Jan Heine wrote:
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> Question to all: When did the Campy SL pedals with the black aluminum
> cages first become available? Old race photos might give an idea,
> although pedals usually are hard to see. Of course, as Chuck pointed
> out, racers might have parts that might not go on sale to the public
> for a few years.
Actually, the first Campagnolo pedals with aluminum cages weren't black anodized (the cages also didn't have the reinforcing lip around the punched out holes, that came later) so that it would be next to impossible to pick them out in a race photo.
Many people examining the early pedals with aluminum cages (silver, not black) aren't even aware that they are looking at aluminum cages and not steel.
> So why did Merckx/Colnago go to Pino Morroni for this stuff, when it
> appears Campagnolo/OMAS were working on similar projects already in
> Italy?
I couldn't even hazard a guess...
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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