Re: [CR]New market high ($153) for Lyotard SGDG Pedals ??

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

In-Reply-To: <200408190103.SAA22181@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
References: <200408190103.SAA22181@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 23:52:33 -0400
To: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]New market high ($153) for Lyotard SGDG Pedals ??


Donald Gillies wrote:
>$153 for pedetrian-looking all-alloy SGDG road pedals with old-style
>christophe clips and straps.
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
>Boy I wish I had a penny for every set of these pedals I've thrown
>away over the years !!! (just kidding ...)
> "SGDG" is not any sort of model designation. It is an abbreviation for "Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement."

The meaning roughly translates as "patent pending" or "patent applied for."

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