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Old 01-19-16 | 09:50 PM
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Tbone5
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Bikes: 1972 Gitane Super Corsa Frankenbike, 1972 Motobecane Le Champion, Motobecane Grand Jubile, 1980 Bianchi Campione di Italia, 1984 Paramount, Trek 620, Trek 720, Cannondale 3.0, Kestrel 200sci, Kestrel 200EMS, Bob Jackson Tandem

Originally Posted by Salamandrine
I've heard rumors that there were some French threaded Look pedals produced. Never seen one mind you, just heard rumors. I suspect you'd have to go to France, or at least be able to work the phone in French. If they do actually exist, they are rarer than unicorns.

I went through a similar conundrum about 10 years ago. I like vintage bikes but prefer clipless. At this point I've decided that the vintage bikes keep their pedals and straps. For me at least it's the best option. You can buy shoes now that will take old fashioned cleats and 3 bolt Look type. 10 or 15 years ago, that wasn't an option.

OTOH, if you only have vintage bike to ride, I kind of see your point. I don't have the heart to tap out cranks if everything is otherwise original. IMO a better solution is to get another crankset, pull the original, and put it in a box.
Ah, this could be the solution! It's the shoes, stupid! Never occurred to me that there could be a shoe that could go go both ways, so to speak. Can you point me toward them?
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