New pedal tech at TDF Will they make you ride faster?
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Saturday, February 20, 2016
Great achievements for the day - fixing and cleaning the bikes
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines
February 20, 2016
I felt on top of the world because I did several great things maintaining my bikes:
1. Cleaning and repairing the headset. Without resorting to buying a new integrated headset, I overhauled the SARS headset, cleaned it, sandpapered it to remove the rust, and removed the play/looseness.
2. Cleaning/polishing the bikes including the MTB with MC, cleaning the chains with kerosene and wiping the grime away.
3. Replacing the pedal of the Mosso with Exustar so that it is easier to pedal. The present pedal, a SPD is painful to the feet.
Would you feel great if you were in my place too.
Rizal Philippines
February 20, 2016
I felt on top of the world because I did several great things maintaining my bikes:
1. Cleaning and repairing the headset. Without resorting to buying a new integrated headset, I overhauled the SARS headset, cleaned it, sandpapered it to remove the rust, and removed the play/looseness.
2. Cleaning/polishing the bikes including the MTB with MC, cleaning the chains with kerosene and wiping the grime away.
3. Replacing the pedal of the Mosso with Exustar so that it is easier to pedal. The present pedal, a SPD is painful to the feet.
Would you feel great if you were in my place too.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Advantage of the the Shimano SPD 5800 105 pedal
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines
October 27, 2015
Hi welcome to Jorgeusbiker blog. I have not been posting here very often. I post the short notes at FB Jorgeusbiker Pages.
I will write about the SPD 5800 105 pedal I bought from Sean Sisik. Aside from being light, the advantage that I saw are:
1. It is wide and therefore less taxing for the shoes and legs when pedalling,
2. There is much wider clearance between the pedal and the crank, hence there is no rubbing between the shoes and the crank. The rubbing results in: ugly shades of crank paint on the shoes and vice versa. I think I had a good buy although I dud not bargain hard enough with Sean kasi student.
Rizal Philippines
October 27, 2015
Hi welcome to Jorgeusbiker blog. I have not been posting here very often. I post the short notes at FB Jorgeusbiker Pages.
I will write about the SPD 5800 105 pedal I bought from Sean Sisik. Aside from being light, the advantage that I saw are:
1. It is wide and therefore less taxing for the shoes and legs when pedalling,
2. There is much wider clearance between the pedal and the crank, hence there is no rubbing between the shoes and the crank. The rubbing results in: ugly shades of crank paint on the shoes and vice versa. I think I had a good buy although I dud not bargain hard enough with Sean kasi student.
Monday, November 24, 2014
What is my experience in using the #Exustarcarbonfiberpedals.
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines | November 24, 2014
Well it is light and since it is expensive (P6,350) I can only praise the new pedals to high heavens. It is easy to engage and disengage unlike the much cheaper ones (Shimano and Exustar).
Since it is light, it stays on a neutral position and therefore quite easy for the feet to find the position to engage and insert. The heavy pedals have to kicked so that the correct surface can be engaged. It does not happen with Exustar carbon fiber.
Furthermore, I notice that I can time trial (ride at constant high speed) without getting tired legs at once.
I would say it is an excellent pedal. Engr June Francisco would not buy this pedal and dispose off his Look pedal. So gaya gaya ako kay Engineer for making such a wise choice
Rizal Philippines | November 24, 2014
Well it is light and since it is expensive (P6,350) I can only praise the new pedals to high heavens. It is easy to engage and disengage unlike the much cheaper ones (Shimano and Exustar).
Since it is light, it stays on a neutral position and therefore quite easy for the feet to find the position to engage and insert. The heavy pedals have to kicked so that the correct surface can be engaged. It does not happen with Exustar carbon fiber.
Furthermore, I notice that I can time trial (ride at constant high speed) without getting tired legs at once.
I would say it is an excellent pedal. Engr June Francisco would not buy this pedal and dispose off his Look pedal. So gaya gaya ako kay Engineer for making such a wise choice
Monday, October 20, 2014
Some new ideas for your bike - from Engr June Francisco
Wheels of Happiness
Angono, Rizal Philippines | October 20, 2014
The Exustar carbon fiber pedal (I have an Exustar in my Fuji CF but only the alloy one)
VMs Durace pedal
Eng June is a manager at a famous car aircon company in Canlubang Laguna. He is very well versed in TPS, Kaizen and innovation in all things mechanical (he is a mechanical engineer)
And his bike bear stamps of innovativeness and his engineering background.
He has installed an Exustar carbon fiber pedal (which he claims is superior to his current Look pedal which he sold for only P1t to Secx Noe - I should have known last week) which he bought from Marauders (a new bike shop in town, near his place in Antipolo. The new pedal he said,
1. weighs only 85 grams
2. has titanium shaft (that means it is very strong even in crashes it wont bend)
Wow, and costs only P6t+
He also had SS PVC coated shift cable which cost P150 each. That means to say no more broke shift cable from rusting.
Maybe you should install one in your bike....
Angono, Rizal Philippines | October 20, 2014
Eng June is a manager at a famous car aircon company in Canlubang Laguna. He is very well versed in TPS, Kaizen and innovation in all things mechanical (he is a mechanical engineer)
And his bike bear stamps of innovativeness and his engineering background.
He has installed an Exustar carbon fiber pedal (which he claims is superior to his current Look pedal which he sold for only P1t to Secx Noe - I should have known last week) which he bought from Marauders (a new bike shop in town, near his place in Antipolo. The new pedal he said,
1. weighs only 85 grams
2. has titanium shaft (that means it is very strong even in crashes it wont bend)
Wow, and costs only P6t+
He also had SS PVC coated shift cable which cost P150 each. That means to say no more broke shift cable from rusting.
Maybe you should install one in your bike....
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