[CR]French Threading

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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:24:58 -0500
Thread-Topic: French Threading
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From: "John Hurley" <JHurley@jdabrams.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]French Threading

List, I've been assuming my Stronglight Model 99 crankset was threaded for French pedals and only just realized they're 9/16 x 20, standard English thread. However, when trying a modern pedal, it doesn't seem to want to go in. I had noticed this before, which kept me thinking they were French. The cranks are plainly marked 9/16 x 20 F. What does the "F" stand for? Did the French have their own version of standard thread??

John Hurley
Austin, Texas, USA