Jim McCoin wrote:
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> Dear list readers, I just pulled a pair of TA pedals out to
> use on a new project, I think they are a sensibly designed
> and well made pedal. What I cant figure out is how to secure
> the toe strap, the out side loop has a nice slot for that
> purpose, but the inside has nothing. The pedal frame has some
> very small slots, too small to pass a toe strap through.
TA pedals changed over the years, so mine (~79) may not be the same as yours, but on mine the cages have aluminum pins that project towards the axle, at the innermost point on the cage (nearest the crankset) to be used for corralling the straps. In fact the pins are on the front *and* back of the cage, not for double straps I think but just because the cages are replaceable, and this way they didn't have to make and stock different right and left cages - R and L are identical.
Also I seem to remember I did get straps to fit though the slots in the body, though with much grunting and swearing, pulling the straps with pliers. So this may well not have been the intended way to run the straps.
Check out the TA pedal pictures and drawings at Joel Metz's excellent
website:
http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
Here's pictures of a couple different variations over the years:
http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
> And another question, about Campy Gran Sport front
> deraillers, some of the cages have the fixing bolt on the
> front, some have them on the top, and some also have a
> threaded hole on the back. What is that about?
I don't think that's right, I think Gran Sports only had the bolt on top. The similar-looking Valentino had the bolt in front, usually I think with the hole drilled on through so it is visible in back as well.
I welcome corrections, if there was a true Gran Sport with bolt in front!
Some amateurish snapshots I took illustrate the differences:
http://bulgier.net/
If those links wrap or just don't work for whatever reason you can go to
http://bulgier.net/
Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA