Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
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Now as you look for pedals with one piece bodies you'll have the chance to find out about the cheap and poor ways some cages are secured to the, now solid, bodies. …. Have you taken a studied look at how "better" pedals have their cages attached?
I would say so lol. Here are most of but not all the pedals I have right now to choose from. It’s more than I thought I had before I decided to overhaul them all … seems to be a nice mix.
Originally Posted by
grumpus
I used to run Lyotard 460D pedals (similar construction) on all my bikes, TT, tour/commute and even my original MTB. I never had a problem except with the end caps loosening (and that one time I crashed hard, and the spindle broke a few rides later). I still have some 460D, but it's hard to justify clips and straps since I started using clipless pedals (probably 15 years after everyone else did). Maybe if I ride one of those retro events where everything has to look period-correct ...
Originally Posted by
oneclick
Those are built-up pedals.
Built-up pedals have a deserved reputation for fragility
KKT made better ones than others, but the design is flawed as you have found out.
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The worst of these are the Lyotard 136R, the axles break because they have no help from the cage when it falls apart.
Discard them and look for a similar pair (there are MANY) made with a one-piece body - KKT, MKS, SP, SR...
I read that one thread about Lyotard spindles while researching pedals and yeahhhhh not very confident in riding any of the ones I have now. I really like the way they look though.
Grumpus I’m also used to using clipless but I don’t have enough Look pedals for all my different bikes so some of them are going to be forced to run as period correct-ish in the meantime!
Originally Posted by
Mad Honk
Erin,
I will echo what Andy sez, and suggest you look for something else to rebuild. A good starting point is this set of Gipiemme that has adorned my work bench for about a year. These are complete and will need a good cleaning and repack, but they have all the hallmarks of a good pedal. Lemme Know, Smiles, MH
The cages are steel and could use a good coat of black paint, and the spindles are I think in fine shape. It appears that one has been overhauled recently and the other needs some love. But the price of admission is the cost of postage, probably ten bucks.
MH, That’s a very generous offer! I don’t think I have any of these yet 🤔 I don’t know if I need them yet though, haven’t finished going through all my pedals, can I let you know?
Also, how do you paint the pedal cages? I have a couple of Suntour Superbe’s whose cages could use it but I didn’t even know it was possible.
maddog39 SurferRosa thanks for the suggestions, I’m pretty sure I have some MKS’s, I remember a pair of Sylvans were the first pedal I ever overhauled a few years ago. Up until a few days ago they were also the only pedal I’ve ever overhauled.