I had not heard that, but it wouldn't surprise me. It would be consistent with the general tendency of the French to make things as confusing as possible. I mean, why just stamp a size on a set of toe clips when you can conceal it within the name?


Francophile's Christophe Specials (see post #270) are clearly stamped with a capital "L" on the flange. Mine (also Christophe Specials) don't have a letter marking anywhere.


One way to test the Christophe-Special-equals-large hypothesis would be to compare the dimensions of mine to francophile's. Mine measure about 63mm (3 1/2") from the deepest part of the toe to the flange that bolts to the pedal. If francophile's are the same, that would suggest that maybe "Christophe Special" does mean large, and that sometimes they stamped a letter code on there, too.


What do you say, francophile? Want to get out a ruler and post the result? Inquiring minds want to know.