Coombe poll

Sainsbury said:

Hi.

Just wondering if anyone is riding on Coombe Pro pedals.

I am.

Only seen one or 2 other people who had them.

I really like them -- had Speedplays for 10 years prior. Main
advantage of the Coombes over Speedplays is the Speedplays wear through
the soles of your shoes and get some side to side slop -- no such thing
with the Coombes.

Getting in is a bit tougher but not too bad, and they float about the
same (maybe a bit more freely) than the Speedplays.

I have them as well! I love mine. A buddy turned me on to them...but he is
now switching back to Shimano SPD-L...mostly because of the slow response
time from the Coombe folks!

There are a couple of pros on the Jittery Joes team riding them, and I think
there is another team that is actually sponsored by them.

-r

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Sainsbury said:

Hi.

Just wondering if anyone is riding on Coombe Pro pedals.

I am.

Only seen one or 2 other people who had them.

I really like them -- had Speedplays for 10 years prior. Main
advantage of the Coombes over Speedplays is the Speedplays wear through
the soles of your shoes and get some side to side slop -- no such thing
with the Coombes.

Getting in is a bit tougher but not too bad, and they float about the
same (maybe a bit more freely) than the Speedplays.

oclvframe said:

I have them as well! I love mine. A buddy turned me on to them...but he is
now switching back to Shimano SPD-L...mostly because of the slow response
time from the Coombe folks!

I am on SPDs now and have been for a long time. How do Coombe's
compare? Are they as easy to walk in? And to exit? I care
particularly about getting out of them at stop lights, etc, though
getting into them is also important.

Dave

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Sainsbury said:

Hi.

Just wondering if anyone is riding on Coombe Pro pedals.

I just returned a set. They're actually great pedals. However, they
put my feet further out from the pedals than the Speedplays.
There's no way to move the Coombe cleats further to the outside of the
shoe as there is with some other cleats.

As long as you screw the cleats in real tight, releasing is very easy, BTW

-- Jens

Dave Stallard said:

oclvframe said:

I have them as well! I love mine. A buddy turned me on to them...but he is
now switching back to Shimano SPD-L...mostly because of the slow response
time from the Coombe folks!

I am on SPDs now and have been for a long time. How do Coombe's
compare? Are they as easy to walk in? And to exit? I care
particularly about getting out of them at stop lights, etc, though
getting into them is also important.

The stack height is lower than the SPDs. The feel is also going to be
very different... there is an amount of "free float" that you won't get
in the SPDs. You can use the rotational stops to limit it, but the
float is certainly "more free" side to side than the SPDs. About the
same as Speedplays (though again the range is a lot less if you use the
stops).

The cleats are nearly flush with the sole, so they are very easy to
walk in. Exit is also very straightfoward -- turn your heel out far
enough and you're out. SPDs can get difficult to release from when the
cleats wear -- this won't happen with the Coombes.

They are more difficult to enter than the SPDs, because you must do the
little "heel flick" to get in. I find it pretty straightfoward, but it
will take a day or two to get used to.

Overall, I've used SPDs, Times, Speedplays, and Coombes, and the latter
are my favorite.

They *are* slow on orders though -- the explanation I got was they
order the manufacture of the pedals in "batches" so it depends on what
part of the batch you're in. If they shipped pedals 2 days previous,
and you place an order, it could be 4-6 weeks before they receive and
ship the next batch to you. As such, it's best to order and then just
count on them arriving when they come. They're a small company so
you're getting exposed to their manufacturing/process nuances.

-B

Jens Kurt Heycke said:

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Sainsbury said:

Hi.

Just wondering if anyone is riding on Coombe Pro pedals.

I just returned a set. They're actually great pedals. However, they
put my feet further out from the pedals than the Speedplays.
There's no way to move the Coombe cleats further to the outside of the
shoe as there is with some other cleats.

Are you using the Ti spindled Speedplays? The Q on the Ti-spindled
Speedplays is significantly less than the stainless ones (not sure
about the cheap steel X-3's). I was using the SS Speedplays before (at
~175 lb I wouldn't use a Ti spindle), and I didn't notice a difference
in the Q.

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Jens Kurt Heycke said:

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On 2004-06-28 06:07:48 -0700, Sainsbury <[email hidden]> said:

> Hi.
>
> Just wondering if anyone is riding on Coombe Pro pedals.

I just returned a set. They're actually great pedals. However, they
put my feet further out from the pedals than the Speedplays.
There's no way to move the Coombe cleats further to the outside of the
shoe as there is with some other cleats.

Are you using the Ti spindled Speedplays? The Q on the Ti-spindled
Speedplays is significantly less than the stainless ones (not sure
about the cheap steel X-3's). I was using the SS Speedplays before (at
~175 lb I wouldn't use a Ti spindle), and I didn't notice a difference
in the Q.

Yup. I'm light enough to use the Ti ones. At one point I had them
close enough that the sides of my shoes were getting wear marks
from the cranks.

Interesting that the different speedplays have different Q factors.
Glad I didn't buy the wrong ones.

Incidentally, I got my Coombe's about 2 weeks after I ordered them.
So they must be getting faster.

-- Jens