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CrankyBro's Candy...disappointment...

I pulled the Komodo down off the wall to check the rear wheel after I installed the "new" bearings and noticed the left pedal didn't spin all that freely.

I took it apart and was pretty disappointed in the construction of it.

Spindle>seal>o-ring>BUSHING>cage with clip mech>ball bearing>nut>end cap with O-ring

That's right! Only 1 ball bearing in that thing! Piss!! At least it was an Enduro ball bearing. I have to give them credit for that.

The nylon / polymer / magic-plastic cage rides on the bushing which spins on the spindle via some Phil Wood. I gotta say, I'm pretty stinkin' disappointed there's not at least 2 ball bearings in the thing.

Makes me wanna machine my own out of 6061 and use one on each end.


That said...the things seem to work really well for me for as little as I maintain them. I mean...I've never serviced this pedal and it's never failed me. I cleaned it, Phil Wood'ed the crap out of it, and put it back together. It spins like crazy now.


(this is why it sucks to ride your bike int he slop...if you've gone a little too long on seals or 0-rings, you will surely know about it in a day or two)
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