Classic & Vintage - I have a pedal fetish, how about you?

Lately, when I have been cruising the vintage parts on ebay, I always stop and admire the pedals. And it doesn't matter what kind of pedal or if it is "correct" for a current build. I love them all (and toe clips too). And don't get me started on the Speedplay museum, that place is heaven. I may need help but is there any particular part/component that floats your boat?

As far as pedals go, I find 90's Campy platforms absolutely gorgeous

Stronglight and TA cranksets. Ahhhh!!!!!

Neal

Rear derailleurs in general. From early Simplex to late 80's Campy to Shimano AX designs, and everything in between.

guilty as charged. suntour suberbe for me. i just got another pair.

For a long time I have been thinking of buying a two lots of 10 bearings from ebay which fit suntour superbe and superbe pro pedals. There are 2 sizes. I have 2 sets of pedals 2 lots of 10 would be 5 pedals worth. Anyone interested in replacement sealed bearings for their superbe pedals.. i.e. a small group buy?

Sorry, didn't mean to derail. I do have a derailleur thing, I will buy any exotic derailleur even if I don't need it. I have a galli mising pieces, parts of 1st and 2nd gen C-record (currenly making it to one high polished 2nd gen.) Mavic, Sachs huret, whatever I can get my hands on at the local shops. I really love 1st gen chorus. I rebuild them all too. There is nothing more satisfying then taking a Nuovo record down to it's individual pieces and greasing and lubing everything after you have made is spotless and then putting it back and having perfect smooth operation.

I could be down for that.

I'm in.

and I have this thing for stems, for some reason I'll buy stems I don't need
mostly Modolo and Cinelli

marty

Stronglight and TA cranksets. Ahhhh!!!!!

Neal

+1 classic TA cranks make me crazy. Some day....

I love pedals.

I've got a couple sets of Superbe and three sets of Shimano 600 track pedals - the affordable ones which look identical to the Dura Ace which goes for BIG money. Both these brands/models are bullet proof and absolutely beautiful in form and function. I enjoy rebuilding them, even.

Also some Nuovo Record.

My Superbe(s) are smooooooth and don't need rebuilding.......still I might order a set of bearings, just because. I didn't even know they were sealed type. Is that so? Not loose?

Just for info, do you have a schematic/blow-up of the Superbe so I can educate myself before committing to you for an order? Do you know cost yet?

Thanks.



For a long time I have been thinking of buying a two lots of 10 bearings from ebay which fit suntour superbe and superbe pro pedals. There are 2 sizes. I have 2 sets of pedals 2 lots of 10 would be 5 pedals worth. Anyone interested in replacement sealed bearings for their superbe pedals.. i.e. a small group buy?

here is your pedal porn. (http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/reviews/pedals/)

I love pedals.


Just for info, do you have a schematic/blow-up of the Superbe so I can educate myself before committing to you for an order? Do you know cost yet?



http://www.bikepro.com/arch_products/pedals/asuntour_pedal.html

Not an exploded view, but it talks about the set up.

The bearing are just pressed in. On the last set i had i just used the axle itself to tap the bearing out.

here is your pedal porn. (http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/reviews/pedals/)

Oh, that's nicccce. I feel dirty. ;)


I forgot about hubs, I love a good hub too. For example my only interest in an 80s build would be because of some Sheriff Stars.

Hubs, and Weinmann concave rims.

guilty as charged. suntour suberbe for me. i just got another pair.

That's why I can't afford any, huh?
Ditto on the Weinmann concave rims, redneckwes! Well, sour grapes, you're welcome to them all -- they're on the heavy side.

I seem to have a lot more hubs (particularly fronts), of all different kinds, than I will ever be able to use. They're like rabbits in my parts box.

I likes me the pedals, too. Dura Ace 7400 is my weakness, but the fixie folks have ruined them for me. Last year I picked up two pairs with Binda straps for $35/pair. This year, never mind, more that I'd like to spend. And to get a Campy Chorus or Record platform, ferget about it!

Cranksets (Stronglight and Campy) Derailleurs (Campy and Simplex Criterium) and Campy high flange hubs.

Sorry, I'm just not a pedal man. I have to use Lyotards or MKS touring pedals due to my wide size 12's.

I likes me the pedals, too. Dura Ace 7400 is my weakness, but the fixie folks have ruined them for me. Last year I picked up two pairs with Binda straps for $35/pair. This year, never mind, more that I'd like to spend. And to get a Campy Chorus or Record platform, ferget about it!

