I have a schwinn paramount bike that I purchase from the pawn shop of all places. I have replaced both tires, waiting for new cassette and chain, and wonder if I can put or is there any advantage to getting 8/9 sp wheel/cassette combo for this bike (it has 7sp now much more than the 5sp I had before). Sorry rambling on here. Anyway, I have these shimano pd1056 pedals, that are look compatable and have two sets of adjustment screws on them. The one on the bottom has adjust - and + The one on the back has mode M and S
What do they mean and what adjustments do they make to the pedal? When I am in my pedal, in my opinion, the shoe moves a bit too much. I guess I thought the shoe/cleat should be a little more solid in the pedal. There is no forward/aft movement, but I can twist my foot left and right quite a bit, and I wonder if that is due to the cleats that I have (they're red). I was told that I should use the red cleats till I get used to getting in and out of the pedal, but I think the play side to side is too much. Would I be wrong, or is it supposed to be that much play when foot is moving side to side? The movement is enough so that if I move my foot too far inside, I hit the chainstay or little more outside and foot comes out of pedal (not real easy to come out, but I think the movement outside is too much). Let me know what you think. Maybe I will have to move into the other cleats. Dennis
Originally posted by vaughnden I have a schwinn paramount bike that I purchase from the pawn shop of all places. I have replaced both tires, waiting for new cassette and chain, and wonder if I can put or is there any advantage to getting 8/9 sp wheel/cassette combo for this bike (it has 7sp now much more than the 5sp I had before). Sorry rambling on here. Anyway, I have these shimano pd1056 pedals, that are look compatable and have two sets of adjustment screws on them. The one on the bottom has adjust - and + The one on the back has mode M and S
What do they mean and what adjustments do they make to the pedal? When I am in my pedal, in my opinion, the shoe moves a bit too much. I guess I thought the shoe/cleat should be a little more solid in the pedal. There is no forward/aft movement, but I can twist my foot left and right quite a bit, and I wonder if that is due to the cleats that I have (they're red). I was told that I should use the red cleats till I get used to getting in and out of the pedal, but I think the play side to side is too much. Would I be wrong, or is it supposed to be that much play when foot is moving side to side? The movement is enough so that if I move my foot too far inside, I hit the chainstay or little more outside and foot comes out of pedal (not real easy to come out, but I think the movement outside is too much). Let me know what you think. Maybe I will have to move into the other cleats. Dennis
Red cleats have lateral float,balck ones don't. +and - adjust the release tension. m & S are the release modes.S releases with lateral motion,and M also permits you to pull straight out.....You need a new wheel to get 8 or 9 speed or major work on the old one assuming it is even a cassette rather than a freewheel.......Later paramounts were made in Japan.If you found a real one it's a keeper.
It is a cassette, I think, that has a hub pn of FH-A550. When looking down at the cassette (sprockets) you can see the hub make-up (I know this sounds funny, but it is the best way I can describe it) or at least where the cassette slides on the hub end. I know that I need to buy another wheelset, but what is the max cassette size for this hub? I was also wondering what material the bike is made of? Would it have been chromoly or aluminum? thanks, Dennis
Originally posted by vaughnden It is a cassette, I think, that has a hub pn of FH-A550. When looking down at the cassette (sprockets) you can see the hub make-up (I know this sounds funny, but it is the best way I can describe it) or at least where the cassette slides on the hub end. I know that I need to buy another wheelset, but what is the max cassette size for this hub? I was also wondering what material the bike is made of? Would it have been chromoly or aluminum? thanks, Dennis
If it's a cassette you are stuck with 7 speeds,but Sheldon Brown desribes a creative way of using a 9 speed cassette,removing a cog and spacer to get 8 speeds that fit on that hub and shifting it with a 9 speed shimano shifter. if it's a freewheel,there are 8 speed ones,but they are prone to axel breakage. The part # makes me think cassette.Aluminum or steel? Try a magnet.
Duuuhhh, I should have thought about it. Such a simple test. Bike is steel. It is a cassette. I wonder about the cassette choice cause I did not think I should still see the grooves in the hub end (I could be wrong). The cassette is tight so there is no slop. Hmmmmm
