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03-05-04, 02:19 PM
The Fates have it in for me.
I picked up some speedplay x2s a couple of weeks back, but I still wanted to use my bike for commuting. I looked around for some clip-on decks, but there was nothing out there.
I said to myself "It's time that I made some." And that was that.
One extra pair of speedplay cleats later, and I finished these:
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~geist9/pedaltop.jpg
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~geist9/pedalbottom.jpg
They look beautiful, no?
Now, I thought, I'll be able to keep the pedals on the bike and just pop these little beauties on when I need to ride while wearing my street shoes.
A quick test ride was in order. I grabbed the bike, headed outside, put my feet in the pedals, and took off. The float that the X pedals put into the toeclips was weird feeling, but I thought I'd get used to it. I rode for a little ways, hit the first hill, stood up, and put my weight on the first pedal. BAM the float had put the pedal at the edge of its clipout angle, and the thing went flying. I dropped left, hard, and tore my poor bar tape again.
Analysis: The free float on the speedplays renders my experimental pedals pretty much useless. Like Icarus, I flew too high, and also like Icarus, I shall pay for it by replacing my bar tape for the second time in as many weeks.
Even though I busted, I still feel kinda ingenious.
I picked up some speedplay x2s a couple of weeks back, but I still wanted to use my bike for commuting. I looked around for some clip-on decks, but there was nothing out there.
I said to myself "It's time that I made some." And that was that.
One extra pair of speedplay cleats later, and I finished these:
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~geist9/pedaltop.jpg
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~geist9/pedalbottom.jpg
They look beautiful, no?
Now, I thought, I'll be able to keep the pedals on the bike and just pop these little beauties on when I need to ride while wearing my street shoes.
A quick test ride was in order. I grabbed the bike, headed outside, put my feet in the pedals, and took off. The float that the X pedals put into the toeclips was weird feeling, but I thought I'd get used to it. I rode for a little ways, hit the first hill, stood up, and put my weight on the first pedal. BAM the float had put the pedal at the edge of its clipout angle, and the thing went flying. I dropped left, hard, and tore my poor bar tape again.
Analysis: The free float on the speedplays renders my experimental pedals pretty much useless. Like Icarus, I flew too high, and also like Icarus, I shall pay for it by replacing my bar tape for the second time in as many weeks.
Even though I busted, I still feel kinda ingenious.