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@RgrahamH
Well I took the bike out on a nice ride out last week but got a bit carried away with the OpenCycleMap map and ended coming back home via footpaths and rabbit runs. Definitely not a good idea taking a 70 year old bike off road!
The bike actually handled it very well but I have noticed since that both pedals now grind a bit so I took the opportunity to strip the pedals down and re-grease them. Whilst doing that I found that there were 9 ball bearings a side on one pedal and 11 on the other. So I have ordered some new ball bearings.
I have been trying to prove what make the pedals are. From pictures I think they look identical to Phillips Credalux ones (which have been made since the 1930s apparently). But it looks like others made very similar ones. Raleigh made some very similar ones in the 60s and 70s (called 501 quills?), but mine have subtly different shapes for some of the cutouts. Other than "Made in England" mine don't have any other markings.
Does anyone have any ideas or any way to positively identify Phillips Credalux?
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