The millennium Flexi Flyer

[Bo Eder]

I resurrected my 1978 Tama Flexi Flyer today. The original yoke assembly cracked at one of the posts and I was left with the footboard. Luckily I had a spare newer Yamaha FP6110 strap drive pedal sitting in a forgotten case in the garage so I switched out the foot boards and the old Tama fit perfectly!

After my initial learning on a second hand Speed King when I was 10 in 1976, I spent ALOT of time with the original Tama Flexi Flyer (which is basically the old Camco/Gretsch Floating Action pedal that influenced every pedal - even DW - until today). So it’s nice to have this old footboard going again on a better built chassis. With the new strap, fresh spring, good bearings, it feels brand new!

 

[harryconway]

Looks like it'll work !!!!

 

[Cmdr. Ross]

I had a pair of Tama King Beat pedals with this same footboard.
This looks great!

 

[Bo Eder]

I had a pair of Tama King Beat pedals with this same footboard.
This looks great!

I even tried a King Beat too - it felt a bit more sluggish to me - even for a new pedal, especially compared to the free swinging of the Flexi.

 

[Cmdr. Ross]

I even tried a King Beat too - it felt a bit more sluggish to me - even for a new pedal, especially compared to the free swinging of the Flexi.

100%. They were Tama's answer to the Speed King & were unnecessarily overbuilt.

 

[C. Dave Run]

@Bo Eder I see you have many pedal rebuild threads. Do you keep all these pedals or no? Just curious.

 

[Bo Eder]

@Bo Eder I see you have many pedal rebuild threads. Do you keep all these pedals or no? Just curious.

This Flexi Flyer I did keep when the original broke. But when I do a DW rebuild, I sell them when I can.