New Pedal Recommendations

Quoted message said:

I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
priced pair of pedals?

You can get a pair of alloy Looks or the Wellgo equivalent, then mail
the change to me, and have a pair of reliable pedals.

Seriously, though, you can get something really nice and tough for half
the price of the CX6s. Personally, I'd never think about using CF
pedals or handlebars. Why the desire to spend as much as you did last
time? Wanna impress your riding buddies? *g*

landotter said:

You can get a pair of alloy Looks or the Wellgo equivalent, then mail
the change to me, and have a pair of reliable pedals.

Seriously, though, you can get something really nice and tough for half
the price of the CX6s. Personally, I'd never think about using CF
pedals or handlebars. Why the desire to spend as much as you did last
time? Wanna impress your riding buddies? *g*

LMAO!! Not so much riding buddies as I ride alone. But, the "look
good" factor did play a role there. I got them, too, partly because of
the float and the adjustable tension.

Quoted message said:

landotter said:

You can get a pair of alloy Looks or the Wellgo equivalent, then mail
the change to me, and have a pair of reliable pedals.

Seriously, though, you can get something really nice and tough for half
the price of the CX6s. Personally, I'd never think about using CF
pedals or handlebars. Why the desire to spend as much as you did last
time? Wanna impress your riding buddies? *g*

LMAO!! Not so much riding buddies as I ride alone. But, the "look
good" factor did play a role there. I got them, too, partly because of
the float and the adjustable tension.

If you liked them, then get another pair of Looks, but in alloy. The
usual online discounters in the states have several variants on the
classic Looks ranging from $45-$100. I saw the very nice Look PP-396
selling for half off. It's plenty bling.

With the remaining allocation of $100, you can get me one of those
goofy Sponge-Bob jerseys. :-P

Quoted message said:

I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
priced pair of pedals?

Thanks.

Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.

Chris

landotter said:

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Quoted message said:

If you liked them, then get another pair of Looks, but in alloy. The
usual online discounters in the states have several variants on the
classic Looks ranging from $45-$100. I saw the very nice Look PP-396
selling for half off. It's plenty bling.

With the remaining allocation of $100, you can get me one of those
goofy Sponge-Bob jerseys. :-P

HAHAHAHAHAHA! No way dude. I'm quite conservative when it comes to
jerseys.

Chris Nelson said:

Quoted message said:

I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
priced pair of pedals?

Thanks.

Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.

Chris

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Quoted message said:

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Have you tried the newer style plate on the older Ultegra model. When
I ordered replacement plates, they weren't identical, but worked fine.

I just looked, I have the PDR 600 pedal with the 6610/540 replacement
part.
Althiough the new part seems to be wearing out faster, than the
original.
It did take about 3-4 weeks for the LBS to get the part in.

I have had the SPD-SL for 3 years now and I still like them a lot.

Life is Good!
Jeff

Jeff Starr said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Quoted message said:

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Have you tried the newer style plate on the older Ultegra model. When
I ordered replacement plates, they weren't identical, but worked fine.

I just looked, I have the PDR 600 pedal with the 6610/540 replacement
part.
Althiough the new part seems to be wearing out faster, than the
original.
It did take about 3-4 weeks for the LBS to get the part in.

I have had the SPD-SL for 3 years now and I still like them a lot.

Life is Good!
Jeff

The issue was with the first gen DA pedal, then onto the second...parts
for the first either never existed or dryed up quickly...

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Chris Nelson said:

Quoted message said:

I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
priced pair of pedals?

Thanks.

Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.

Chris

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look,
easy in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to
buy one pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more
float adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in
existence...SPD-SL are nice but we are having problems finding small
parts, like the cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early
ones...shimano redesigned and then stopped making the older
plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

What is Yozo?
--
Phil Lee, Squid

Squid said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Chris Nelson said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
> pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
> priced pair of pedals?
>
> Thanks.

Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.

Chris

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look,
easy in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to
buy one pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more
float adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in
existence...SPD-SL are nice but we are having problems finding small
parts, like the cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early
ones...shimano redesigned and then stopped making the older
plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

What is Yozo?

Dear Phil,

Yozo Shimano runs the world's largest fishing reel company.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Phil Lee said:

What is Yozo?

Yoga for clowns.

{pause}

{still pausing}

Bill "play on Bozo, you see..." S.

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Quoted message said:

Chris Nelson said:

Quoted message said:

I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
priced pair of pedals?

Thanks.

Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.

Chris

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Peter,
Do the Zero butterfly inserts and pedal bodies wear better or less than the
X's? I'm in need of more lateral stability than my couple of three year old
sets of X's provide. Have gone back to my old squeaky 396's.
Bill

Bill said:

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Quoted message said:

Chris Nelson said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
> pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
> priced pair of pedals?
>
> Thanks.

Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.

Chris

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Peter,
Do the Zero butterfly inserts and pedal bodies wear better or less than the
X's? I'm in need of more lateral stability than my couple of three year old
sets of X's provide. Have gone back to my old squeaky 396's.
Bill

Bill,
I'll trade you a pair of not especially squeaky 247s for some of
your X's - e-mail me if you're interested s=y=jenkins@hotmail (replace
= with _ and append hotmail with the proper suffix).

