Thanks for this guide, I really like these pedals. I tried the oneup alloy type as well and I much prefer the slightly smaller bearing setup of the spanks that ride closer to the crank arm
I really try to be light handed on my stuff. Having been too forceful with things in my youth, I now try to error in the side of caution where possible!...but sometimes excess force is necessary, lol!
May be I´m wrong, but the bushing end of that pedals, made of technical plastic instead of a ball bearing (Like 5050´s), shows short live, or that bushing is it better than ball bearing?...
Seems like it's a necessity for such thin pedals to use a bushing.. everyone who uses bearings for the outboard section seem to have problems, original Race Face Atlas is a known bad design finally changed this year, One Up's aluminum pedal has a bushing rebuild kit (originally bearings still available but bushings recommended).. I haven't heard about any Shimano issues but they just moved to bushings for the XT pedals, the Kona Wah Wah ii composite still has bearings but they use a bushing on the aluminum version for some reason. It just seems like the tiny RC car bearings aren't holding up very well, more than a cost cutting change given the known failures.
Thanks for this guide, I really like these pedals. I tried the oneup alloy type as well and I much prefer the slightly smaller bearing setup of the spanks that ride closer to the crank arm
Thanks for posting this, it was very helpful.
I'm glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
I bent my axle after 6 months use :D thanks for showing.
3.5 years on mine and so far they are still running well!
@@PedalingDave dont know what i did :D maybe smashed them in the ground a few times ... hard
Great tip using the spindle to push out the old bushing... usually I use a flathead and absolutely destroy the old bushing and the housing lol
I really try to be light handed on my stuff.
Having been too forceful with things in my youth, I now try to error in the side of caution where possible!...but sometimes excess force is necessary, lol!
Thank you!
Glad to help!
May be I´m wrong, but the bushing end of that pedals, made of technical plastic instead of a ball bearing (Like 5050´s), shows short live, or that bushing is it better than ball bearing?...
I can't say if it's better but the bushings on these do last a long time. I ride fairly aggressive with lots of jumps and downhill tech.
Seems like it's a necessity for such thin pedals to use a bushing.. everyone who uses bearings for the outboard section seem to have problems, original Race Face Atlas is a known bad design finally changed this year, One Up's aluminum pedal has a bushing rebuild kit (originally bearings still available but bushings recommended).. I haven't heard about any Shimano issues but they just moved to bushings for the XT pedals, the Kona Wah Wah ii composite still has bearings but they use a bushing on the aluminum version for some reason. It just seems like the tiny RC car bearings aren't holding up very well, more than a cost cutting change given the known failures.
Thanks for the vid. No lubricant for the bushing?
We saw your car at Percy Warner! Are you going to have a video from there?
Yes. It'll be up Thursday.