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Topic: Aluminum Pedal Bar for Sho-Bud |
Duane Noom
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Whitehall, Michigan, USA
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Posted 2 May 2017 12:29 pm |
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I was attempting to adjust my Super Pro and noticed how heavy just the pedal bar is. Does anyone make an Aluminum Pedal bar for Sho-Bud? Never heard of one but... maybe
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 2 May 2017 12:41 pm
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 2 May 2017 2:58 pm
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Are you calling the steel axle that the pedals turn on a pedal bar? The axle, wing nuts and the screws are the only parts that aren't aluminum, and that is a good thing.
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 2 May 2017 10:39 pm
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I have an old D10 where the entire assembly is steel! It weighs a ton but has a nice solid feel. My home-build is aluminium with a stainless steel tube axle to save weight. (It is suspended between each pedal.)
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 3 May 2017 3:47 am
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That is curious that you had a steel pedal rack. Because the early Sho-Bud pedal racks were cast aluminum.
Cast aluminum was used because it could be polished to s high lustre, and of course, it is more resistant to bending than extrusion.
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Chris Lucker
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Duane Noom
From:
Whitehall, Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 May 2017 4:36 am
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Thanks everyone. I assumed it was't aluminum because of the weight. I guess I'm just use to my little Justice. She's a gem...still love the old Sho-Buds.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 3 May 2017 8:06 am
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Ian,
I don't know how old your Sho~Bud was but I had a Fingertip and the pedal bar was aluminum on that model.  |
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 3 May 2017 10:55 am
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Sorry if I gave the impression that mine was a Bud. In fact it's a copy of a permanent by an unknown maker. I need to get it out of storage and check, but my recollection is that all the pedal components are steel castings.
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