Crank thread / Pedal Compatibility
07-30-11 | 11:39 AM
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Crank thread / Pedal Compatibility
Greetings....
I just recently picked up a vintage Cannondale "Black Lightning" I believe to be circa 1988 it has all Suntour components in black, and is in pretty good shape.
My questions is, and hopefully someone can help...I would like to upgrade from the cage pedals it currently has (unknown if original) to the Shimano R 540 clipless pedals would the threads be compatible?
Thanks in advance
Sanchan
I just recently picked up a vintage Cannondale "Black Lightning" I believe to be circa 1988 it has all Suntour components in black, and is in pretty good shape.
My questions is, and hopefully someone can help...I would like to upgrade from the cage pedals it currently has (unknown if original) to the Shimano R 540 clipless pedals would the threads be compatible?
Thanks in advance
Sanchan
07-30-11 | 05:55 PM
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FYI:
One piece cranks used on old American bikes (Schwinn, Columbia, etc.) and new department store bikes use 1/2" thread pedals. These are easy to recognize because they don't have dust caps or bolts at the centers of the crank arms.
Three piece cranks used on everything else use 9/16" thread pedals. You could swap some carbon fiber clipless pedals on a new racing bike with a set from a fifty year-old Raleigh if you wanted to.
One piece cranks used on old American bikes (Schwinn, Columbia, etc.) and new department store bikes use 1/2" thread pedals. These are easy to recognize because they don't have dust caps or bolts at the centers of the crank arms.
Three piece cranks used on everything else use 9/16" thread pedals. You could swap some carbon fiber clipless pedals on a new racing bike with a set from a fifty year-old Raleigh if you wanted to.
07-30-11 | 07:15 PM
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FYI:
One piece cranks used on old American bikes (Schwinn, Columbia, etc.) and new department store bikes use 1/2" thread pedals. These are easy to recognize because they don't have dust caps or bolts at the centers of the crank arms.
Three piece cranks used on everything else use 9/16" thread pedals. You could swap some carbon fiber clipless pedals on a new racing bike with a set from a fifty year-old Raleigh if you wanted to.
One piece cranks used on old American bikes (Schwinn, Columbia, etc.) and new department store bikes use 1/2" thread pedals. These are easy to recognize because they don't have dust caps or bolts at the centers of the crank arms.
Three piece cranks used on everything else use 9/16" thread pedals. You could swap some carbon fiber clipless pedals on a new racing bike with a set from a fifty year-old Raleigh if you wanted to.
07-30-11 | 07:24 PM
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Except when they don't - the French had their own pedal threading. 14mm diameter by 1.25mm pitch, just slightly smaller than 9/16x20 "English" threading. But you won't find that on a Cannondale with original parts.
07-30-11 | 09:20 PM
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