>I hear little about Gipiemme parts and how they compare with campy or
>zeus-esp pedals.
>Here's one that caught my eye:
>http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
>Are these the top of the Gipiemme line?( In one place I think I read that
>Gipiemme restored Coppis bike for auction at the next Tour.So they must be a
>fairly big company? ) Are these pedals part Titanium like SR?-The
>description says they are copied from the SR design. How do they compare in
>quality with SR/NR and also with Ofmega (eg Mistral)?
>
>Mark Cutrufelli
>in Laurel,MD
I have these same exact pedals on one of my bikes, and used to have another pair on one of my other bikes, but took them off and sold them on eBay.
The Sprint pedals are comparable to Campy Gran Sport and Campy NR- not as good as NR pedals, but better than Gran Sport pedals. Mine have held up fairly well after all these years. The plastic dust cap breaks easily if overtightened, but repairs easily with Super Glue. The black coating on the cages wears off pretty quickly.
Gipiemme also made a higher end pedal (I can't remember what they were called, but I have a catalog down in the basement) that were all alloy (no black cages). These would be good pedals to own, but the Sprint pedals ain't too bad. I think mine sold for around $45.00.
Herb Langston
Evanston, IL