TRaffic Jammer

DAmned fun vid.... closing off a tunnel? Wicked fun!!!!

somnambulant

Using the term "drag race" should require everyone to be in drag..

TRaffic Jammer

Don't mess with drag racing, man.

Shiznaz

Heres a deadly idea: Brimley/Bluffer's Park road drag race. Very slow. Maybe some puking involved.

PS. since I started riding with my sidis and look pedals rather than crappy mtb shoes and eggbeaters (because my eggbeater broke and my mtb shoes are worn out) I have been going much faster. My pedal/shoe setup really sucked the goat balls in retrospect.

TRaffic Jammer

Isn't that an evil climb?
BTW nice red light sprint yesterday Cam. Word UP!

operator

Yes, i removed fork and checked did not see any cracks or anything, I will look more closely again.

Very tight. I replaced the upper pressed race (one that goes in the frame), could it be possible that me taking out the bearings from the cages means I have to get new, bigger bearings?

Yes, this setup ownt

P.S Check this out https://toronto.craigslist.org/stp/323178500.html

somnambulant

Interesting. I'm hoping to switch to a proper road pedal/shoe combo on my road bike as well... Not sure what pedal system I'll go with yet though. Sometimes I feel the need to buck the Look trend.

operator

If you're buying new system consider the shimano spd-sl's over the looks. They have rubber contacts on the cleats making it slightly easier to get around off the bike. Looks are slippery as heck.

I_bRAD

I have the old-school looks (A5.1) and like them a lot. I've also had Time Impacts and they get a "don't bother" rating.

Edit- what Operator says about walking in looks is true. They are biking shoes though, and apparently you can get a rubber cover for the cleats if you want to hang out at starbucks (or ideal!)

cavernmech

No...without retainers you still use the same size bearings. Fill the cup and then take out one.

Shiznaz

In my experience (I can only compare to eggbeaters, clips/straps and powerstraps) they are so much more solid its like night and day. Your feet are totally locked in, theres no play, and you have a huge stiff platform to mash on. However, I've nutted myself so many times trying to get into those pedals... slick plastic shoe + slick plastic cleat + slick plastic pedal with one sided entry+ fixed gear = sore balls. Doing anything off the bike is a huge pain as well. I'll probably cave and buy some cheaper sidi mountain shoes and atac aliums some time soon.

cavernmech

Just bite the bullet and get Speedplays. Very light...varying degrees of float...and they are super easy to service.

I_bRAD

The old looks have adjustable float too. I think the new ones you can adjust it by buying different cleats which isn't quite as good a system (unless you're a weight weenie with too much money to blow which I suppose is the demographic they go for these days)

Shiznaz

I had an option when I bought my looks... I got the mid level float ones. I don't find they have too much float. WHen they wear out I may get the high float red ones. I think the less stuff there is to break on a pedal the better, and I'm really bad at stripping tiny adjustment screws so this system is fine by me.

operator

They're ok. I mean once you figure out what float you like it's not a big problem. The SPD-SL's are the same system. I ride with 0 float non keo looks and they're solid as hell as shiznaz put it. I rode the 13 deg float red ones for a year and it really pissed me off, was almost like not being clipped in.

Ass to do ANYTHING off the bike though, I only put them on if I know i'm going on a long road ride. I have the look cleat covers as well, but they still are clicky clackety on floors and not very comfortable to walk on (as they should be)

I_bRAD

Not sure if they use the same system for controlling float on the new Looks... but if they do you could just buy the "zero" float ones and remove material from the notch at the back of the cleat until you get the exact amount of float you want.

TRaffic Jammer

I used Looks in Mtl messing for years when they first came out and I can attest to the nightmare that is the roadie "duck" walk on those cleats. Once the little rubber piece in the cleat is worn....you can slide across a lobby floor with very little speed.. A wipe out waiting to happen....however the cleat is so big that a foot down skidding sliding turn is quite doable.

There was a recent cleat rip to face plant as well on Looks. When those cleats go......
Time ATACS forever for me I tink..... who's run them on a fixie...thoughts?

I_bRAD

I have time atacs on my fixie. I don't do those fancy skids and tricks that the kids do though. Incidentally it was the guy I got the pedals from that took us on a tour of new trails in the Don last night.

Shiznaz

I'm just about to pick up some atacs if anyone has an extra set they can sell me... I don't think looks are ideal for fixed gear on the street, but they are all I have at the moment and I don't feel like going back to clips and straps. In the mean time I am enjoying the extra power and smoothness they afford me. I actuall don't mind the click. I have this kind of perverse hope that people will hear it and look at my shoes. I have no idea why.

pyze-guy

But Shiz, your boyish looks get peoples attention already, need you steal more of the publics adoration?

somnambulant

Exactly what I'm thinking. The giant cleat/slipperyness/etc isn't a factor. This is for my road bike which is only used for long rides, not cafes/etc. I do like a little float however.

jeremywhitehorn

the only off putting thing about speedplays is that there is so much float that they can feel unstable. i had a pair of the frogs that worked well but what got me was the fact that because there's no spring mechanism you can't hear a click when your foot exits the cleat, it sort of just disengages. that, and they don't release to the inside (which comes in hand in a crash i'm sure). other than that i thought they were great. just for road riding mind you (even their MTB pedals).

Shiznaz

Look cleats are fine for popping into a cafe... its just the grocery trips and errand runs that tend to be a problem

somnambulant

Speedplay zero's have micro-adjustable float and can be set anywhere from 15 degrees to totally fixed.

operator

pwnt haha