<------------------ SOLD ------------------> Christophe adjustable toe clips - Maillard CXC / Lyotard Dolomite (USED)

Christophe adjustable toe clips - size 50 mm minimum (Small) / 70 mm maximum (Extra Large) - lateral adjustment of 5 degrees per side (10 degrees total) - chrome plated steel - post 1981 "single block" style logo - model 70 ... [USED - indeed, there are ample signs of use including minor abrasions in addition to areas of light oxidization - but no serious scarring - despite my rather harsh description, they are still in a very usable state and may well "clean up" a bit more given an investment of time and effort that I am simply not in a position to undertake at the moment - what makes these particular toe clips so special and consequently oh so difficult to find these days is the fact that they were designed specifically for the short lived Maillard CXC line of monobloc platform pedals that debuted in late 1982 for model year 1983 (...although I might note that these toe clips are also compatible with the later and even more scarce Lyotard Dolomite series as well) - one of the many interesting novelties of this Maillard CXC pedal was its used of a specialized version of Christophe toe clip (...the very one being offered for sale here) that was size adjustable by virtue of an elongated slot along its bottom side to which the corresponding pedal based mounting hardware was affixed - this clever design had the net effect of allowing one the ability to quickly and easily personalize their toe clip sizing within a range from 50 mm to 70 mm (...which is to say from Small to Extra Large, and anywhere in between), and in fact, Campagnolo would subsequently mimic this very concept with several of their "C" Record component offerings - despite their distinctive looks, innovative features, and a considerable marketing effort that touted their various virtues, the Maillard line of CXC pedals did not last long in the marketplace to the extent that successful commercialization of the even more revolutionary Look clipless pedal design as championed by 1985 Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault (...who had previously been using Maillard’s 700 CXC no less) rendered all manner of traditional pedals used within the pro peloton, including aero profile versions, effectively obsolete in short order, and it was not long thereafter that the same effect proliferated to the general marketplace]