The pedal was dry. So I took them both apart and regressed them with white lithium grease. Now all is well again. I looked up the pedals and there are the VP 990S.

Body: Black PP
Cage: steel cage
Axle: Boron steel
Bearings: Ball bearings
Toe Clips Attachable
Reflector: 4 each
Size: 102 x 63 mm
Weight: 372 g/pr TW/CN




Topher Aus: The frame is a road frame (7005 aluminum) with steel forks and drop bars. As for the drive train, it's all MTB. The Wheel hub (VP hubs) are steel MTB. But the rims are deep-V road rims. And the rims are drilled for Schrader vales. The bike weighs 29 lbs. But if you put all road drive train and Hubs with road shifters/break levers you could trim this bike weigh down by 10 lbs.

Did the 25.4 mile ride this night and now that the pedals are lube it feels a lot better. So I have 292.5 miles on the Denali so far. I was hitting 29.3 MPH in 20th gear. that was into a 7 mph head wind. Man I need to get some 23mm Michelin Dynamic tires for this bike. These Kenda Kwest 700 x 28C are nice and smooth, but cause a lot of wind drag. I like a 23C.

I will be cleaning the hubs and drive train every 400 miles. I know most Wal-Mart riders don’t do this, BUT I DO and will continue to do this with every bike I own. I also replace the chain every 1000 miles. So to me this is just normal maintenance.