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Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes
Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and
teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too. Pedals: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051 Cleats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057 Not sure what the difference between all the pedals[1] are, and why they justify a difference in $500. I went for the second lowest priced ones on the theory that it's best not to go for a lowest bidder. The only thing to be careful of, is the old Look pedals were fine with flat shoes, but eggbeaters rotate a lot easier, and are deadly if not clipped in. Given how good they are, I was thinking of putting some pedals on my other bike, and putting some 2 holes cleats on those shoes, so I can mix and match the road shoes vs mountain shoes on either bike as appopriate. Shopping? Mountain shoes. I don't think I'll go so far as to grab these half flats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13050 but which ones did you have, Euan? [1] http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/S...beater&x=0&y=0 167g, $534, max rider weight ~85kg. Hate for them to break up Col de Burgundy: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13048 -- TimC Error in operator: add beer |
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Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes
"TimC" wrote in message ... Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too. Pedals: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051 Cleats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057 Not sure what the difference between all the pedals[1] are, and why they justify a difference in $500. I went for the second lowest priced ones on the theory that it's best not to go for a lowest bidder. The only thing to be careful of, is the old Look pedals were fine with flat shoes, but eggbeaters rotate a lot easier, and are deadly if not clipped in. Given how good they are, I was thinking of putting some pedals on my other bike, and putting some 2 holes cleats on those shoes, so I can mix and match the road shoes vs mountain shoes on either bike as appopriate. Shopping? Mountain shoes. I don't think I'll go so far as to grab these half flats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13050 but which ones did you have, Euan? [1] http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/S...beater&x=0&y=0 167g, $534, max rider weight ~85kg. Hate for them to break up Col de Burgundy: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13048 -- TimC Error in operator: add beer Gonna bang on about supporting your LBS again... I could, at a push, do the egg beaters for $130. The price quoted at Chain Reaction is 49.99 GBP ($115) - that includes the cheapest postage of 10 GBP. I think the extra $15 is peanuts for the service, backup and help you'd get from your LBS. That's not just because I own a bike shop (declaration of interest here!). I thought the same before I bought my shop, and always gave my LBS first crack - without shoving internet prices down their throat. What will you do when your pedals need servicing and your LBS has closed down? Cheers, Frank |
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Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes
On 2007-09-29, Plodder (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: "TimC" wrote in message ... Pedals: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051 Cleats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057 Gonna bang on about supporting your LBS again... I could, at a push, do the egg beaters for $130. The price quoted at Chain Reaction is 49.99 GBP ($115) - that includes the cheapest postage of 10 GBP. I think the extra $15 is peanuts for the service, backup and help you'd get from your LBS. That's not just because I own a bike shop (declaration of interest here!). I thought the same before I bought my shop, and always gave my LBS first crack - without shoving internet prices down their throat. What will you do when your pedals need servicing and your LBS has closed down? Sure thing. You want to give me a $600 cabcharge, and a day off? My LBS is a 314 km roundtrip away. Astronomers regularly take the taxi from the airport for $300 each way, but they're typically paid for by some foreign government. -- TimC It's funny, isn't it? All this antiterrorist legislation makes ordinary law-abiding citizens want to blow up politicians. -- Mark South on ARK |
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Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes
TimC Wrote: My LBS is a 314 km roundtrip away. Astronomers regularly take the taxi from the airport for $300 each way, but they're typically paid for by some foreign government. Touche...!! just out of curiosity what cleats/pedals were you using previously ? My LBS is well aware of what I use them for, full services when I require it and if I am going to buy something that I would think I want help with later on and I will pay the added price HAPPILY, but for things like tyres/pedals/cleats/etc... they know where they stand with me, I just cannot justify it. -- MikeyOz |
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Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes
TimC wrote:
Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too. Now you'll have quick wearing brass cleat. Actually I don't know how they last compared to plastic road cleats but they dont last anywhere near as long as SPD cleats. Pedals: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051 Cleats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057 Not sure what the difference between all the pedals[1] are, and why they justify a difference in $500. Less weight & more Ti Given how good they are, I was thinking of putting some pedals on my other bike, and putting some 2 holes cleats on those shoes, so I can mix and match the road shoes vs mountain shoes on either bike as appopriate. Shopping? Mountain shoes. I don't think I'll go so far as to grab these half flats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13050 but which ones did you have, Euan? Probably Candy C. I think the new Acid pedals would be good if you wanted a platform - they dont look to have the same shin biting capacity as the Mallets Parbs - who has lots of Crank Bros pedals |
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Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes
Beware the bearings - or rather the lack of them. The inner bearing is just
a plastic sleeve, even in the expensive models, and the pedals develop substantial slop between the pedal body and spindle after a few thousand km. You can buy rebuild kits, but it's a bad design flaw in an otherwise good design. If you can find the Look 4x4 as NOS, it's the identical pedal but with proper bearings both inboard and outboard. I bought a couple of pairs of them when they were on the market, and they have lasted much better than the EggBeaters, of which I also have several pairs. Nick "TimC" wrote in message ... Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too. |
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Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes
TimC wrote:
Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too. Pedals: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051 Cleats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057 Not sure what the difference between all the pedals[1] are, and why they justify a difference in $500. I went for the second lowest priced ones on the theory that it's best not to go for a lowest bidder. What's teh difference between egg beaters and the BBB Click and Go Pedals on here http://www.cecilwalker.com.au/category229_1.htm#15 . That's why I have always used on my road bike with my MTB shoes. DaveB |
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"TimC" wrote in message ... On 2007-09-29, Plodder (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: "TimC" wrote in message ... Pedals: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051 Cleats: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057 Gonna bang on about supporting your LBS again... I could, at a push, do the egg beaters for $130. The price quoted at Chain Reaction is 49.99 GBP ($115) - that includes the cheapest postage of 10 GBP. I think the extra $15 is peanuts for the service, backup and help you'd get from your LBS. That's not just because I own a bike shop (declaration of interest here!). I thought the same before I bought my shop, and always gave my LBS first crack - without shoving internet prices down their throat. What will you do when your pedals need servicing and your LBS has closed down? Sure thing. You want to give me a $600 cabcharge, and a day off? My LBS is a 314 km roundtrip away. Astronomers regularly take the taxi from the airport for $300 each way, but they're typically paid for by some foreign government. -- TimC It's funny, isn't it? All this antiterrorist legislation makes ordinary law-abiding citizens want to blow up politicians. -- Mark South on ARK Well, OK. You're excused me |
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Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes
On 2007-09-29, MikeyOz (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: TimC Wrote: My LBS is a 314 km roundtrip away. Astronomers regularly take the taxi from the airport for $300 each way, but they're typically paid for by some foreign government. Touche...!! just out of curiosity what cleats/pedals were you using previously ? Look deltas. Hated them from the start (only thing worse is going cleatless). BR(x) riders will remember I tried cleat covers for a time, but they cost $20 (instead of the $30 I was getting the cleats for), and would last about the same amount of time, although they did make walking slightly more comfortable. These cleats come with a little U shaped grippy thing for the road cleats. I guess they sit recessed on mountain shoes, hence not needing that. -- TimC A debugged program is one for which you have not yet found the conditions that make it fail. -- Jerry Ogdin |
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TimC Wrote: Look deltas. Hated them from the start (only thing worse is going cleatless). That was what I had before I went to Look Keo's.... it was a whole different world of comfort, feel and ride..... as long as it works for you... thats the main thing. Brother has just gone from Delta's to Keo's as well and he was amazed at the difference and improvement. -- MikeyOz |
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