They also were available with a Cinelli Uniblock-style cleat which had the
advantage of keeping your foot solidly in place without toestrap-induced
foot gangrene. Excellent cleats, in my experience.
David Feldman
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>From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
>To: Philcycles@aol.com
>Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [Classicrendezvous] Barelli pedals
>Date: Sun, Nov 12, 2000, 12:50 PM
>
>We sold these pedals in the late 1970s and they were indeed very smooth and
>beautifully finished. They were also priced up there with the other top
>pedals of the era, Campag 1037A, TA and Phil CHP sealed bearing.
>
>The cages were replaceable which was a good thing as the use with shoe cleats
>of the day had a tendency to bend the plates in. They only were produced for
>a few years, fading well before Look clipless knocked out almost all
>traditional pedals. I always wondered how Barelli came to be the name for a
>British product.. Whether it was someone's name or an attempt to sound
>fashionably Italian?
>
>Dale Brown