I have had this happen three times. C-Record cranks, modern Campagnolo clipless pedals accounted for two, and the third was Super Record with modern Campags. I bought a set of VAR pedal taps and clean out the threads now and all seems fine.
Jon Brownell
Mill Valley, CA, USA
> esteemed list-
> i am about to do the unthinkable; putting clipless
> pedals on a classic bike
> (something a good friend said that i should've done
> years ago, and that if
> he weren't so stubborn he would do the same). my
> commute bike currently is
> a fixed gear (47x17 in case you are wondering) mid
> 60s motobecane.
> currently i have a TA 5 pin on it. i ordered a set
> of standard, english
> threaded clipless pedals, and they don't fit! i
> know for a fact that the TA
> is english threaded, as i took the phillips pedals
> off a 1950s holdsworth
> and tried them in the crank and they fit perfectly.
> also, i tried the
> phillips pedals in a modern sugino crank, and they
> fit fine in there as well
> (as did the clipless pedals)
>
> was there some sort of standard change that i
> missed? or is it just TA
> being funky? fwiw, the pedals are BEBOPS.
>
> thanks
> dan polito
>
>
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