Originally Posted by
Dirtdrop
The pedals are Lyotard 45's. The threads are French. They came from my '74 Peugeot PX10. They're so narrow that my foot hangs off the side of them. I put them on my daughter's bike and they're too narrow for her, too. Frenchmen must have dainty feet!
I've got similar pedal of a Japanese brand and they are just as narrow. The reason is that they were designed for riders using old fashioned cleats which raise the bottom of the shoe several mm from the pedal. They weren't really designed for use with standard shoes.
Anthony