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Old 06-12-05 | 01:48 AM
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From: Buzzing around the Portland, OR metro area.

Bikes: Handbuilt steel with Ultegra10/FSA parts; a fully customized Bianchi Pista with phil hubs, carbon fork, king headset, etc. it's tough.

Originally Posted by 53-11_alltheway
The only thing I don't think I'd like about single sided pedals (whether Look, ultegra, etc) Is having to look down and flip the pedal at stop lights.

Sure the platform is bigger, but I'm so used to clipping in and not looking.
yeah... i have to agree with you there. my fixie (running crank bros candys) has made me somewhat sloppy -- so now, when i'm on my road bike with the ultegras, i find myself uttering four letter words when i need to clip in more often than not.

i thought that it would be more of a simple 'get the miles in' sort of thing, but, to be honest, after over 400 miles on this thing, i'm still every bit as sloppy as i was when i got the pedals.

i had speedplay zeros on it before -- which was great because they were dual sided. however, they caused me no small amout of grief (crazy hotspots), so i traded them in for ultegras. the ultegras are perfect from a comfort perspective, but a pita on the click in side.

in a perfect world, i'd perfect my track stand and never clip out.

however, when i'm not in happy magic fairy land, i'm saying things that i'd rather my 10 month old son not repeat whenever i have to clip in.

oh well. at least i get to ride.

...and also look like a tool at stop lights

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