Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> The most famous classic platform pedal was the Lyotard model 23
> Marcel Berthet. Berthet, despite running Tron & Berthet, makers of
> Ideale saddle, of which he inherited control from his father-in-law,
> is best know for his decades-long duel with Oscar Egg, in which they
> swaped possession of the World Hour Record back and forth several
> times. So one assumes the Lyotard Berthet was originally designed as
> a track pedal, but it is certainly suitable for road use as well and
> no doubt was used by more than a few pros on the road. MKS, once
> again, also still produces a platform pedal, although it has little
> resemblance to the Lyotard Berthet.
White Industries has recently released a fairly close copy of the old Lyotard #23 "Marcel Berthet" pedal:
http://www.whiteind.com/
Sealed bearings and an aluminum body distinguish it from the original -- and the $195 price tag.
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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA