On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:37:08 +0100, bomba <
[email protected]> wrote:
>Dave W wrote:
>
>>>I'm surprised you said 'lightweight'. I realise that they're the magnesium versions, but the
>>>originals weighed a ton.
>>
>>
>> What were the originals made of, alum, steel?
>
>Alu.
>
>Granted they aren't as
>> light as the POS I took off the bike. But light enough for my application. I was looking for a
>> flat that was a little more beefier....
>
>Furry muff.
yeah, but I like em shaved!
>
>>
>> The reason for
>>
>>>this is the extra material between the surfaces to prevent breakage when the pedal hits coping -
>>>not something particularly needed in mtb

>>
>>
>> I rarely have "pedal to coping" placement issues. But when I do, better the pedal taking the hit
>> then the bottom of my foot.
>
>You ride bmx?
don't we all? Seriously, not like an indoor park or anything. All my riding is out doors, and for
pure out jumping, ya can't go wrong riding a bmx course can ya? Grinding, and stalls are what I used
to do on my skateboard, my bike traveled a little bit further, and was expected to do much more than
silly park tricks!
>
>I would
>> think technique plays a large part in the above scenario.
>
>A bit, but usually it's the rear peg slipping off in feeble grinds.
again more silly park tricks that I feel were better served on my
sometimes.
>
>>>Did they not come with a spare set of pins? Even with pedals like this, there's often a bag with
>>>some replacements that can just be banged in with a hammer.
>>
>>
>> Well realistically, you begin with a certain diameter hole, slam the original pins in, which
>> would of course be of a slightly larger diameter than said hole, now if it "worked" itself out,
>> said hole would probably be rounded to a slightly larger than began with diameter. This would
>> mean you would have to smack a slightly larger than original pin back in, no?
>
>Yep. The replacement pins I got with my Primo Super Tenderisers are slightly larger at the bottom,
>and knurled too. I figure by the time you've gone through the first batch of replacements, it will
>be time to replace the pedal anyway.
there ya go then. This was my first thought after checking em' out for the first time. I bet I can
find a needle roller bearing I could use in the event I need to replace. Besides almost 3 years on
my previous POS Wellgos was enough.
>
>And actually, the ones that can be
>> accessed THROUGH the pedal openings have tiny phillips head screws holding them in from the
>> underside. Although there are but a few per side that can be accessed like this. I think a
>> threaded "set screw" design would be much better in this application, but hey, for 40.00 bucks
>> they were worth a shot.
>
>I will not moan about US prices. I will not moan about US prices. I will not moan about US prices.
>I will not moan about US prices. I will not moan about US prices.
What cha talking bout Wilis?
>
>> Dave (excellent query Bomba)
>>
>> hey talking about mountain bikes in a mountain bike newsgroup.....
>>
>> well whoda thunk it?
>
>Bizarre...
What talking about mtb related subjects, or just talking about them
w/ME?
Dave