Re: [CR]Observation regarding Shimano Dyna-Drive pedals

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From: "Steve Leitgen" <sleitgen@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Observation regarding Shimano Dyna-Drive pedals
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:36:50 -0500
To: Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>
cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

The only difficulties I ever had with my DD pedals were;

1) The original Alu cages were prone to failure. 2) The dust seals were poor and you needed to over haul the pedals on a regular basis. I figured about every 1000 miles.

Still have them and still love them.

Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI USA

On Oct 9, 2006, at 9:05 AM, Tom Dalton wrote:
> I picked up a nice set of Dura Ace AX Dyna Drive pedals at last
> weekend's Trexlertown swap. I have noticed in the past that there
> are two distinct versions of the Dura Ace DD pedal. The earlier
> Dura Ace EX DD is wider and more crudely finished, while the AX DD
> pedal is more compact and has a more tidy finish. The set I picked
> up on Saturday appear to be a third vesion, presumably later than
> the AX units I've seen in the past. On this version there is a
> steel piece near the bearing and the main body of the pedal appears
> to be swaged onto the steel piece. It leads me to wonder if the
> all-alloy version had a tendency to fail in the area that was
> replaced with steel. Does anybody remember hearing about this?
> Fat chance I suppose, as this was not a pedal setup that many
> people used. In any case, I thought the AX fans in this group (I
> know there are at least a couple of you) would be interested to
> know that there are a few different versions of Dura Ace DD pedals.
>
> Tom Dalton
>
> Bethlehem, PA, USA
>
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