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Feb 14
are these any good? how much riding do you do? Time atacs are amazing, lots of float but the strongest retention springs for solid climbing that I hae tried, so double bonus for your knees, the look quartz on here look quite similar but I have not tried them, if you do high mileage then you will need a road specific shoe with the largest platform possible, not available here and 500 hundred bucks are the look blades, you would be best to get the dura ace pedals on sale at giantnerd for only 220, quite a steal, best bearings you will get in a pedal, fi you have bad knees do not skimp out on your pedals and shoes, go brand name pedals and stable carbon shoes, and talk to your bike dealer and sports therapist about your position, they can check seat setback and stem length, also look at your handlebar size, if you are a bigger ride get 46, this will keep your cockpit stable and reduce stress on your knees. ty K
Posted 02.14.11
3 OR 4 HOLE PATTERN 4 holes?? I have a pair of northwaves with four holes but they are just for a large plate that adds strength and can be replaced and which itself has the standard three hole triangle, I have heard of speedplay specific shoes which would be a large rectangle arrangement on the forefoot sole, in which case no, the ace pedal uses a delta cleat that threads into a three hole triangle on your road shoe, also if you are a bike newbie the ultegra or look keo available here at giannerd might be a better deal, the extra hundred can go towards bib shorts, places to spend the most money for cyclists, wheels and shoes, if your shoes suck you will not ride much, make sure they have lots of carbon and are very stiff and comfortable, and if your wheels are heavy you go slow, check the ultegra wheelset here, second tier race wheels, and tubeless, which means no flats and solid cornering, but if you have the cash you can not beat dura-ace, finest parts you can get ok peace out, K
Posted 02.14.11
Feb 14
6700/7900 chainsets
I do not have this yet, but the shifting on the new shimano drivetrains is optimized across the componentry, the larger cogsets available on giantnerd require the rd-6700/7900 and work best with the current chain and crankset, some people think ultegra has a longer life than ace, but I find dura-ace much faster and smoother, my used marinoni has 7700 with massive mileage and everything is fine and still better than anything but top tier gruppos, that said this cassette is a third the cost of ace and red with a twenty percent weight penalty 210vs180, not bad, but to compare it with a tiagra priced component, LOL, if you can't afford ace or xtr, you get ultegra or xt, if you are not running current shimano you need a cs-6600 or similar in sram, peace K
Posted 02.14.11
Feb 14
Kristaps Zirnitis
ran in the rain, now surfing net, row and swim and the gym later
Posted 02.14.11
Feb 14
are these any good? how much riding do you do? Time atacs are amazing, lots of float but the strongest retention springs for solid climbing that I hae tried, so double bonus for your knees, the look quartz on here look quite similar but I have not tried them, if you do high mileage then you will need a road specific shoe with the largest platform possible, not available here and 500 hundred bucks are the look blades, you would be best to get the dura ace pedals on sale at giantnerd for only 220, quite a steal, best bearings you will get in a pedal, fi you have bad knees do not skimp out on your pedals and shoes, go brand name pedals and stable carbon shoes, and talk to your bike dealer and sports therapist about your position, they can check seat setback and stem length, also look at your handlebar size, if you are a bigger ride get 46, this will keep your cockpit stable and reduce stress on your knees. ty K
Posted 02.14.11
3 OR 4 HOLE PATTERN 4 holes?? I have a pair of northwaves with four holes but they are just for a large plate that adds strength and can be replaced and which itself has the standard three hole triangle, I have heard of speedplay specific shoes which would be a large rectangle arrangement on the forefoot sole, in which case no, the ace pedal uses a delta cleat that threads into a three hole triangle on your road shoe, also if you are a bike newbie the ultegra or look keo available here at giannerd might be a better deal, the extra hundred can go towards bib shorts, places to spend the most money for cyclists, wheels and shoes, if your shoes suck you will not ride much, make sure they have lots of carbon and are very stiff and comfortable, and if your wheels are heavy you go slow, check the ultegra wheelset here, second tier race wheels, and tubeless, which means no flats and solid cornering, but if you have the cash you can not beat dura-ace, finest parts you can get ok peace out, K
Posted 02.14.11
6700/7900 chainsets
I do not have this yet, but the shifting on the new shimano drivetrains is optimized across the componentry, the larger cogsets available on giantnerd require the rd-6700/7900 and work best with the current chain and crankset, some people think ultegra has a longer life than ace, but I find dura-ace much faster and smoother, my used marinoni has 7700 with massive mileage and everything is fine and still better than anything but top tier gruppos, that said this cassette is a third the cost of ace and red with a twenty percent weight penalty 210vs180, not bad, but to compare it with a tiagra priced component, LOL, if you can't afford ace or xtr, you get ultegra or xt, if you are not running current shimano you need a cs-6600 or similar in sram, peace K
Posted 02.14.11
Kristaps Zirnitis
ran in the rain, now surfing net, row and swim and the gym later
Posted 02.14.11
