Curtis: I've got a pair of <500 mile KEO Pluses, red, no cleats that you can have cheap -- make offer; they cost me about $160 2 years ago -- or in trade for something, cycle related (SPDs, bags, fenders for 24" X 45 mm tires, wireless computer, etc) or otherwise, the latter including a nice desk lamp (gooseneck style, high quality, in a blue/pink/lavender/turquoise/red (for my daughter's room), a nice wireless trackball for my Mac, a decent fountain pen, a decent portable CD payer (to plug into my HK computer amp/speakers) and doubtless other things I can't think of now.
Like these: http://cgi.ebay.com/KEO-LOOK-Classic-Pedals_W0QQitemZ170614270678QQcategoryZ36138QQcmdZViewItem I am getting better at clipping in to the Looks (and to the old, very nice, single sided Dura Ace SPD pedals on the commuter) with a fixed drivetrain, but I swear that slotted cleats and clips were easier. (I didn't like the way that my feet kept migrating inward with the clip'd pedals because, with the straight up-and-down Cyclotourist cranks, my bunion kept rubbing the right arm. On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Curtis Schmitt <[email protected]>wrote: > I had completely forgotten that all of the bikes I used Keo Crabons on were > fixies... these Keo 2 Max are on my geared road bike so they really must be > more difficult to get into if I had an easier time with the old style on a > fixed gear. > > I read on some forums that the Keo 2 Max had some issues with excessive > friction around the axle causing the pedal to spin with the cranks, instead > of floating smoothly. Mine don't stick but they certainly aren't as smooth > as the old style, now that I think about it. It was that consistency of > position I relied upon with the old pedal to be able to reliably turn it > over as I snapped the cleat in. > > This is making me realize how much I miss them... onto ebay I go... > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 3:56 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks, Curtis. The pedals I have are similar to the carbons from the same >> year but have (of course) no crabon. (They are within 20 grams or so of the >> carbons of similar vintage and cost about $100 less, IIRC -- about $160.) So >> perhaps, barring carbon, these are the nicest? >> >> I must say that the old ealy '90s ones I used a few years ago felt good -- >> that incomparable, large, flat, stable platform -- which I why I bought the >> Keo +'s -- but I do find all I've used harder to get into than, >> surprisingly, my track pedals with clips and straps, even using the latter >> with slotted cleats. Fixed gear use, of course, which complicates the entry >> issue. >> >> I did have a pair of 2008 Dura Ace clones but found the tension too tight >> and, in a fit of retronostalgia where I want back exclusively to clips and >> straps for a couple of years, I sold them. >> >> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Curtis Schmitt < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I used to rub the old Look Keo CrMo Carbons. Really great pedals. I've >>> sinced replaced with Look Keo 2 Max. I don't like them as much as the old >>> style, just harder to clip into for me. Maybe I'm still getting used to the >>> shape... I know it's supposed to be easier with the wider platform and metal >>> insert but still, I always seem to remember making fewer attempts to clip in >>> with the old version. Maybe because my new ones aren't carbon... I don't >>> know. The older version was much lighter as well, if that matters, so if you >>> find a good deal on them I'd say go that route. >>> >>> I was going to buy the Keo 2 Max Carbons but claimed weight was within >>> 20g, more importantly actual weight was within 10g for the pair according to >>> Weight Weenies <http://tinyurl.com/4knb2ks>. >>> >>> Haven't tried any of the non-Look Keo style pedals but did see quite a >>> few options when I was shopping around before deciding on the Keo 2 Max. I >>> just preferred the "look" of the Looks :) the most. >>> >>> Curtis >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 2:51 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> I yam using 2009 Look Keo Pluses, and I've used various old (= all >>>> aluminum and 1 lb weight) versions, too. >>>> >>>> What's y'all's opinions 'bout the best Looks's 'n' Looks-types there is? >>>> >>>> Patrick " ' ' ' ' ' " Moore >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Curtis R Schmitt > 646.481.2625 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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