Re: [CR]Super Champion, Williams, and Sheffield Questions

(Example: Component Manufacturers)

Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 10:42:55 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Super Champion, Williams, and Sheffield Questions
References: <20040109183620.65368.qmail@web11901.mail.yahoo.com>


Fred Rafael Rednor wrote:
>
> > 3. Nearby, I saw a pair of Sheffield (sprint?)
> > pedals, what period? Approximate value?
> They are definitely of Italian manufacture. I think it was Jan
> who already mentioned that they were used in the '50s. They
> were still sometimes used - as a kind of cost saving measure -
> on some nice Italian bikes in the '60s. For example, it was
> common to see a bike made from Columbus tubing with Campy
> derailleurs, Universal brakes, Magistroni cranks and Sheffield
> pedals.
> Unfortunately, I think the value of a used set is going to
> be difficult to ascertain. They seem to be sort of an unloved
> component. On the other hand, they could have some value for
> someone who wants the original component fitted to an older
> Italian bike.


>From an old post: Sheffield is a brand name, not the manufacturer's name, and the hub (along with Sheffield pedals) is made in Italy by a company named NOLI.

My guess on the reason for an Italian component with the English name is that in the 1920s and before, English parts were world renown for their quality. Example of how things change over the years: in the 1980s, the stainless steel pedals and cleats made in England with the Italian name of Barelli.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

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