Does the Pedaling Innovations rebuild kit work for VP Vice pedals? It looks like the axle and bearings are the same.
Anyone know? Also a nice choice for a high-end pedal are these bad boys, made in the USA: https://yoshimuracycling.com/products/chilao-performance-bicycle-pedal Michael On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 7:08:29 PM UTC-4 Joe in the Pay Area wrote: > Black Ops Torqlite UL platform pedals, now almost impossible to find. And > why does my reply have just a half line of height? Can baely see what I > type! > > On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 9:38:42 AM UTC-7 George Rosselle wrote: > >> I have the Spank Oozy pedals on my Chameleon and like them a lot, metal, >> low profile, and availabe bushings that are easy to replace. Too bad you >> don't like composites, I also have Race Face Chesters on a couple bikes and >> find them to be just as good and much less expensive. >> >> On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 12:24:19 PM UTC-4 Paul Choi wrote: >> >>> I like the Blue Lug MKS XC-III pedals. Not too big and they hold my 8.5 >>> shoes well. They look like the bear trap pedals that I had on my Redline >>> BMX bike back in the early 80's. I got mine from Hope Cyclery. They have >>> them in six colors. >>> >>> On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 8:39:05 AM UTC-7 John Bokman wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for all the good suggestions, everyone. I'm Narrowing down the >>>> parameters, I think. So far, what I think I want: >>>> >>>> 1. Metal pedal body, not composite. >>>> 2. Rebuildable pedal (can rebuild parts be had?). >>>> 3. At least as long as the Vice (106mm, I think). >>>> 4. At least 100mm wide. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have experience with the Xpedo Spry? it looks to tick some >>>> boxes. >>>> >>>> https://xpedo.com/product/pedals/flats/spry/ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 8:18:37 AM UTC-7 John Bokman wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, I did grease theses once already. Grease is inexpensive, so of >>>>> course, I could regrease them. As for the Catalyst, I don't want to go >>>>> there for a few reasons: >>>>> 1. I already experience toe overlap (fenders on my 700c Sam) at times, >>>>> and the length of the pedal is way longer than the Vice. >>>>> 2. I don't like riding with my foot so far forward of the axle. In >>>>> other words, I'm not an arch-pedaler, which is what the Catalyst calls >>>>> for, >>>>> unless I'm mistaken. >>>>> 3. I'm not convinced I need something that long. Again, how long is >>>>> long enough? >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 1:17:51 AM UTC-7 Garth wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Do you add grease to your Vice pedals John ? I always add grease to >>>>>> any pedal, open them up, slather some grease on the axle and slide the >>>>>> body >>>>>> back on the excess oozes out the axle side. I have 2 pairs of Vice and >>>>>> they've been flawless. Before these I did this with Wellgo MG-1's. >>>>>> >>>>>> I wear size 14 shoes and the Vice size and shape works great with the >>>>>> shoes I wear. I pedal near midfoot, not totally. A longer platform would >>>>>> not necessarily be any better. That's what always struck me about Pedal >>>>>> Innovations. I already pedalled mid foot, my feet were already >>>>>> "supported"...(as if any other pedal doesn't offer support !). What >>>>>> they >>>>>> neglect in their "science", is using *short cranks along with a >>>>>> midfoot stroke*. With 185mm cranks it didn't work for me, too much >>>>>> of a reach despite a lowered saddle, awkward. With 170 ..... a little >>>>>> better but still ... nope. Then I tried 152/150's...... ahhh ...... >>>>>> sweeeeet spot of both midoot power and pedal speed. As the French say >>>>>> back >>>>>> in the day .... soo-play ... soo-play ! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 9:24:43 PM UTC-4 John Bokman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all. >>>>>>> I've been riding VP Vice pedals for a few years now. It took a long >>>>>>> while (aprx. a year) to get used to riding flats, coming from Speedplay >>>>>>> Frogs. Finally, it took, and I'm happy on the flats for my commuter >>>>>>> (Sam >>>>>>> Hill). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> However, the Vice have developed play, rattle a bit, and generally >>>>>>> feel gritty, and I have been experimenting with different ideas. I've >>>>>>> recently used the old MKS Touring pedals, and RMX sneaker pedals. These >>>>>>> are >>>>>>> okay, but what I've discovered is that for my riding, flats without >>>>>>> connection (no clips/straps, powergrips) feel better underfoot with a >>>>>>> fairly large platform, and low stack height, like the Vice. And yet I >>>>>>> know >>>>>>> many of you enjoy the Riv-approved MKS Gamma, lambda, and Allways >>>>>>> models. >>>>>>> All of these appear to be taller, and all are narrower than the vice. >>>>>>> And >>>>>>> yet...I wonder: how big is big enough? I'm not racing downhill, fully >>>>>>> padded and helmeted, on a double boinger, like my neice. I just ride my >>>>>>> bike here and there, long distances, when time allows. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I always want to support Riv when possible. But I am looking at many >>>>>>> other pedals that Riv does not sell. What are some of your favorites, >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> why? For what use? If you use the aforementioned MKS pedals, what is >>>>>>> your >>>>>>> opinion of them? Do you like the size/shape? I'm wondering if the >>>>>>> length of >>>>>>> the pedal is more important than the width. The Gamma, Lambda, and >>>>>>> Allways, >>>>>>> for instance, are all longer than the Vice, while being slimmer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>> John >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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