I mean I know what a chainring guard is for but did know why that was only covering a small portion. The vid Hothead286 posted cleared that up for me, thanks.

New crank should be here any day ........ Im going from a 53t to a 48t, what should I expect to change in the ride? Harder or easier to pedal ..... or the same?

Easier or harder, depending on how good you are at spinning.

Herp de derp, John Prolly, derp.

Sigh.

When installing double clips and straps, do you have to have two slots on your pedal to thread each strap in?

In case anyone here thinks "Hey getting one of those sure would be swell!"

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?m...oducts_id=6083

Only $65 :lol:

Dear Scrod,

I did it.

/Obligatoryquestionmark

Kagero?

fixed

No. The laws of physics will keep the second strap in place even without a slot.

I know, and I'm stoked for you.

Haters gon' hate. :D

Ok. I'm considering switching to clips and straps because I don't ride the Earl enough to warrant using Eggbeaters. I was thinking double straps just because they feel more secure.

it's worth splurging for laminated leather vs regular leather

cloth/vinyl straps last way longer.

Dear Scrod,

Are those Sapim CX-Ray spokes strong enough to warrant 28/24 spokes on the street?

In my experience, good laminated leather straps (not that All-City crap) are much better.

Yes.

I've had these laminated leather straps for about 30 years now:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/binda.jpg

They actually have lasted longer than the pedals; the cage failed a couple years ago d/t erosion from my cleats, but the straps are still going strong:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/zeus-pista-pedal.jpg

ive had a few sets of vintage leather straps over the years and they just snap while riding. vintage cloth straps last forever for me

key word: laminated

Vintage, shmintage. Unless you've used decent laminated (there's that pesky key word again) leather straps, you can't really have an opinion of them.

cool. That's what I've heard.

Scrod,

Would a Selle Flite look stupid on my Mash? Have you tried one on your Kagero?

It wouldn't look stupid at all. I've seen a few Kageros with Flites and they look good. I'm tempted to try one but my Turbo is set up 100% perfectly right now and I don't want to mess with it.

Scrod,

Do you have a close up pick of your double straps and how they are webbed through your pedals? Even using the magic of Google I couldn't find a good picture of properly set up straps.

On that note, are your 2x clips/straps laminated?

Did you Google 'rocket science' or 'brain surgery'? :lol:

Put the rear strap through the slots as you would with singles and loop the front strap beneath the pedal - where the second set of slots would be. Some people use long bolts to hold the strap in place (as seen below) but it's not necessary at all.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/...acd34ac6ec.jpg

You're in the wrong thread.