Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question

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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 09:21:20 -0800 (PST)
From: "Tom Dalton" <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question
To: Richard M Sachs <richardsachs@juno.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <20020225.113431.-4160949.13.richardsachs@juno.com>


Right, different pressed-in races, spindles (of course), adj. races, and balls. All other parts the same. I think the catalog #'s would probably bear this out.

Tom


--- Richard M Sachs wrote:


> so the bodies are the same, but the pressed in
> races, and the guts, are different?
> e-RICHIE
> upstairs, but in chester
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:52:12 -0800 (PST) Tom Dalton
> <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com> writes:
> > I recall a series of posts on this issue not long
> ago.
> > One listmember pointed out that the bodies that
> made
> > it onto the SR pedals had a nicer finish. Who
> knows
> > if this was true at all times, or nver, or if some
> of
> > the SR pedals got special treatment and others
> didn't.
> > It would not be unlike Campy to put a "special
> > finish" on some early SR pedals and then get tired
> of
> > the extra work and revert back to the standard
> > finish... or for the quality of the standard
> finish to
> > vary considerably over time.
> >
> > The pressed-in races on the SR pedals are
> different
> > from all the others because they are made for use
> with
> > 1/8" balls insted of the 5/32" balls of the NR/SL
> > pedals. I am virtually certain that the pedal
> bodies
> > are all machined the same way and will accept
> either
> > race.
> >
> > Tom Dalton
> > Bethlehem, PA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- David Bilenkey <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > > I was aware that there was a difference and that
> the
> > > guts of the Ti and
> > > steel spindle versions were not interchangeable,
> but
> > > I'd suspect (from a
> > > manufacturing standpoint) that the main body
> casting
> > > would have been the
> > > same, perhaps with slightly different internal
> > > machining. From all the
> > > pedals I've seen the black alloy cages appear to
> be
> > > the same (for both Ti
> > > and steel spindled)....
> > >
> > > Just looking at a handy Ti pedal (50th) and a
> couple
> > > other SL pedals there
> > > is no real visible external difference in the
> > > casting or cage.
> > >
> > > David Bilenkey
> > > Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org
> > > [mailto:classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Richard M
> > > Sachs
> > > Sent: February 25, 2002 8:33 AM
> > > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > > Subject: Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question
> > >
> > >
> > > also:
> > > the sr ti spindles and guts don't fit in either
> of
> > > the nr pedals,
> > > the 1037 or the 1037a. so there must be more to
> it
> > > than that
> > > the same black cage was used for both types.
> > > can anyone verify this?
> > > e-RICHIE
> > > on north main st
> > >
> > > On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:04:37 -0800 Bill Bryant
> > > <Bill_Bryant@prodigy.net>
> > > writes:
> > > > Yes, you are indeed correct; I erroneously
> > > overlooked that
> > > > short-lived
> > > > version--perhaps for understandable reasons.
> ;-)
> > > > OTOH, I wrote that "Classic Campy" pedals are
> the
> > > same except for
> > > > the cages. I
> > > > would offer that the Ti SR version fell
> somewhat
> > > outside that
> > > > category and
> > > > belong in an exotic group, not the classic
> one.
> > > >
> > > > Bill Bryant
> > > > Santa Cruz.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Questor wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I believe that Campy briefly marketed
> titanium
> > > axles for the
> > > > Superleggera
> > > > > black alloy pedals. Because they proved to
> be
> > > too brittle and
> > > > cracked
> > > > > easily, Campy converted in 1978 to all-steel
> > > axles. Yes, there
> > > > are
> > > > > additional differences!
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Bill Bryant"
> <Bill_Bryant@prodigy.net>
> > > > > To: "Jon M. Schaer"
> <jschaer@columbus.rr.com>
> > > > > Cc: "Classic Rendezvous"
> > > <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 8:22 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [CR]Campy quill pedal question
> > > > >
> > > > > > Classic Campy pedals are all the same on
> the
> > > inside. The only
> > > > difference
> > > > > is the
> > > > > > chrome steel cage versus black anodized
> alloy
> > > cage (and the road
> > > > versus
> > > > > track
> > > > > > cage designs.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bill Bryant
> > > > > > Santa Cruz, CA
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Jon M. Schaer" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there any mechanical or design
> difference
> > > between the
> > > > silver-cage and
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > black-cage models?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jon Schaer
> > > > > > > Columbus, OH
> > >
> > >
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