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EggBeater question answered
My Brother got me a pair for christmas, the plain no cage variety.
I loosly attached the cleats to the bottom of the Lake CX 115 shoes and there was no interference problems with the pedal shaft and the shoe lugs, as the cleat mounts behind the lugs on the shoes. Engagement is simplicity exemplified, as most of the shoe bottom is smooth. Excellent ground clearance between cleat and ground with these shoes as well, nearly two millimeters! No more crunching sounds when walking WOO HOO! - - "May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills!" Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" Chris'Z Corner http://www.geocities.com/czcorner |
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In article , Chris Zacho
"The Wheelman wrote: My Brother got me a pair for christmas, the plain no cage variety. I loosly attached the cleats to the bottom of the Lake CX 115 shoes and there was no interference problems with the pedal shaft and the shoe lugs, as the cleat mounts behind the lugs on the shoes. Engagement is simplicity exemplified, as most of the shoe bottom is smooth. Excellent ground clearance between cleat and ground with these shoes as well, nearly two millimeters! No more crunching sounds when walking WOO HOO! - - "May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills!" Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" Chris'Z Corner http://www.geocities.com/czcorner Chris, here's a caveat concerning the beaters. I've used Egg-Beaters for several years and continue to do so. Both the original Chromo spindle version (w/o grease fittings), and current stainless spindle incarnation (designated as 'SL') are installed on three of my bikes. Over the years I've suffered two instances of the same (what I'd categorize) catastrophic failu While riding the winged housing assembly has completely detached from the spindle. Assuming you've familiarized yourself with the internals of the pedal, I'll explain the cause. The Beaters have a journal bearing at the threaded end of the spindle (where it meets the crankset) and a small cartridge bearing at the other end. The cartridge bearing is held in place in the interior of the Beater's body assembly by a snap ring. And the body assembly is affixed to the spindle by a small Allen bolt that passes through the center of the cartridge bearing and threads into the end of the pedal spindle. Essentially, the cartridge bearing has two functions: a) to allow the pedal housing assembly to rotate about the spindle; b) to laterally (right word?) secure the assembly onto the spindle, and preventing it from slipping off the outer end of the spindle. If the cartridge bearing is excessively worn the inner and outer races of the cartridge WILL detach; tiny ball bearings will spill out; and, since the housing assembly is no longer fastened to the spindle, either one of your feet or your entire body will soon be turning circles in the air, depending on your luck. At this point, the naked pedal spindle will have the cartridge bearings' inner race still (Allen) bolted to its end, while the separated housing assembly (still clipped to the shoe) will have the snap ring and the debris of the dissolved cartridge's outer race within its hollow middle. Now, to be honest, the two times I suffered this fate (when the Beaters were installed on my messenger bike) can be attributed to a combination of heavy use and a lack of maintenance. Upkeep of the Beaters is by no means onerous and I urge you to be attentive to their state of wear. If the Beaters exhibit excessive lateral play or do not spin smoothly get a rebuild kit and attend them directly. Do not, like I did, put the job off for another day. luke |
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Essentially, the cartridge bearing has two functions: a) to allow the
pedal housing assembly to rotate about the spindle; b) to laterally (right word?) secure the assembly onto the spindle, and preventing it from slipping off the outer end of the spindle. Would it be possible to put some kind of washer between the cartridge bearing and the bolt to keep this from happening? Thoughts? -- Let the bridges I burn light my way... |
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In article , Wasatch5k
wrote: Essentially, the cartridge bearing has two functions: a) to allow the pedal housing assembly to rotate about the spindle; b) to laterally (right word?) secure the assembly onto the spindle, and preventing it from slipping off the outer end of the spindle. Would it be possible to put some kind of washer between the cartridge bearing and the bolt to keep this from happening? Thoughts? I suppose it is theoretically possible. I did contemplate such a preventative but abandoned it: A washer positioned there would risk interfering with the rotation of the bearing retainer (between the outer and inner cartridge races) and possibly the snap ring (tolerances are tight). To my mind, it would accelerate wear. I suspect that's the reason why the Allen bolt securing the Beater's housing assembly (via the cartridge) has a head that doesn't protrude past the inner bearing race. If it did, it would butt up alongside rotating parts as a washer would; and, the cartridge wouldn't last long. I must emphasize that separation of the Beater's assembly is not a common occurrence; it happened twice in several years over tens of thousands of kms. And once the cause was identified the fix was easy. Just be vigilant in monitoring wear. luke |
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