VO/Wellgo Track Pedals???
01-08-09, 12:31 PM
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VO/Wellgo Track Pedals???
Velo-Orange has thier own version of the Wellgo track pedal.
Anyone tried them? Are they any different than the 20 dollar Wellgo pedals?
https://www.velo-orange.com/votrpe.html
Anyone tried them? Are they any different than the 20 dollar Wellgo pedals?
https://www.velo-orange.com/votrpe.html
01-08-09, 09:37 PM
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I have a set too, but am waiting until the salt goes away before taking them out. They look really nice, definitely. I think the difference is mostly the finish (and the $20 dimension/wellgos of yore seem to no longer be made).
01-09-09, 02:30 AM
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VOs look very good to me. sealed bearings are the way to go. some seller somewhere also claimed that they are actually lighter than the RX-1s, if that makes any difference to anyone.
01-09-09, 11:24 AM
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these are the same as the Dimension pedals also. $15 at my LBS in Brooklyn, and can be found online sub-$20 on a number of websites.
I rode them for about a year with Christophe clips and some cheap nylon straps. not bad as a low-cost way to get the track look and feel, although the bearings are el-cheapo. they've held up well mostly but the bearings got stiff and sticky over time. i didn't bother to take them apart and re-pack them though.
recently replaced them with njs MKS Custom Nuevo's, and the improvement was noticable, but then again that's a $150 pedal versus a $15 one.
I rode them for about a year with Christophe clips and some cheap nylon straps. not bad as a low-cost way to get the track look and feel, although the bearings are el-cheapo. they've held up well mostly but the bearings got stiff and sticky over time. i didn't bother to take them apart and re-pack them though.
recently replaced them with njs MKS Custom Nuevo's, and the improvement was noticable, but then again that's a $150 pedal versus a $15 one.
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01-09-09, 11:57 AM
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these are the same as the Dimension pedals also. $15 at my LBS in Brooklyn, and can be found online sub-$20 on a number of websites.
I rode them for about a year with Christophe clips and some cheap nylon straps. not bad as a low-cost way to get the track look and feel, although the bearings are el-cheapo. they've held up well mostly but the bearings got stiff and sticky over time. i didn't bother to take them apart and re-pack them though.
recently replaced them with njs MKS Custom Nuevo's, and the improvement was noticable, but then again that's a $150 pedal versus a $15 one.
I rode them for about a year with Christophe clips and some cheap nylon straps. not bad as a low-cost way to get the track look and feel, although the bearings are el-cheapo. they've held up well mostly but the bearings got stiff and sticky over time. i didn't bother to take them apart and re-pack them though.
recently replaced them with njs MKS Custom Nuevo's, and the improvement was noticable, but then again that's a $150 pedal versus a $15 one.
01-09-09, 12:34 PM
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sylvan lites didn't eat any of my sneakers, either with clips & straps or with powergrips. sylvans or sylvan tracks are worse.
01-09-09, 02:25 PM
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i've not had any sneaker eating wearing the same shoes on the same sylvan tracks for over 2 years now, you guys have ****ty shoes.
