Originally Posted by
BigChief
Funny how you develop an appreciation for details like that after a while. The old pedals had thought and craftsmanship put into them. They put the extra effort into them even though the tooling was hand made. It mattered to them if they were graceful and well made. By the 60s, the curves and flared tops were gone. By the 70s it was more like...who cares?
Yes! I really like how the pedals from that era were completely rebuildable, e.g., you could get replacement rubber blocks (which likely would have had Raleigh Industries stamped on them for this bike?). And the detail that the pedals on lady’s frames were shorter than on men’s (3.5” vs. 4”?).