Actually the Shimano 7400's are good for real track riding where more clearance is needed, such as the local 45 degree banked wood track at CSUDH. I had to pay $50 for my set sans straps about 2 years ago...still much better than sliding down 20 plus feet of boards. I saw too many guys catch a pedal and go sliding, not for me thank you.

I have an unhealthy fetish for colorful anodized derailleur pulleys.
And Cinelli stems.
And for some reason Huret derailleurs - although I don't own any (yet).

I like 70's and 80's Huret Derailleurs, they stand out in a sea of Shimano and Suntour.

Campy pedals do it for me. I've got 1.5 pairs of NR track, a pair of 90s Chorus, and a pair of Triomphe pedals, probably my favorite of the bunch.

c-record track pedals are probably the sexiest ever, though I wouldn't kick a pair of Superbe pros or TA pedals outta bed for eating crackers.
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/reviews/pedals/g/03x1000.jpg

MKS make some really nice ones too.

As for fetishes, man, I dig on chrome, lugs, headsets, steel stems, and anything Euro.

I caught this pic of a bike pedal on an old Dawes in Astoria, OR. I photoshopped it to a sepia tone and loved the result. Someday this will hang on my bike shop wall in a frame.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/503924284_04e8b2657a_b.jpg

I'm a fool for saddles. Especially black leather and brass combinations, like a Brooks Pro, a Rolls or a Regal.

Poprad...love the pedal pic! :)

Anything at all that is panto'd "Shimano 600 Arabesque" and old Campy Superleggeri pedals w/ Christophe clips

http://http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/bigwoo2/CIMG3977.jpg


Oh and ummm, these take me back to a far away place too:
http://http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/bigwoo2/CIMG4293.jpg

Okay, you've got me spinning my pedal fetish thoughts, too. My tastes are pretty elementary when it comes to older pedals.

Lyotard #23 "Marcel Berthet" - Both a sentimental and practical favorite. These were on the first real racing bike I owned (a 1965 Helyett 'Speciale' Track bike). I still haven't found anything I prefer for comfort with clips 'n straps. And, you can use wider touring shoes, since they have no protruding tabs at the outer edges (those darned things always tend to dig into the bottoms of any shoes on my fat feet when using Campy Road pedals). Full chrome plated steel construction, but still as light as most all-alloy pedals of days past. Sleek cutaway design for track racing and good for pedaling through curves when used on the road.

Lyotard #460(d) - Wide and simple, double sided rat-trap "touring" pedals with alloy cages. Simple yet elegant and perfectly functional. Probably 60 years or more after their first introduction now, they are still among my favorites and well suited for riding any bike without toe clips. These were the basis for the currently manufactured MKS Sylvan Touring pedals. The Lyotards also offer a raised "nib" near the crank arm which positions the inside of the shoe to protect the cranks from shoe-rub. :)

Campagnolo Record #1038 (Pista) - No faulting the beautiful finished and high quality of classic Campy pedals. I'm repeatedly amazed when I open up even the most battered examples and find the bearing races and axles still have retained their original fine finish and are just in need of fresh grease. So often copied, so seldom equaled. I prefer the early chrome finish cages to the lighter black anodized alloy cages... just because I like shiny objects. :D

Specialites TA pedals (either Road or Track versions). Removable alloy cages in either silver or black (and now hard-anodized gray), grease injector port on the dust covers, beautifully smooth bearings, In my opinion, they're the ultimate in early quill pedal evolution (and really too pretty to even use :o). Originally, these were even offered with different cage heights (to better accommodate irregularities in an individuals right or left lower leg lengths - without changing crank arms) and naturally the cages would also remove with simple small Allen head bolts for replacement if simply worn down (like Campy should have used, and a few others later did). And, the cages are reversible, so they include the seperate Lift tab insert - which you can move to the opposite side of the cage as needed. :) I believe they were still in production, and were never cheap (currently around $200 retail, $157 at Velo-Orange.com (http://www.velo-orange.com/tasppe.html)).


TA Pedals:
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-84224226242177_1983_19458266

Anything 70's/80's that says Campagnolo on it!!!

Rally deraileurs & high flange hubs. :D

And almost anything with cartridge bearings; Phil Hubs/BB's, Bullseye hubs & colored deraileur pulleys too! :rolleyes:

But mainly, it's Go Campy or GO HOME. All my bikes, bents included, are graced with at least one Campy part...and a Campy sticker.

My monitor, keyboard, tablet, scanner & both printers are adorned with the Campagnolo insignia.

