Originally Posted by
backinthesaddle
Hi, I've been riding with Zero's stainless for about 5 years, like them fine.
But due to recent hip surgery I want to switch -- at least temporarily -- to Speedplay Light Action. I want to clip in and out with almost no effort, which I understand will be easier with Light Action.
Two questions:
Anyone made that switch and can comment on it?
Stainless is about $70 more than chrome moly for an almost insignificant weight reduction. So I'm inclined toward chrome moly. Any reason to choose stainless instead?
I have a set of chromoly and set of titanium zeros. They work the same, the titanium are silver colored an have a lighter spindle and the chromoly are black but the spindle gets scratched a little from clipping in after a while. I bought the titanium ones used. I would never pay extra new for the lighter ones. I am no faster on my 15 lb $3000 dollar bike vs my cheaper (bought used for $700) 17 pound bike. Sometimes I go faster on the heavier bike, go figure.