Hey Walt, Campagnolo SL pedals with black anodized aluminum cages came out in the early 70s, and I think the black Dura Ace gruppo came out not long after.
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 10:44:19 -0500 From: "w.a. manning" <wamanning@gmail.com> Subject: [CR] when did "black anodized" components hit the pro scene? To: _classicrendezvous@bikelist.org_ (mailto:classicren dezvous@bikelist.org)
just wondering if it they started to appear in the pro peloton in the '70s or '80s.
thx! walter manning franklin, michigan, united states
ps. this is also a test of my C-R re-registration.