Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question

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To: tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 11:34:22 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


so the bodies are the same, but the pressed in races, and the guts, are different? e-RICHIE upstairs, but in chester

On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:52:12 -0800 (PST) Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com> writes:
> I recall a series of posts on this issue not long ago.
> One listmember pointed out that the bodies that made
> it onto the SR pedals had a nicer finish. Who knows
> if this was true at all times, or nver, or if some of
> the SR pedals got special treatment and others didn't.
> It would not be unlike Campy to put a "special
> finish" on some early SR pedals and then get tired of
> the extra work and revert back to the standard
> finish... or for the quality of the standard finish to
> vary considerably over time.
>
> The pressed-in races on the SR pedals are different
> from all the others because they are made for use with
> 1/8" balls insted of the 5/32" balls of the NR/SL
> pedals. I am virtually certain that the pedal bodies
> are all machined the same way and will accept either
> race.
>
> Tom Dalton
> Bethlehem, PA
>
>
>
>
>
> --- David Bilenkey <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > I was aware that there was a difference and that the
> > guts of the Ti and
> > steel spindle versions were not interchangeable, but
> > I'd suspect (from a
> > manufacturing standpoint) that the main body casting
> > would have been the
> > same, perhaps with slightly different internal
> > machining. From all the
> > pedals I've seen the black alloy cages appear to be
> > the same (for both Ti
> > and steel spindled)....
> >
> > Just looking at a handy Ti pedal (50th) and a couple
> > other SL pedals there
> > is no real visible external difference in the
> > casting or cage.
> >
> > David Bilenkey
> > Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org
> > [mailto:classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org]On
> > Behalf Of Richard M
> > Sachs
> > Sent: February 25, 2002 8:33 AM
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question
> >
> >
> > also:
> > the sr ti spindles and guts don't fit in either of
> > the nr pedals,
> > the 1037 or the 1037a. so there must be more to it
> > than that
> > the same black cage was used for both types.
> > can anyone verify this?
> > e-RICHIE
> > on north main st
> >
> > On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:04:37 -0800 Bill Bryant
> > <Bill_Bryant@prodigy.net>
> > writes:
> > > Yes, you are indeed correct; I erroneously
> > overlooked that
> > > short-lived
> > > version--perhaps for understandable reasons. ;-)
> > > OTOH, I wrote that "Classic Campy" pedals are the
> > same except for
> > > the cages. I
> > > would offer that the Ti SR version fell somewhat
> > outside that
> > > category and
> > > belong in an exotic group, not the classic one.
> > >
> > > Bill Bryant
> > > Santa Cruz.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Questor wrote:
> > >
> > > > I believe that Campy briefly marketed titanium
> > axles for the
> > > Superleggera
> > > > black alloy pedals. Because they proved to be
> > too brittle and
> > > cracked
> > > > easily, Campy converted in 1978 to all-steel
> > axles. Yes, there
> > > are
> > > > additional differences!
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Bill Bryant" <Bill_Bryant@prodigy.net>
> > > > To: "Jon M. Schaer" <jschaer@columbus.rr.com>
> > > > Cc: "Classic Rendezvous"
> > <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 8:22 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question
> > > >
> > > > > Classic Campy pedals are all the same on the
> > inside. The only
> > > difference
> > > > is the
> > > > > chrome steel cage versus black anodized alloy
> > cage (and the road
> > > versus
> > > > track
> > > > > cage designs.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Bill Bryant
> > > > > Santa Cruz, CA
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Jon M. Schaer" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Is there any mechanical or design difference
> > between the
> > > silver-cage and
> > > > the
> > > > > > black-cage models?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jon Schaer
> > > > > > Columbus, OH
> >
> >
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