Originally Posted by
hazetguy
The local bicycle thrift store was having their 'scratch & dent, as-is" sale today. I picked up a bike because I wanted the Specialized SP-PL-T Touring pedals that were on it. I've really been wanting a pair of these, but just couldn't bring myself to pay the eBay prices for them. I also wanted the lightweight Blackburn water bottle cages.
I was going to part out the rest of the bike, but after looking at it a bit more, I decided that I am going to use it for the 2022 Clunker Challenge. It's a size close enough that I can make it work for me, and other than being dirty, it's in pretty nice condition.
I did take the pedals off, cleaned them up, and installed them on my Gazelle.
The bike. A Taiwan made Schwinn Paramount Series 2 PDG OS
Got it for $70 out the door
Pedals, as removed
Pedals, cleaned up and installed
Nice score
Always funny to me how dumb pedals look with the straps incorrectly routed.
I always lube the straps up with some dressing so they go in easier, don't fray the edges so much, helps preserve them also and sometimes do it before removing them if they are dry and tight like they can be in many of the MKS.
I got a pair of these awhile back that the black was badly faded, the cages had to go for a dip in the drain cleaner.
