Originally Posted by
philjo
i impulsed bought a mid 80's Pinarello Treviso frame and now im just starting the daunting task of building my first bike!
before i start splashing cash on parts and components i wanted to get a better understanding of working clipless pedals onto a vintage frame. I dont think its going to be that easy because im guessing modern pedals = modern crankset = different bottom bracket.
Here's a little inspiration for you.
1985 Pinarello Gran Turismo with an 11-speed Campagnolo Athena drivetrain. As much as bike people like to complain about changing standards, most bikes built in the last 50 years can be made to work with most components you'd want to use on them. The crankset pictured above did indeed require a matching modern bottom bracket, but that bottom bracket was readily available with the necessary Italian threading. That may seem like a no brainer since Campy is Italian, but Shimano makes Italian threaded bottom brackets for their stuff too.
Pedals, as other have mentioned, are mostly easy to mix and match.