SYJ

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Quoted message said:

Bill,
I'll trade you a pair of not especially squeaky 247s for some of
your X's - e-mail me if you're interested s=y=jenkins@hotmail (replace
= with _ and append hotmail with the proper suffix).

SYJ

Going to hang on to them for now. Still in the experimentation stage.
Bill

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Chris Nelson said:

Quoted message said:

I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
priced pair of pedals?

Thanks.

Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.

Chris

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Yep, the cheezy plastic plate was hard to find, I ended up getting a
second pair of pedals when the first pair wore out and they now come
with 2 extra sets of cheezy plastic plates which should solve that
problem.

My friends have the Speedplays and like 'em except that they become
difficult to clip in/out when even the smallest amount of dirt gets
inside.

Chris

In article <[email hidden]>,

Chris Nelson said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Chris Nelson said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
> pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
> priced pair of pedals?
>
> Thanks.

Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.

Chris

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Yep, the cheezy plastic plate was hard to find, I ended up getting a
second pair of pedals when the first pair wore out and they now come
with 2 extra sets of cheezy plastic plates which should solve that
problem.

My friends have the Speedplays and like 'em except that they become
difficult to clip in/out when even the smallest amount of dirt gets
inside.

Chris

I've been using Speedplay Zeros for about 3 years now, I haven't had
much trouble with dirt getting in them. I've never tried the X series,
so I have no experience with those.

Supposedly, the spring in the Zero cleat is different than the X cleat.
When I was researching to choose between them, I read it is much less
likely for dirt to get in the zero spring and interfere with it.

Any trouble I've had has been clipping in. Once clipped in, I've never
had any difficulty getting out.

Mark Heiple said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Chris Nelson said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Chris Nelson wrote:
> [email hidden] wrote:
> > I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
> > pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
> > priced pair of pedals?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
> Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.
>
> Chris

Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Yep, the cheezy plastic plate was hard to find, I ended up getting a
second pair of pedals when the first pair wore out and they now come
with 2 extra sets of cheezy plastic plates which should solve that
problem.

My friends have the Speedplays and like 'em except that they become
difficult to clip in/out when even the smallest amount of dirt gets
inside.

Chris

I've been using Speedplay Zeros for about 3 years now, I haven't had
much trouble with dirt getting in them. I've never tried the X series,
so I have no experience with those.

Supposedly, the spring in the Zero cleat is different than the X cleat.
When I was researching to choose between them, I read it is much less
likely for dirt to get in the zero spring and interfere with it.

Any trouble I've had has been clipping in. Once clipped in, I've never
had any difficulty getting out.

Why do you have trouble clipping in?

Chris

Bill said:

"SYJ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Bill,
I'll trade you a pair of not especially squeaky 247s for some of
your X's - e-mail me if you're interested s=y=jenkins@hotmail (replace
= with _ and append hotmail with the proper suffix).

SYJ

Going to hang on to them for now. Still in the experimentation stage.
Bill

No worries...but if you change your mind... (I just switched to X-5s,
and love 'em)

SYJ

In article <[email hidden]>,

Chris Nelson said:

Mark Heiple said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Chris Nelson said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> Chris Nelson wrote:
> > [email hidden] wrote:
> > > I recently broke my left pedal and I'm looking for a new pair. The
> > > pair I have now are Look CX6's. Can anyone recommend a similarly
> > > priced pair of pedals?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > Get Shimano SPD-SLs. They a very Look-a-like, but they don't squeek.
> > Also, the cleats are easier to walk in.
> >
> > Chris
>
> Or look at Sppedplay Zeros...two sided, same bolt pattern as Look, easy
> in and out, rebuildable unlike any mentioned pedals, ability to buy one
> pedal(which would have been handy in your case)...MUCH more float
> adjustment, the onl;y float adjustable pedal now in existence...SPD-SL
> are nice but we are having problems finding small parts, like the
> cheezy plastic plate, in some of the early ones...shimano redesigned
> and then stopped making the older plates...thansk again Yozo!!!

Yep, the cheezy plastic plate was hard to find, I ended up getting a
second pair of pedals when the first pair wore out and they now come
with 2 extra sets of cheezy plastic plates which should solve that
problem.

My friends have the Speedplays and like 'em except that they become
difficult to clip in/out when even the smallest amount of dirt gets
inside.

Chris

I've been using Speedplay Zeros for about 3 years now, I haven't had
much trouble with dirt getting in them. I've never tried the X series,
so I have no experience with those.

Supposedly, the spring in the Zero cleat is different than the X cleat.
When I was researching to choose between them, I read it is much less
likely for dirt to get in the zero spring and interfere with it.

Any trouble I've had has been clipping in. Once clipped in, I've never
had any difficulty getting out.

Why do you have trouble clipping in?

Chris

When I ride, I leave my right foot clipped in all the time and unclip
the left when stopped. For some reason, the right side is harder to get
in. When the pedals were new, I remember they were kind of hard to get
in. Spraying the cleats with cooking spray lubed them a bit and made it
easier. Once they wore a bit, it got easier.

The left clips in without much effort, maybe because the left side gets
more practice.