I usually try a known French and a known English pedal in the crank to see which threads in snugly without looseness and without being forced.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> Could be. However, often pedals just fit tight in cranks, even
> though they are supposedly compatible.
>
> This brings up another question: does anyone have a way to tell,
> for certain, if a crank or pedal thread is French or English? They
> are very close to the same pitch and diameter; even measuring with
> a micrometer doesn't seem to be conclusive.
>
> In other news, weather in Long Beach: 58F & sunny at 7:30 AM.
> After breakfast, one of the Colnagos and I are outa here!
>
> Steve Maas
> Long Beach, California
>
>
>
> Boy651@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hey - I got a pair of Lyotard platform pedals for my '73 Px10
w/stronglight
> > crank (93?). The pedals don't want to thread more than a couple twists,
so I
> > haven't forced it suspecting i got a mis-match thing going on. So what
is
> > it? Is my French crank vetoing my English thread pedals? Should I be
> > looking for french thread Lyotard pedals - thanks
> >
> > george elanjian
> > los angeles, ca
> >
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