Raleigh Royal 708 £50

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I had thought spoke holders but then thought, "Why?", were spokes really breaking that often back then?

I certainly sold galaxies prone to 2yr spoke fatigue, but I don't recall any of the wheels we've built with dt bb ever braking through anything other than impact.

Maybe it was in case a branch got into the wheel, or your floppy panniers and bungee cords got tangled up descending Porlock Hill in the rain with full camping gear?