...and yet here we have a photograph of a set of SR pedals with a far better finish than any SLs I've ever noticed. Did you look at the picture? These pedal bodies look almost like Record hub shells. The moulding lines, or parting lines, or whatever, have been completely ground/polished off, which I've never seen and a set of SLs. Now, maybe it's a NOS set of SR pedals that were refinished by the owner, but that doesn't seem like the most probable explanation. It is more likely that either 1) at least some SR pedals received special attention during some period of production, or 2) that at some point in time all SR and SL pedals enjoyed a better standard of finish than what we normally see . Perhaps there are just a few sets out there that were hand finished by some obsessive Campy employee who was quickly fired for wasting time. We may never know, but given that one CR listmemeber who is ESPECIALLY familliar with SR gear has said that the SR pedals are better finished, and given that I never believed it until I noticed this set, I thought this image was listworthy.
For what it is worth, my money is on 1). I suspect that the early SR pedal bodies were hand finished to distinguish them from standard SL that were just put through the tumbler, or whatever. After a while, Campy moved away from this extra step as a cost saving measure. Thus, there are also (later) SR pedals, like yours, with exactly the same appearance as typical SLs. This pattern would not be without parallels in other Campy production. The early Cobalto brakes were based on SR just as SR pedals were based on SL. The early Cobalto brakes received an extra dose of hand finishing, just like some early SRs did (in my theory). The later Cobaltos were exactly like SR, no extra buffing, just as some SRs are just like SLs. Just a theory, but the early, light-blue box supports the notion that the Ebay pedals are early production.... Not proof, but a step in the right direction.
Tom Dalton
Bethlehem, PA
Jon White <lists@peterwhitecycles.com> wrote:
Tom Dalton wrote:
> I've heard tell that the SR pedal bodies were not exactly the same as SL*, but were actually better finished. Perhaps this was only true during certain periods, but these sweet pedals lend some credence to the tales.
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No. They were identical on the outside except for the titanium axles. The finishing was the same.
I still have a pair.
-- Peter Jon White Peter White Cycles 24 Hall Rd. Hillsborough, NH 03244 603 478 0900 Phone 603 478 0902 Phax http://www.PeterWhiteCycles.com
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