wexford
Maximum Pace
- Jul 3, 2012
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i dropped a small fortune on these this weekend. Picked them up Saturday. I'm still testing them out but pretty sweet so far.
Very easy to put on. Just like any other pedal. Initial calibration didn't work for me. I have a garmin 500. Kept getting errors. A powertap head unit sorted that out though and ever since them calibration is quick and easy with the 500.
Previous pedals were Look so I'm still using KEO cleats. They seem to work but I haven't done any hard sprints or climbs on them. They do feel a little loose though so I'll probably change to the proper cleats shortly.
Did a long trainer session with them on Sunday at low power and high cadence. Was using the garmin to watch power etc but using Lemond revolution with virtual power on trainer road. At 170w on TR they were tracking around 5W lower at around 105rpm. I did a few quick power builds and the power builds quick on the pedals but slow trainer lags. I'll try some steadier higher power tomorrow to see how that maps and get a more accurate idea of how my FTP translates over. Then I'll just use pedal power going forward and do that horrible test again
One of the interesting things was balance. I was watching left/right balance on the garmin. At high cadence and lower power, my left pedal was doing 51%, at easier cadence and medium power, I was 50/50 and at higher power and as the workout dragged on and I got tired my right leg was doing 52%.
The pedals support Bluetooth and ANT+ so that is pretty slick. I can easily transfer them to another bike when I'm on holidays or something if I'm bothered and just use my iPhone.
Looking forward to playing with them a bit more and getting outside with them (had to say that to keep @leicaman happy).
Now. If only strava let me dive into the data some more.
Very easy to put on. Just like any other pedal. Initial calibration didn't work for me. I have a garmin 500. Kept getting errors. A powertap head unit sorted that out though and ever since them calibration is quick and easy with the 500.
Previous pedals were Look so I'm still using KEO cleats. They seem to work but I haven't done any hard sprints or climbs on them. They do feel a little loose though so I'll probably change to the proper cleats shortly.
Did a long trainer session with them on Sunday at low power and high cadence. Was using the garmin to watch power etc but using Lemond revolution with virtual power on trainer road. At 170w on TR they were tracking around 5W lower at around 105rpm. I did a few quick power builds and the power builds quick on the pedals but slow trainer lags. I'll try some steadier higher power tomorrow to see how that maps and get a more accurate idea of how my FTP translates over. Then I'll just use pedal power going forward and do that horrible test again
One of the interesting things was balance. I was watching left/right balance on the garmin. At high cadence and lower power, my left pedal was doing 51%, at easier cadence and medium power, I was 50/50 and at higher power and as the workout dragged on and I got tired my right leg was doing 52%.
The pedals support Bluetooth and ANT+ so that is pretty slick. I can easily transfer them to another bike when I'm on holidays or something if I'm bothered and just use my iPhone.
Looking forward to playing with them a bit more and getting outside with them (had to say that to keep @leicaman happy).
Now. If only strava let me dive into the data some more.