Rebuildable rubber block pedals?
09-12-08, 02:41 AM
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Is there any source stateside? Are the ones on European city bikes rebuildable? I could get them from Europe if they are sold there. Is the only option to find old pedals from the 50's? I hate to spend good money on pedals that can't at least have the bearings replaced in them.
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09-12-08, 03:59 AM
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I know that for a while Lyotard made rubber block pedals which had press-on & pry-off dust covers (rather than threaded) so these would have been among the less expensive models... but still probably better than the modern ones with no access to the bearings at all.
Here is one example currently on eBay. The reflectors would indicate these are from the late 1970s until some time during the 1980s when the factory finally closed. They made several different similar models and this example had the advantage of being fitted with a hex-nut & bolt for mounting the rubber blocks. This meant (in theory) that you could also replace the rubbers after they wore down. In practice, I doubt that any shop actually carried replacement parts (at least none outside of France)... but I certainly love the thought of an old bike shop mechanic actually refurbishing someone's worn pedals.
All models had chrome plated steel bodies, so they most likely rusted away before they required replacement blocks... but you never know!
This second example [same ebay seller] was for a child's bike and does not offer the block removal bolts. Also French 14 x 125 mm. threads on this one.
Really a shame the Japanese did not latch onto this style and even improve upon it... or perhaps they did for their city bike market, albeit briefly. Unfortunately all the Japanese City pedals I've seen in photos look like very cheap BMX pedals or the cheapest black plastic pedals just as in your local bike shop today... and probably come from the same budget Chinese sources too.
Here is one example currently on eBay. The reflectors would indicate these are from the late 1970s until some time during the 1980s when the factory finally closed. They made several different similar models and this example had the advantage of being fitted with a hex-nut & bolt for mounting the rubber blocks. This meant (in theory) that you could also replace the rubbers after they wore down. In practice, I doubt that any shop actually carried replacement parts (at least none outside of France)... but I certainly love the thought of an old bike shop mechanic actually refurbishing someone's worn pedals.
All models had chrome plated steel bodies, so they most likely rusted away before they required replacement blocks... but you never know! Lyotard model 3R (model for men)
This second example [same ebay seller] was for a child's bike and does not offer the block removal bolts. Also French 14 x 125 mm. threads on this one.
Lyotard model 88R (model for children)
Really a shame the Japanese did not latch onto this style and even improve upon it... or perhaps they did for their city bike market, albeit briefly. Unfortunately all the Japanese City pedals I've seen in photos look like very cheap BMX pedals or the cheapest black plastic pedals just as in your local bike shop today... and probably come from the same budget Chinese sources too.
09-12-08, 06:55 AM
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Raleigh rubber-block pedals from the 50s and 60s could have the rubber treads replaced and bearings overhauled. I did that with my '66 Sports after finding NOS rubber treads for small money (though the one tricky part is that there were two sizes of pedals--shorter for women's bikes, longer for men's).
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I've seen some reproduction Torrington 10 pedals out there that have rebuildable blocks. These would be for 1/2" Ashtabula cranks though.
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