Originally Posted by 3alarmer

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...may I ask, without getting into too much drama, why the guys who don't want to retap standard are so averse to doing so ? I have wide feet, and were it not for retapping the French cranks I ride, I would not be riding them much. The availability of some very well made MKS pedals that are visually similar to some of the old French standards has helped me in this.

But it's not like anyone can see the size of the hole or the pedal threading in your crank arm. And retapping them just makes my life so much easier.

Again, no judgement from me about "all original". But is that the only reason ? I can't think of another.