Re: [CR]Galli titanium toe clips?

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In-Reply-To: <BFCF3806.A0BF%wayne.collect@xtra.co.nz>
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From: "D K" <d.kennard@adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Galli titanium toe clips?
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:14:30 -0800
To: Wayne Davidson <wayne.collect@xtra.co.nz>
cc: CR <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Hey listers, Galli sure did make Ti toe clips! I sold a pair on eBay a while back. The box they came in was the usual blue Galli toe clip box, with another sticker reading "Titanio". I've probably still got a picture around from the auction; email if interested. They're pretty nice clips.

Cheers,

Duane Kennard Los Angeles, USA

On Dec 20, 2005, at 7:49 PM, Wayne Davidson wrote:
> Hi all, I've read about them but never seen any, had a set sent to
> me, but
> they were just silver annodised alloy ones, I do have a set of
> Racodi Ti
> toeclips, easy to ID as has either Ti or Titanio written on them,
> plus the
> fact they do look like Ti as opposed to silver anodised alloy ones,
> you can
> tell by looking at them, if you suspect alloy just give them a scratch
> somewheer that cannot be seen, and you will soon tell wether you
> have alloy
> or Ti.........regards wayne davidson Invers NZ......
>
>
> on 21/12/05 10:35 AM, The Maaslands at TheMaaslands@comcast.net wrote:
>
>> I have a set of Galli toeclips that I picked up together with many
>> other
>> items a few years ago. I just picked them up for a close
>> observation for
>> the first time today. They are very lightweight, weighing about he
>> same
>> as a set of Cinelli alloy ones, however these are apparently not an
>> aluminum alloy. Color-wise, they resemble titanium. Could they be
>> titanium? Has anybody heard of titanium toe clips from Galli? BTW, a
>> magnet does not stick to them.
>>
>> Steven Maasland
>> Moorestown, NJ