One hint is that the cages have a "P" and an "L", which might stand for "Pédales Lyotard".
BTW - it appears I can send email, but no one can email me. (Finally, one of life's biggest wishes has come true!) Hopefully this is temporary.
Aldo Ross incommunicado, Ohio (near Middletown)
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CR-ers,
I picked up a mystery bike at a local swap this weekend and I'm trying to identify parts. (I'll try to get pics of the re-paint frame, etc. tomorrow with better light)
I've looked around the web a bit this evening, but have not been able to
determine what these pedals are. Does anyone recognize them? I haven't
removed them from the bike yet and I don't see any obvious markings other that what may be a logo of some sort in the cage. The are serviceable and have an oiler hole.
http://home.mchsi.com/
The bike was converted to a three-speed and had a lugged road frame with semi- wrap-around seat stays, moderately ornate lugs, no braze-ons except for BB cable guides, chainstay cable stop, and pump pegs. It was sporting a 1954 S/A AW three-speed hub, FB steel front hub with Reynolds alloy wingnuts, narrow alloy rims with a raised center section, Stronglight "Touriste" alloy cranks (yay! -- single chainring though), Ambrosio stem, unknown as-of-yet shorty upright alloy bars, BMX grips, Weinmann tourist levers, MAFAC Dural Forge calipers. Including a huge Messinger padded sprung saddle, a steel rear rack and a speedometer, the bike weighs less than the mid-70s Nishiki Professional (with Bullseye hubs) that I also bought. Both bikes were $30 each. :-)
Let me know if you know anything on the pedals!
Thanks,
Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO