Nick,
Relax. At least the bike has a French made JPR seat post; and wasn't someone asking about those the other day? As for those Sheffield pedals, my 1969 Atala came with an identical set. That bike was built in January '69 (and purchased not long afterwards) so I imagine this style of Sheffield pedal was available as early as 1968. In any event, I still have those pedals, but now they're beaten to death and mounted on a Rudge Whitworth 3 speed. To be honest, too, I feel those pedals are better than the comparable Lyotard pieces. (Gasp!)
As for Italian pedals using an English name, I think the Italians once considered English to be stylish, if you can believe it. For example, years ago when I visited Italy, I went on a "raduno" ride with the Touring Club Italiano. This was also during the same time of year as the Giro, and the phrase "Win Sarroni" was painted all over the roads.
Ciao,
Fred Rednor - an unstylish Anglophone in
Arlington, Virginia (USA)
> From: nicbordeaux <nicbordeaux@yahoo.fr>
> Subject: [CR]Outing of Italian bike owner
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 6:08 PM
> I am the unfortunate new owner of a quite decent Italian
> bike. Pics at http
> ://membres.lycos.fr/partspeekers/newpage31.html
>
> Before all you Masi lovers and Bianchi believers start
> raining love mail up
> on me, let me tell you, it was a mistake, I thought the
> bike was Japanese.
>
> Nick March, Agen, Lot et Garonne, France
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