Pedals - 04

PEDALS:
Weyless - quill style pedals - chrome plated Cr/Mo spindles - one-piece machined aluminum alloy bodies - Black anodized replaceable / interchangeable aluminum alloy cages (90 mm wide "road" style in this instance) with rear kick tab - precision stainless steel annular sealed bearings - 9/16" x 20 TPI thread - 6 mm hex mounting through backside of the crank arms - model W-PR : Christophe "Z" Special toe clips - size Large (65 mm long) - Clear anodized aluminum alloy - post 1975 logo - model Competition "Z" 496s : Christophe "Z" leather straps (Tan) - post 1975 printed and embossed logo (Silver) - aluminum alloy buckles, rivets, pinch rollers - model Competition "Z" 526 ... [Generally acknowledged as being one of the most elegant, and most assuredly known to be one of the lightest from this era (...only the East Rochester Tool & Die pedal having the optional titanium spindle weighed nominally less), the Weyless Industries licensed and branded version of what was originally a Bob Reedy pedal design was a highly functional and yet esoteric bit of bike jewelry back in 1976 when it was first introduced to market - and it has only become more so with the passing of time (...and for whatever it may be worth, Bob would eventually offer limited numbers of his own titanium spindled version of this very same pedal under the Demco label commencing in 1979 after his relationship with Weyless had run its course). The innovative "X" body ultimately spawned several imitators (...most notably perhaps being the SunTour Superbe Pro of 1980) and was cleverly engineered to accommodate any one of a series of three interchangeable and easily replaceable styles of pedal cages including track, road, and touring specific versions. As for those aluminum toe clips and straps, the matched Christophe "Z" pairing also made their debut in 1976 and ultimately proved to be the lightest combination of their kind ever mass marketed to the cycling public. An exotic grouping of period correct parts to be sure, and certainly not typical of those seen on a Graftek G-1 sold as a "factory complete" bike as they would have more often than not been outfitted with standard Campagnolo Record model 1037 pedals having chromed steel cages and leather straps.]