So was there a connection between Weyless and Bob Reedy? The Speedplay pedal "museum" shows Bob Reedy pedals nearly identical to Weyless. In fact the later Suntour Superbe Pro was extremely similar as well.
I understand one or more Weyless guys moved on the American Classic, which made hubs and seatposts similar to Weyless.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: Andrew R Stewart <onetenth@earthlink.net>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] Weyless pedals--how light?
\r?\n> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 11:19 PM
\r?\n>
\r?\n> This thread is very interesting to me. I worked in the shop
\r?\n> that built a lot of the wheels that Weyless used during the
\r?\n> "development" process. I started at the shop just as the
\r?\n> company starting getting press and sales. I had a chance to
\r?\n> heard the shop's view of things. After only a few years
\r?\n> Weyless slipped from the market. For a while I paid
\r?\n> attention to Bill Shook's career. My only regret was selling
\r?\n> off my personal set of their great rollers. (On which I rode
\r?\n> a very on topic Frejus track bike, whose hubs are now on my
\r?\n> fixed/road bike).
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Andrew Stewart
\r?\n> Rochester, NY
\r?\n> > ------------------------------
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Message: 12
\r?\n> > Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:12:43 -0700
\r?\n> > From: "R.S. Broderick" <rsb000@hotmail.com>
\r?\n> > Subject: Re: [CR] Weyless pedals--how light?
\r?\n> > To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
\r?\n> > Cc: 'Charlotte Bronte' <j1847e@yahoo.com>
\r?\n> > Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP1395346B8946D5831DAC6B9CD90@phx.gbl>
\r?\n> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > I have a few pair of Weyless pedals in the "road"
\r?\n> configuration (...as
\r?\n> > opposed to the "touring" or "track" caged variety)
\r?\n> along with some spare
\r?\n> > parts for same. And I would wholeheartedly
\r?\n> concur with David White's
\r?\n> > assessment that they are a superlative piece of
\r?\n> vintage equipment, so long
\r?\n> > as your foot gear can abide their somewhat narrow
\r?\n> width (...not a problem if
\r?\n> > you are using traditional cycling shoes and cleats,
\r?\n> but if you are otherwise
\r?\n> > attempting to ride with "street shoes", you may wish
\r?\n> to consider using the
\r?\n> > wider "touring" style cages).
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > With regard to further background on these fine bits
\r?\n> of American cycling
\r?\n> > ingenuity, I offer for your consideration the
\r?\n> following:
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > A "brand new" album of Weyless wonders only JUST
\r?\n> uploaded to Velo-Pages this
\r?\n> > afternoon in response to your request for more
\r?\n> information regarding their
\r?\n> > fine products. Please note that I have not taken
\r?\n> the time to digitally
\r?\n> > enhance a large majority of this material, so please
\r?\n> accept my apologies in
\r?\n> > advance:
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > http://www.velo-pages.com/
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > An installment review of various different pedal
\r?\n> options available to the
\r?\n> > discriminating cyclist circa 1977 including a write-up
\r?\n> and review of the Bob
\r?\n> > Reedy designed Weyless pedal:
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > http://www.velo-pages.com/
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > A background article on Bob Reedy himself prior to his
\r?\n> rather problematic
\r?\n> > and brief affiliation with Weyless (...includes a nice
\r?\n> photograph of the
\r?\n> > original pre-Weyless Reedy pedal design for
\r?\n> comparative purposes):
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > http://www.velo-pages.com/
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > And finally, those individual component descriptive
\r?\n> write-ups associated
\r?\n> > with the pedals slated for use on my 1977 Exxon
\r?\n> Graftek G-1 (...which is
\r?\n> > destined to have affixed a full complement of Weyless
\r?\n> kit including Weyless
\r?\n> > pedals, Weyless hubs, a modified Weyless seat post,
\r?\n> Weyless bottle cage,
\r?\n> > Weyless logo water bottle, and even Weyless top tube
\r?\n> brake cable clamps):
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > http://www.velo-pages.com/
\r?\n> > http://www.velo-pages.com/
\r?\n> > http://www.velo-pages.com/
\r?\n> > http://www.velo-pages.com/
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Robert "eat right, cycle more, and Weyless" Broderick
\r?\n> > ...the "Chronically Cloudy Clime" of Oregon
\r?\n> > Portland, USA
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > -----Original Message-----
\r?\n> > From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
\r?\n> > [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]
\r?\n> On Behalf Of Charlotte
\r?\n> > Bronte
\r?\n> > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:20 AM
\r?\n> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> > Subject: [CR] Weyless pedals--how light?
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Anyone have a weight for the Weyless touring pedal??
\r?\n> Or other comments??
\r?\n> > Searched the archives to no avail.
\r?\n> > ?
\r?\n> > Thanks,
\r?\n> > ?
\r?\n> > Robert Aguirre
\r?\n> > Windsor, ON
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >
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