components.

Good luck,

- rick