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Help on Schwinn Superior

Rebuilding my recently acquired 1978 Superior. "Before" photos here.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=577941

It's pretty straightforward until I get to the original Nervar crank set with Atom pedals. The pedals are in such bad shape they must be replaced. I'm assuming they are French threaded (.551" x 20.32 TPI), as a standard (9/16" x 20 TPI) thread pedal will not work as direct replacement.

What are considerations for:

1. Retapping Nervar crank to accept regular pedal? Concerns for diminished strength of arm? Also, will value of nice old French crank be affected?

2. Will any replacement French threaded pedal fit?

3. What about 1/2" to 9/16 adapters? Again, seems like there might be some strength issues with pedal effectively setting an additional ~3/4" - 1" away from crank.

Anybody interested in interim photos?

Thanks for the help.

J

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