Ah, thanks. How about the location of the shifters? Were they being put on the stem around that time? And when did aluminum frames start becoming popular? By the time I got back into cycling as an adult, it was the very late 80's. By then, it was clipless, lots of aluminum, and neon paintjobs.
--Greg Shiftless in Manhattan, NY
At 10:26 AM 6/2/2003 -0700, Andrew Gillis wrote:
>CRs:
>
>Because bicycles up to 1983 date had toe clip and strap pedals, 1984 might
>have been when Look pedals were first field tested. 1985 is certainly a
>relevant date because the Look clipless pedals were used by Bernard Hinault
>when he won the Tour de France that year.
>
>(from Road Racing Technique & Training, Hinault & Genzling)
>
>Andrew Gillis (Long Beach, CA)