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Opinions please on quality durability of tires and pedals

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  1. Hi there again.

    I am still tweaking my old Miele road bike.

    I love the ride this bicycle gives and I need to overhaul the bb. I
    bought a sealed cartridge bb which I asked about how to instal in
    another post.

    I also bought a pair of Welgo clipless pedals for 1/2 price which only
    cost me $25 Cdn including the Look style cleats. I needed new cleats
    anyway and these cost about $20 Cdn in the shops I visited. Therefore,
    in effect the actual cost of these pedals was only $5 Cdn.

    I'm not sure what model these pedals are. They are black with a profile
    something like the Shimano clipless pedals and W40 is stamped on the
    upper surface of each Welgo pedal.

    I found these to be fantastically easy to enter when I tried them last
    evening. They are easier than the old Looks I have. I fell in love with
    them immediately. (My old grey Look pedals are the earlier style that
    have that bunnion-like protrusion on the outside edge.)

    I am curious. What is to the quality of these pedals and how durable
    they can be expected to be?

    This store was also clearing out Hutchinson Tech+ Excel Blue 700 x 25C
    tires for $10Cdn regular price $28 Cdn. I thought for $10 Cdn/tire I
    couldn't go far wrong and bought 3 of them. What is the quality of
    this tire?

    The store still has a number of these tires in 19 or 20 size but I
    prefere 25s because I often ride rail-trails with crushed limestone and
    like the rim protection offered by the 25C size.

    Once again I extend my thanks and appreciativeness to all those who
    give of their time and expertise in these newsgroups.

    The store had some Shimano Dual Pivot brakes for $25 Cdn which was 1/2
    normal price but, alas, they were too short a reach for my Miele.

    Peter.

  2. Sir Ridesalot said:

    I also bought a pair of Welgo clipless pedals for 1/2 price which only
    cost me $25 Cdn including the Look style cleats. I needed new cleats
    anyway and these cost about $20 Cdn in the shops I visited. Therefore,
    in effect the actual cost of these pedals was only $5 Cdn.


    [snip]

    Quoted message said:

    I am curious. What is to the quality of these pedals and how durable
    they can be expected to be?

    If they're anything like my spd Wellgos, the quality is exceptional.
    Mount them and forget about them.

    Quoted message said:

    This store was also clearing out Hutchinson Tech+ Excel Blue 700 x 25C
    tires for $10Cdn regular price $28 Cdn. I thought for $10 Cdn/tire I
    couldn't go far wrong and bought 3 of them. What is the quality of
    this tire?

    It's just fine, especially for the price.

    Quoted message said:

    The store had some Shimano Dual Pivot brakes for $25 Cdn which was 1/2
    normal price but, alas, they were too short a reach for my Miele.

    I just mounted up a set of Nashbar (Tektro) long reach brakes and am
    impressed. I managed to get them on sale for $20US, but they're still
    on special, now for $30. Super brakes for the buck. I don't know if
    they ship to Canada, but worth a look:

    http://tinyurl.com/88dd4

    If your current brakes are nutted and not recessed, you'll have to mod
    the frame and fork with a drill.

  3. landotter said:
    Sir Ridesalot said:

    I also bought a pair of Welgo clipless pedals for 1/2 price which only
    cost me $25 Cdn including the Look style cleats. I needed new cleats
    anyway and these cost about $20 Cdn in the shops I visited. Therefore,
    in effect the actual cost of these pedals was only $5 Cdn.


    [snip]

    Quoted message said:

    I am curious. What is to the quality of these pedals and how durable
    they can be expected to be?

    If they're anything like my spd Wellgos, the quality is exceptional.
    Mount them and forget about them.

    Quoted message said:

    This store was also clearing out Hutchinson Tech+ Excel Blue 700 x 25C
    tires for $10Cdn regular price $28 Cdn. I thought for $10 Cdn/tire I
    couldn't go far wrong and bought 3 of them. What is the quality of
    this tire?

    It's just fine, especially for the price.

    Quoted message said:

    The store had some Shimano Dual Pivot brakes for $25 Cdn which was 1/2
    normal price but, alas, they were too short a reach for my Miele.

    I just mounted up a set of Nashbar (Tektro) long reach brakes and am
    impressed. I managed to get them on sale for $20US, but they're still
    on special, now for $30. Super brakes for the buck. I don't know if
    they ship to Canada, but worth a look:

    http://tinyurl.com/88dd4

    If your current brakes are nutted and not recessed, you'll have to mod
    the frame and fork with a drill.

    Thanks.

    I grabbed all the 20 -25 tubes that were left. VBG

    I'm going back tomorrow for any of the 25C Hutchinson tires that are
    sill there. I figure $10 Cdn each was better than the cheap; department
    store tires.

    For the $5 Cdn effective price of the pedals (I subtracted the $20 Cdn
    cost for needed cleats for my old Look pedals) I figure they were worth
    a shot. They had already been mounted and used when I started this
    thread. I am very impressed at how easy they are to enter.

    Peter

  4. landotter said:

    If they're anything like my spd Wellgos, the quality is exceptional.
    Mount them and forget about them.

    The two pair of Wellgo SPD clones I owned worked OK for a while. They
    would occasionally release prematurely, and they clogged with snow
    easily, but they worked otherwise. Then they started to fall apart. I've
    never broken pedals other than those Wellgos.

    Summary: I got what I paid for. My experience differs from yours.

    --
    Dave
    dvt at psu dot edu

    Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body
    and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to
    get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than
    circumstances drive them to do. -Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist and
    novelist (1811-1896)

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