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Photo from the collection of Rustybicycle. If you think you know what this is, post your answer in ‘comments’ section– the answer will be posted there on Tuesday! (UPDATE: Answer and photo below the break.)

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LP
LP
13 years ago

Pedals made to adjust the cleats position on shoes!

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James Barnes
James Barnes
13 years ago

An early attempt at clipless pedals.

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Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider
13 years ago

Adidas Systeme 3 pedals. Around 1988.

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Goosh
Goosh
13 years ago

PEDALS!!! Clipless! Requiring the most unusual cleat ever.

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Sage
Sage
13 years ago

A good way to remove the skin from your face and break a collar bone.

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Bikejunkie
Bikejunkie
13 years ago

They are Addidas Systeme 3 pedals. They had to be used with the Addidas shoes.The shoe was the cleat. It had grooves in the side of the sole. You slid you foot onto the pedals. The lever released the shoe.

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ball
ball
13 years ago

Early lock-in track pedals

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Raph
Raph
13 years ago

Pedals to convert a normal bike crank to an eliptic powered bike.

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SKIRACK
SKIRACK
13 years ago

Adidas Systeme 3 , nice shoes, no-quick-release pedal.

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Chip
Chip
13 years ago

Something to throw at passing cars?

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Nathan
Nathan
13 years ago

A Mistake!

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Chris
Chris
13 years ago

Yep, I remember those Adidas pedals. I believe Merckx also had a version called Podio.

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dan t.
dan t.
13 years ago

I believe these were properly called “Adidas Death Cleats”.

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Biron Keefer
Biron Keefer
13 years ago

I’m going with Cinelli track pedals circa 1983

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Art Garcia
Art Garcia
13 years ago

They are Podio.

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bob s.
bob s.
13 years ago

They are Addidas Systeme 3 pedals – 1988

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Travis Allen
Travis Allen
13 years ago

they are adidas pedals from circa 1988 i believe

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Kristi Benedict
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Kristi Benedict
13 years ago

Answer: Adidas pedals! Check out the picture of the original box.

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Willy
Willy
13 years ago

Pedals

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Bernie
Bernie
13 years ago

They have been launch just before the first generation of LOOK in 85-86

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Rob
Rob
7 years ago

I raced on a demo pair of these in the 80’s, road and criteriums, they were not just a track and they had two release settings and a locked setting – you had to put them in lock mode for sprints. Laurent Fignon wore them for a while as well

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