Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question

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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 23:13:08 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question
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I personally would have to put Super Record anything in the category of "Classic Campagnolo"... any other opinions out there?

I rode and still ride SR ti bottom bracket and pedals at 175-180 lbs for the past 27 years without problems of breakage. I wouldn't race on the ti stuff though.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California experiencing a cold snap of high 70s after two days of low 90s

http://www.velo-retro.com (Campagnolo Timeline, T-shirts and reprints)

Bill Bryant wrote:
>
> 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