Alvin Drysdale Oscar Egg Derailleur

[rollfaster]

What kind of pedals would these bikes have come with? These 9/16 post Torrington are what the op removed from this bike.

 

[rhm]

I don't know what pedals Drysdale would have put on the bike if he didn't have a customer in mind, but I think for most bike sales he would have consulted with the buyer. A serious cyclist of those days --and any time until pretty recently-- would have used toe clips and straps-- and these Torrington pedals would not work with that. But if he wanted block pedals, the Torringtons would have been a good choice.

Frankly, I wouldn't worry about what the bike came with originally; I think it could have come with these, or the buyer could have changed them long ago... and it certainly came to you with these... good enough for me!

 

[Dweber]

Thanks for your input!

 

[rollfaster]

Well, I’ve been lucky enough to get my hands on this beautiful bike to revive it to its former glory. Pretty proud of what I was able to accomplish. This really is a special bike!! The owner picked it up this morning...another happy customer!! @Dweber