Those pedals, by the way, are the famous, or more like infamous, "Cinelli Death Pedals". So named because you actually have to reach down with your hand to release the pedal in order to get your foot out. Not the thing for riding on busy roads. Maybe OK for the velodrome, though, where you can't stop quickly anyway and where pulling your foot out at speed usually leads to a lacerated shin.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
Joel Niemi <bberryacres@hotmail.com> wrote: Rooting around in my basement over the weekend, I came across a 1974 (or slightly later) catalog from Big Wheel in Denver. I would suppose that there are other list readers who recall poring over the information in this, and similar catalogs.
[ this includes items such as the Campagnolo #3320 Gran Turismo 3-arm steel cotterless crank set and the Cinelli M-71 patented combination of leather shoes with plates for a no-toeclip, no-toestrap, early concept of "clipless pedal", as well as Masis, Colnagos and Cinellis for $750 each, fully Campy of course ]
I can scan it -- about 80 8.5 x 11 pages or so -- into a pdf document, to post in a suitable place in the archives -- or I can scan it 11x17, half the total number of pages, and much less likely that I might get some of the pages upside down.
I'm figuring on doing the scanning in the next few days; and am leaning toward the 11x17 size.
Consider this a straw poll to see if there are major objections to the 11x17 format, if not, that's how I'll post it . . . it will make reading the facing pages easier.
thanks, Joel Niemi / Snohomish, WA, USA / in the grips of cold temps -- bring back the rain!!