John Hurley wrote:
> 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?
"Fil" I believe, which means "thread."
> Did the French have their own version of standard thread??
In a manner of speaking... :-)
Lyotard in particular was well known for producing pedals that could be used in either English or metric arms, regardless of how the pedals were marked.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA