Re: [CR]Campagnolo toe guides?

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 19:06:11 -0400
From: "Peter Jon White" <lists@peterwhitecycles.com>
To: tsan7759142@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [CR]Campagnolo toe guides?
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cc: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Tom Sanders wrote:
> I just ran into something I have never seen before. The Nuovo Record pedals
> I was detailing out had small bits bolted in through the center hole in the
> Cristophe toe clips that were inside the pedal cage, ahead of the spindle
> and were tapered downward so that they came almost to a rounded point as
> they descend downward. They are marked Campagnolo Patent.
> It seems I have heard of a toe guide before, but entering that in the
> archives did not seem to bring up a hit. Is that what these little bits
> are? They must be scarce, as I have owned quite a few pedals from this
> period and have never encountered them before.
> Can someone enlighten me a bit about these cute little thingies?
> Tom Sanders
> Lansing, Mi

They prevent the tip of the shoe sole from hanging up on the forward edge of the quill. At the start of a race it's critical to be able to clip in quickly.

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