m2racer ORB pedals

[email hidden] (dan baker) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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...look interesting (m2racer.com), but I can't find any
comments from anyone that has used them, and I've never
seen a pair for real. I am particularly interested in
hearing:
- do they release predictably?
- how are they to get into "no look"?
- how long to plastic bearings last?!

d

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apparently no one else has seen them or used them?

d

(dan baker) said:

Quoted message said:

...look interesting (m2racer.com), but I can't find any
comments from anyone that has used them, and I've never
seen a pair for real. I am

apparently no one else has seen them or used them?

I find them mildly interesting, but some groups.google.com
searching revealed quality control issues, and retention
issues IIRC. I saw them in a Supergo catalog last year.

That company does have a pretty cool "lightest road bike in
the world" project, with a much more realistic bike than
others I've seen -- no carbon fiber chainrings, for example.
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Rick Onanian

Rick Onanian <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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On 22 Apr 2004 14:23:57 -0700, [email hidden] (dan

baker) said:

Quoted message said:

...look interesting (m2racer.com), but I can't find any
comments from anyone that has used them, and I've never
seen a pair for real. I am

apparently no one else has seen them or used them?

I find them mildly interesting, but some groups.google.com
searching revealed quality control issues, and retention
issues IIRC. I saw them in a Supergo catalog last year.
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yeah, I'm interested in them partly because of the weight,
but also because they might be super easy to get into on my
tandem. taking off uphill from a light, it can be hard to
hit a one-sided pedal, and a lightweight twosided pedal like
Ti speedplay gets REAL expensive.

What got me "concerned" was the mention of "Polymer
Bearings", and I can't imagine plastic bearings lasting
very long....

but... I haven't seen any in Ebay, so I'm wondering what
people are doing with them, or if they aren't even
trying them.

d

(dan baker) said:

yeah, I'm interested in them partly because of the weight,
but also because they might be super easy to get into on my
tandem. taking off uphill from a light, it can be hard to
hit a one-sided pedal, and a lightweight twosided pedal
like Ti speedplay gets REAL expensive.

You ought to consider Egg Beaters. You can get them in a
few different materials for weight/price consideration.
They're easy to get into. They offer "road" cleats with
rubber pontoons to make walking less painful if you use
"road" shoes.

Or, you could consider regular "mountain" pedals. They can
be had very lightly, and often cheaper too.

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but... I haven't seen any in Ebay, so I'm wondering what
people are doing with them, or if they aren't even
trying them.

I think nobody's buying the m2racer pedals.
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Rick Onanian

Rick Onanian <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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You ought to consider Egg Beaters.

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yeah, I've been considering the Eggbeaters and the Speedplay
for two-sided entry. But, for the sub-200gr models, they
want $200+... same for the m2racers at $228 list. Seems a
little excessive. I'm not a big weight weenie, but like to
get a good value. tons of road pedals are available sub-$100
that weigh 200gr.

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I think nobody's buying the m2racer pedals.

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maybe they'll decide to try a discount price to build a
following. At the current price, for a total unknown with
questionable durability, it looks like a bad risk. For $100
I might try them, but not for $200.

d

(dan baker) said:

yeah, I've been considering the Eggbeaters and the
Speedplay for two-sided entry. But, for the sub-200gr
models, they want $200+... same for the m2racers at $228
list. Seems a little excessive. I'm not a big weight
weenie, but like to get a good value. tons of road pedals
are available sub-$100 that weigh 200gr.

Egg Beater S sell for $120 and are 268 grams. Egg Beater Ti
are $210 for 238 grams. That's barely more than an ounce
heavier than you're looking for, plus extra-easy entry (and
they look ultra-cool 😉. Besides, didn't you say you're
talking about a tandem? I can understand weight-weenying (I
do it sometimes too), but an ounce on a tandem brings to
mind the phrase "duck fart in the wind". Make your partner
get a haircut.
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Rick Onanian

Rick Onanian <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Egg Beater S sell for $120 and are 268 grams. Egg Beater
Ti are $210 for 238 grams. That's barely more than an
ounce heavier

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but for the same price I get lighter with speedplay.

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Besides, didn't you say you're talking about a tandem? I
can understand weight-weenying (I do it sometimes too),
but an ounce on a tandem brings to mind the phrase "duck
fart in the wind".

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well, I'd probably go for the stainless version on the
tandem, but Ti for my single. Kinda have to do both since I
want to just use one set of shoes.

d