Ghost Ryder

Deal...
You have to ride part way with me tho, now we have riding buddies.



What happened to the Roubaix?

lsberrios1 

No **** that sounds really darn cool! It would be really cool riding across the US into canada.

The bike is being repaired, apparently the front shifter cable snapped and does not index. Something along the lines of that. I can ride it but it has to be either in the big ring or the small ring. Can't change.

RPK79

Why would you ever shift out of the big ring?

lsberrios1 

I dont! it's in case my girlfriend wants to use my bicycle...

Niloc

Ok I'm bored I'll reply, my last purchase was a pair of Shimano A600 SPD pedals:

I bought them brand new in the box off craigslist. Guy had bought the wrong thing and couldn't return them. So I got a deal. Everybody loves a deal!

They went on my road bike, they are SPDs but single-sided ultegra level. Fairly light and I figure nice for urban riding or touring when I want to wear shoes with recessed cleats I can walk around in.

RPK79

Nice. I was actually looking to (pretend) buy some of those recently, but all of the online vendors I visited were out of stock.

macjager

K-Edge mount for my garmin and some Giro fingerless gloves on closeout for $11.00 (at JensonUSA)

Niloc

Amazon has them for $80 with free shipping. I used that to talk craigslist guy down. Got em for $60 cash new in box. I like 'em so far, they aren't double sided so they're not quite as brainless to get into as typical SPDs. They will hang down cleat facing back to slip into, but they are slow to rotate into that position. Very smooth but a little slow to spin, although after about 40 miles of riding they've already sped up a bit, I think the grease just needs a little loosening up. I was tempted to adjust the bearing play but I think I'll ride them a bit more first. They have a nice big platform to step on.

RPK79

That's what made me check them out. I'm guessing even if you don't get clipped in right away you still have a pretty large platform to pedal with and you could probably get by with street shoes for short distances if need be.

PatrickGSR94

I have the A530 pedals for the very reason of being able to use regular shoes from time to time if desired. The platform isn't that big really (those A600's don't look much different, might even be a narrower platform than the A530's). I do like them very much, though.

Niloc

Yep I've pedaled a few strokes through intersections etc not clipped in. I even pedaled off on the non-cleat side a few times and it got me off to a start until I could clip in. Maybe you could ride it with street shoes for short distances - folks say stuff like that, but never gonna happen for me - I have a cruiser utility bike with platforms for that. For this bike I'll always have cycling shoes on. But the platform will let you pedal off fairly securely without being clipped in which is reassuring to know for city riding at lights etc. Also I think the large platform may offer more comfort over longer rides with SPD shoes that don't have super stiff soles, because the load will be better spread across the foot.

bianchi10

wait...so you got the Giant instead of the venge?

Niloc

The A530 is a different animal, it is designed to be rideable on the non-cleat side in regular shoes. The non-cleat side on the A600 is curved and not meant to be used as a platform. Like I said I unintentionally pedaled off on the non-cleat side a couples times, until I could find the cleat, but it's not meant to be used that way and I'll be avoiding doing that, as the bearings loosen up and it spins more freely and I develop a bit more technique. On the cleat side it does provide more contact with the sole of the shoe than many SPDs which may help you pedal off without being clipped in right away and also provides better contact for power transfer. But I would never set off to ride the bike with these pedals without wearing cycling shoes.

RPK79 if you want to be able to ride sometimes with regular shoes you should definitely look at the A530s. The A600s are more performance oriented, for one thing they are substantially lighter (almost 100 grams). I'm not a weight weenie, but that weight isn't just on the bike, it's rotational mass you have to push around with each stroke. I know that I'll always ride this bike with SPD shoes, so I don't need to have a proper platform on the reverse side. I do like that I can wear shoes with a recessed cleat though, which are heavier than true road shoes, but much friendlier for a lot of the riding I do.

RJM

Niloc

Are you putting those on your Rivendell? That just seems bizarre.

Jakedatc

you guys should look at Crank brothers... they have a huge variety of SPD-ish (their own CB cleat, not spd compat.) pedals with different sized platforms

RJM

Yep...looks awesome too. Just wait until I start sticking Di2 on it.

Ghost Ryder

These look nice!
I use the A530's, luv them, but shaving off 100 grams makes those so much sexier.
I'll have to keep my eye out for these guys.

lsberrios1 

Yes I did. And while I may agree is not as hot.. it is much better bike after riding the two. The Venge deal fell through the cracks after my LBS kinda bailed out on me.

bianchi10

sorry, I'm just the opposite. I think this is going to look even Gooder!! I like the venge, but they have to be set up just right in order for them to look Hot for me. If they aren't hot, they generally are very much a not. I have seen this giant built up with 404s and it will look sweet, I promise you! I dont know if I would have rocked a team bike, but regardless, it will look great. Can't wait to see it!

2 wheeler

I went to Goodwill and picked up a new, never used, Craft short sleeve jersey for......................................... $2.99!!!!!

dgarzoli

my last purchase..... https://www.powertap.com/collections/...arbon-wheelset

bahula03

A couple weeks on, any opinion formed on these? Tempted to pick up a pair on sale with how comfy they're supposed to be...

KantoBoy

Do you have a scale to weigh it? it's supposedly 115g correct?

I'm looking to trim some fat off the bike.

rekmeyata

take him up on his offer, fly down and ride back, depending on where you live in Canada it would only take about 900 hours of riding, or if you do 100 miles a day you'll be home in about 9 days, even with a one day break in the middle you back in 10 days! Do a credit card tour so you don't have to carry much. There is even a designated bike system from Atlanta to Ontario area. Take a GPS so you can prove you rode it.