Re: Disposable, was Re: [CR]Lyotard Pedal Axles

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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:37:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Disposable, was Re: [CR]Lyotard Pedal Axles
To: HM & SS Sachs <sachs@erols.com>, heine93@earthlink.net, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <42B415F5.2050405@erols.com>


All in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. I like to think of the design as elegantly minimalist, including the need the tighten the dustcap to secure the cage to the barrel. I still think the Berthet is the coolest pedal ever made.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Houston, TX

HM & SS Sachs <sachs@erols.com> wrote: Jan Heine made an important observation:

"In their day, Lyotard pedals were considered disposable. You rode them for a few seasons and then replaced them... Which is why the earliest models are somewhat rare today."

I hadn't thought about it, but that does resonate. Part of the elegance was their low-cost methods: cones pressed from sheet metal thick enough to thread, press-fit between cages pieces and barrel, etc. We did have a bit of a problem when a 14 mm. Berthet failed in the Appalachians in 1975...cobbled back together with a radiator clamp.

harvey sachs
mcLean va