Re: [CR]Campy 9/16 pedal threads changed in 1983!

(Example: Framebuilders:Brian Baylis)

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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 17:42:49 -0800
To: Bicycle Classics inc <bikevint@tiac.net>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Monkeyman" <monkey37@bluemarble.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy 9/16 pedal threads changed in 1983!


>With all the fuss regarding pedal crank breakage, here is a wierd tidbit we
>just learned of that is sorta related to it. In 1983 or so Campy INCREASED
>the size of its pedal threads and also increased the diameter of the pedal
>hole in the crank. The argument was that it was done to make Campy similar
>to other cranks.
>Mike Kone

I'd heard something like that, but I'd actually heard they changed the "tooth" profile of the threads to a more rounded at some time. I don't know if the actual size of the hole changed or not. Keep us up to date.

enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives

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