Re: [CR]Sheffield / Record

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:52:15 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Sheffield / Record
References: <20010126.201933.-338569.0.bicyclemark@juno.com>


Sheffield pedals were made in Italy by a company by the name of Noli. They are still in business, and will make Sprint pedals if they got a big enough order (don't ask, please).

Chuck Schmidt

Mark A. Perkins wrote:
>
> OK, I went out and looked at the Bianchi's pedals. They are of the
> "quill" type, but made from steel stampings. On both sides, on the top
> part of the plate, it says: "SHEFFIELD SPRINT-673-BREVETT", and on the
> top of the center tube, it says: "SHEFFIELD-673". But I could find no
> reference to country of manufacture on my pedals except for the word
> "Brevett". I didn't remove the toe clips though, and there could be
> something different under there, but I can see enough letters that it's
> safe to assume that it says the same on both sides. And the last "T" is
> so faint that it could be an "I", but I doubt it. So, being an Italian
> bicycle, with mostly Italian components, I have no doubt that the pedals
> are made in Italy.
>
> I think there's a connection however, between the material used to build
> the Dunelt's frame, and the Sheffield Steel Co., in Sheffield, England.
> The Dunelt's original owner said something about it being one of the
> first companies to use steel manufactured for civilian use, after WWII.
> I wasn't sure exactly what she meant.
>
> I don't know if there's any connection between the pedals and the steel
> company either.
>
> "Bicycle Mark" Perkins
> Visalia, Calif., U.S.A.