Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
Dude, the average pedal bolt head is about half the area of (probably less than) the included PowerGrip hardware. What kinda crazy physics are you using to determine that the pedal bolt will hold better.
The 3d kind of physics: countersinking also distributes the pressure all around the circumference of the bolt head. Plus the space under the bolt head is enclosed, so any movement will only tend to further jam up the fabric and keep it from moving. Finally, the fact that the pressure is in multiple directions means that any tugging will also be directly resisted (as opposed to a washer which depends on friction to convert inward pressure to resistance in the radial direction).
Crazy, I know.
Originally Posted by
531phile
The regular powergrip bolts/hardware work fine. Just don't overtighten the bolts since you can strip the small hex head easily. I wish that they would use a bigger hex size. Where can you get them for $40??? That's a great price for the high perfomrance pedal with strap and hardware. It usually sells for about $60.
The price is actually $50 at outsideoutfitters.com, but I need to get $70 worth of other stuff and if I get it all together then the shipping is free. So instead of $70+$10shipping=$80 I'll pay $70+$50=$120 which is only $40 more.