(all the things I couldn't afford when I was a road hog teen on an old Gitane) :roflmao:

I haven't acquired a modern parts fetish yet.:D

I am gathering different types of Sturmey-Archer hubs though. I have an AM, several AW's, an AG, S5, Dynohub mating in the cupboard. I have a FG on a Humber Sports as well. I do like a nice internal gear hub.

now that I think about it, I fetishize almost everything bike and bike related. Wool jerseys, repellent super-bright jerseys, bar tape, saddles, toe straps, hi-lo hubs, Constructeur anythhing, steel anything, classic mtbs and all their yesteryear technology, polished rims, tubulars. Maybe I need to take up collecting porn.

steel Salsa stems for me. I own 9 of them. Yikes.

Hubs and brakes for me.
I especially have a weakness for high flange rear hubs. The Campy C-record 'starred' high flanges are pure cycling sex.

As you can tell from the new avatar ... my new Suntour Cyclone 1st-gen RD (http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u259/sekaijin/SuntourCycloneGTRearDerailleur.jpg) is my current fetish object.

Can't wait to get the bike rebuilt up with that.

(Incidentally I'm told the bike's 70s Weyless pedals (http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u259/sekaijin/IMG_3382-1.jpg) are pretty sexy too)

I especially have a weakness for high flange rear hubs. The Campy C-record 'starred' high flanges are pure cycling sex.

For me it would be...
... 1950s Campagnolo or "FB" high flange hubs. :love:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2193/2232605724_faa622fc0c.jpg?v=0

C'mon - admit it. Y'all have a thang for Cinelli 65s. Don't you?

I'm perfectly happy with plain ol' MKS Sylvan platform pedals, but as a hunter, Shimano XT Deerhead components trips my trigger. :)

(see Mt Whitney in my sig for the rest of the components)
http://buggytexas.com/images/21mw2.jpg

C'mon - admit it. Y'all have a thang for Cinelli 65s. Don't you?

Yes and 67s... and the steel version of 67s (were they called 67s back then?) steel pista bars anyway.

C'mon - admit it. Y'all have a thang for Cinelli 65s. Don't you?

YES!:D

And covered in cork tape. Which I almost removed so I could have the bars anodized when I did the rest of the components. But I decided that it was a waste of perfectly good tape, so I left it.

I love thsee pedals, don't know the vintage, maybe 90's. Yes, I get your fetish! http://static.londonfgss.com/attachments/1883d1221491178-campy-pedals.jpg

wow, clean, you could eat off of that!

http://www.trophybikes.com/content/Image/COMPONENTS/MKS3000.jpg

All that black rubber and chrome... I can see why people would have a pedal fetish. xD

Or maybe you're more into leather and buckles....

http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/PEKSTSDB.jpg

:roflmao:

As far as pedals go, I find 90's Campy platforms absolutely gorgeous

The C-record platform is a work of art!

Anything 70's/80's that says Campagnolo on it!!!


A few pedals, several Campy.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1750/10033004954121.jpg
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/728/10033024951390.jpg
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1597/10029354556866.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4016/10019434183107.jpg

A few more items I've enjoyed working with.
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/5071/10032284787667.jpg
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/2418/10030184659283.jpg
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4268/10016074051876.jpg
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4303/10116054048549.jpg
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4712/10115583948797.jpg

When I brought this bike from the dumpster into Yellow Jersey for a tune-up, a wrench said "you are NOT allowed to take those pedals off, unless you're selling them to me!"

70s Weyless.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u259/sekaijin/WeylessPedal.jpg

]here is your pedal porn.

.. Pedals.. ?.. A small piece of the overall picture.. What pops my eyes wide open is the overall bike geometry.. Especially if it is titanium .
that is wise to take in small doses..plz.

All that black rubber and chrome... I can see why people would have a pedal fetish. xD



I prefer white rubber and chrome. ;-)

http://i18.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/2f/b4/8e3f_12.JPG

bling bling

awesome thread.
(echos the guy who said he has a thing for saddles)

I like Looks in colors. I gave away a set of Super Record track pedals. I wasn't sure what they were. He was fairly happy.

I like the engineering in bike components, especially RD's.

As a developing fetishist, I have become obsessed with the patina of use on older components. I also walk past old bikes and sneakily (or not so sneakily) look at their parts. I also really love the look of old Schwinn paint.

Reading threads like this just makes it worse.

For me it's Lyotard Berthet pedals! I also have a thing for Stronglight/T.A./Nervar cranks, Maxi-Car hubs, most anything with a French feel to it!

Cheers,
Chris