Yes, once I got to a real computer and zoomed in some, I noted many of the things you're mentioning here (*and* I noticed the claim in their listing). The places where there *is* cage wear do look like aluminum (it was those rusty-looking kick-tabs that got me, at first). The other set I've seen of these aluminum ones were worn to "senza dente" (would that be how you'd say "without teeth" in Italian?).
This would make them very rare...the Speedplay Pedal Museum site says 1958 for this version (and they depict another very nice pair). I wonder how many of this vintage were steel and how many were alloy? Were there different part numbers or other designation?
Very cool pieces, at any rate....and worth quite a lot to somebody, obviously.
Cheers,
Scott Minneman San Francisco, CA USA
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Sperry [mailto:haxixe@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:50 AM Cc: Classic Rendezvous Subject: Re: [CR]Aluminum Con Dentis
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Those cages don't look anything like chromed steel to me in the photos, and I doubt that- given the pedals apparent excellent condition- that the chrome's gone all dull. Chrome doesn't really turn matte like that anyway over age, it gets pinprick rust spots or peels.
Then there's this bit from the description: "All the *aluminium* teeth remain sharp with virtually no wear at all."
Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA
On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Scott L. Minneman <minneman@onomy.com>
wrote:
> What makes you think the cages are aluminum? They look like the
> regular steel ones to me.
>
> Scott Minneman
> San Francisco, CA USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Sperry [mailto:haxixe@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:32 AM
> To: Ken Sanford
> Cc: Classic Rendezvous
> Subject: Re: [CR]Aluminum Con Dentis
>
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 7:04 AM, Ken Sanford <kanford@verizon.net> wrote:
>> and if that is not enough to threaten a marriage... there is
>>
>> Ebay item 250251052434 - A VERY nice set of Campagnolo Con Denti
>> pista pedals where the bidding has sorta stalled out at a mere 517
>> pounds sterling with 7 hours to go. (a bit over $1000 in US
>> currency)
>>
>> I was lusting after them a bit - but don't have that many wife points
>> stored away
>>
>> http://ebay.com/
>> s
>> sPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT&ih=015
>>
>> Ken Sanford
>> Kensington, MD
>
>
> Those are the first Con Dentis I can recall seeing with either Al
> alloy cages or O-ring seals. I wonder how old those pedals are? I
> think Campagnolo went away from the O-ring seals in the '50s.
>
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham, Washington
> USA