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First slight snag - NOS pedal bearings are very tight and virtually locked on one side. removed dust cap and found cause - for some reason grease has oxidised or polymerised into a consistency of stiff chewing gum. Looks like it is the famous yellow Campagnolo grease but I have never seen this before. I have an old small tub still which must be 40 years old and the grease is still OK. Maybe the pedals have been affected by heat in storage - anybody seen this before? Anyway nothing that can't be fixed, but will mean complete strip down of pedals bearings.
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