wexford
Maximum Pace
- Jul 3, 2012
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I started using LOOK pedals back when the badger made them the thing to have. It's been a while. I also went through some MAVIC and TIME pedals at the time. Then there was that gap of some 20 years so when I got back on the bike I immediately bought LOOK again. I bought the LOOK carbon pro. Fecking light. Loved them for about 10 months and then the left one broke. Looked like a design issue. Not buying them again. Next up was LOOK KEO MAX 2 which I'm currently riding. I've 2 sets. One in Ireland and one here.
I swapped my crank to a compact before a gran fondo early October last year. Got soaked in the typhoon rain that day. Got drenched when I cycled though a flood, made it back to Tokyo and was off the next day for 3 weeks to Ireland. Poor bike. No time to clean it although I did dry it off.
Been a creak in my crank ever since. I had the crank off about three times now to see if I can get the creak out of it. No luck. Never dawned on me that it could be the pedals. I finally felt them up today. The right pedal spins quite fast and free but makes a grinding noise and can get stuck in one place the odd time. The left one is smooth but not as free. Wonder if I can open them and have a look inside.
Went to a home center with the pedal to find the right spanner. Turns out its a 19". Popped the right one open first. Oh. Rust and crap everywhere. I guess that pedal got submerged in the flood that time. Tried to clean it up with a rag but I think I need some fine sand paper or something to take more rust off. I re-greased it and set it back in. Still not smooth but spins freely and better than before. It will do for now. Left side was much better but still gave it a clean up and re-greased it.
I still have the other carbon pro pedals. I wonder if the axel could be interchangeable. May have to try that. I'm sure the other ones are in good nick. Other than that any recommendations for cleaning up rust on bearings and surrounding washers or should I just cough up for new pedals (assuming the other axel doesn't work).
What pedals do other folk use? Are the Dura Ace ones any good? I'm starting to read a lot of bad things about the LOOK pedals. They are light but seem like they need more maintenance to keep them going. They are only about 8 months old at this stage. Not so impressed.
I swapped my crank to a compact before a gran fondo early October last year. Got soaked in the typhoon rain that day. Got drenched when I cycled though a flood, made it back to Tokyo and was off the next day for 3 weeks to Ireland. Poor bike. No time to clean it although I did dry it off.
Been a creak in my crank ever since. I had the crank off about three times now to see if I can get the creak out of it. No luck. Never dawned on me that it could be the pedals. I finally felt them up today. The right pedal spins quite fast and free but makes a grinding noise and can get stuck in one place the odd time. The left one is smooth but not as free. Wonder if I can open them and have a look inside.
Went to a home center with the pedal to find the right spanner. Turns out its a 19". Popped the right one open first. Oh. Rust and crap everywhere. I guess that pedal got submerged in the flood that time. Tried to clean it up with a rag but I think I need some fine sand paper or something to take more rust off. I re-greased it and set it back in. Still not smooth but spins freely and better than before. It will do for now. Left side was much better but still gave it a clean up and re-greased it.
I still have the other carbon pro pedals. I wonder if the axel could be interchangeable. May have to try that. I'm sure the other ones are in good nick. Other than that any recommendations for cleaning up rust on bearings and surrounding washers or should I just cough up for new pedals (assuming the other axel doesn't work).
What pedals do other folk use? Are the Dura Ace ones any good? I'm starting to read a lot of bad things about the LOOK pedals. They are light but seem like they need more maintenance to keep them going. They are only about 8 months old at this stage. Not so impressed.