Nashbar pedals

George Karabotsos

Hey guys,

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?

http://tinyurl.com/ytmja

thanks,

George

David Damerell

George Karabotsos <karabot@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?

I just looked at the ends of my cranks, and there they were.

[Sorry, couldn't resist. Actually I use MKS GR-9 platforms.]
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David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Distortion Field!

Peter Cole

"George Karabotsos" <karabot@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:qgicc.11844$wq4.652597@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hey guys,
>
> has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ytmja

I think single-sided pedals are a nuisance. Besides, this one is not
compatible with Shimano SPD cleats, which is another nuisance. The NR-PDL
(2-sided) is $20 cheaper, only 70g/pr heavier, Shimano compatible. Both are
probably re-labeled Wellgos, I know the "MTB" one is, some of the Wellgos are
Shimano compatible, some aren't.

George Karabotsos

Brian Rosenthal wrote:
> George Karabotsos <karabot@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:<qgicc.11844$wq4.652597@news20.bellglobal.com>...
>
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/ytmja
>>
>>thanks,
>>
>>George
>
>
> Note that these are _NOT_ SPD compatible....
>
> -BR
I know this question may sound stupid, but why is it important that the
pedals are SPD compatible? Is this somekind of an unofficial standard?

Thanks again for all the replies.

George

dvt

George Karabotsos wrote:
> Brian Rosenthal wrote:
>> Note that these are _NOT_ SPD compatible....

True Shimano SPD cleats will not fit in this pedal. But the cleats that
come with the pedal will fit in a shoe that's drilled for SPD-type cleats.

> I know this question may sound stupid, but why is it important that the
> pedals are SPD compatible? Is this somekind of an unofficial standard?

If you ever need new cleats, the Shimano version will likely be
available. If you buy a less ubiquitous brand (i.e. Nashbar),
replacement cleats may be less likely to be available a few years hence.
I don't expect this to be a problem with the pedal of interest. I had a
similar set of pedals a few years ago, and the cleats outlasted the pedals.

--
Dave
dvt at psu dot edu

mt_biker

George Karabots wrote:
> Hey guys,
> has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?
> http://tinyurl.com/ytmjahttp://tinyurl.com/ytmja
> thanks,
> George



Not these specifically but I tried their MTB pedals. They came free with
a pair of shoes. I got what I paid for...

The tollerences were poor. they made a clicking noise against the cleat
on each rotation.



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cashrefundman

mt_biker wrote:

> Not these specifically but I tried their MTB pedals. They came free with
> a pair of shoes. I got what I paid for...
>
> The tollerences were poor. they made a clicking noise against the cleat
> on each rotation.


I had a pair on Nasbar pedals that also clicked out of the box.
I re-packed the bearings full of grease and they click no more and work
fine.

CRM

richard

George Karabotsos <karabot@sympatico.ca> wrote in news:qgicc.11844
> has anyone of you tried these pedals out?

They are probably made by the same folks that made the old Ritchey Road
Logic pedals. The clip mechanism would be a wee bit different. I got
thousands and thousands of miles on a couple pairs of those.

> How did you find them?

By looking at the end of the crank - the things are so blasted tiny!
Actually, after 7 years on them (and they held up well), I've switched to
Campy.

S o r n i

George Karabotsos wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ytmja

Why, by clicking on that there link thing you posted, silly!

Bill "waited a while to be a smart ass, but then nature took hold" S.

gwhite

"Peter Cole" <peter_cole_no_spam_at_all@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<y5Tcc.205596$1p.2320216@attbi_s54>...
> "George Karabotsos" <karabot@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:cjDcc.21345$wq4.1052148@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Brian Rosenthal wrote:
> > > George Karabotsos <karabot@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:<qgicc.11844$wq4.652597@news20.bellglobal.com>...
> > >
> > >>Hey guys,
> > >>
> > >>has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?
> > >>
> > >>http://tinyurl.com/ytmja
> > >>
> > >>thanks,
> > >>
> > >>George
> > >
> > >
> > > Note that these are _NOT_ SPD compatible....
> > >
> > > -BR
> > I know this question may sound stupid, but why is it important that the
> > pedals are SPD compatible? Is this somekind of an unofficial standard?
>
> SPD clones come in many subtle variants. Those that are not completely SPD
> compatible may work poorly or not at all with Shimano cleats. This can be a
> problem when the cleats wear out and you need replacements, or if you want to
> mix different pedals with shoe/cleat combos. Finally, Shimano cleats come in
> single-release and multi-release flavors, whereas the Wellgo clones typically
> only provide single-release. I find it simpler just to standardize on full
> Shimano compatibility since we have 10-12 family bikes (& perhaps the same
> number of shoes). If you have one bike, it's not such a big deal.
>
> The quality of Wellgo pedals isn't as high as Shimano, but neither are the
> prices. I've had a couple of pedals fail when the stationary part of the clip
> mechanism broke. Fortunately, this piece seems to be pretty standard across
> designs, so I've cannibalized* one set of pedals to keep all the others going.
> If you're going to put a lot of miles on, or ride in bad weather, I'd go with
> Shimano for the durability, otherwise the Wellgos are adequate.


I've standardized on Wellgo because the quality is very good for the
price and Shimano isn't all that great. My cleats seem to work with
the remaining Shimano pedals I have.

These are good and light for the price:

http://www.supergo.com/profile.cfm?...7605&referpage=

George Karabotsos

S o r n i wrote:
> George Karabotsos wrote:
>
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/ytmja
>
>
> Why, by clicking on that there link thing you posted, silly!
>
> Bill "waited a while to be a smart ass, but then nature took hold" S.
>
>

I am sorry Sorry, but I do not understand your reply. Can you please
elaborate?

S o r n i

George Karabotsos wrote:
> S o r n i wrote:
>> George Karabotsos wrote:
>>
>>> Hey guys,
>>>
>>> has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you find them?
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ytmja
>>
>>
>> Why, by clicking on that there link thing you posted, silly!
>>
>> Bill "waited a while to be a smart ass, but then nature took hold" S.
>>
>>
>
> I am sorry Sorry, but I do not understand your reply. Can you please
> elaborate?


You asked "how did you find them?".

I replied, "by clicking on the link you provided".

It was an attempt at humor (won't make THAT mistake again!

Bill "never a good sign when ya gots to 'splain 'em" S.