Scott Brady
Founder
So close - I pick it up on Sunday morning!!!
FORM 29'er: Expeditions West
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FourByLand
Expedition Leader
Very clean work!
Looking forward to see it.
Looking forward to see it.
FurthurOnTheFly
Glamping Society
And where are you taking it on its maiden voyage??
Scott Brady
Founder
I am a very happy guy.
Just put the bike on the back of the J8 and drove north to SEMA. The bike (and the J8) are in Mopar Alley
Scott Brady
Founder
The details
Nice!
Great work on this build! :drool: I've been lurking a little on the bike forum for a while. Seth Kendall (handle) and I both work for Jenson USA. So we live and breath bikes. So being able to read about it on Expo is always fun.
I have a custom built Black Cat (www.blackcatbicycles.com) that I absolutely love. There is nothing better than a one off bike built for your desires.
Great work, can't wait to hear how it rides.
Cheers,
Andy
Great work on this build! :drool: I've been lurking a little on the bike forum for a while. Seth Kendall (handle) and I both work for Jenson USA. So we live and breath bikes. So being able to read about it on Expo is always fun.
I have a custom built Black Cat (www.blackcatbicycles.com) that I absolutely love. There is nothing better than a one off bike built for your desires.
Great work, can't wait to hear how it rides.
Cheers,
Andy
Christophe Noel
Expedition Leader
That bike has "Five Laps At Old Pueblo" written all over it. :bike_rider:
Lostmanifesto
Traveler
Bike looks great Scott, congrats! Now that I have owned steel, aluminum and carbon fiber bikes, I would like to try Ti next. Just don't have the nickel...
Scott Brady
Founder
Now that I have the bike, there are a few items that need attention. The first is a set of pedals. I have used SPDs since they first hit the market (a long time ago), but have found them less than ideal for technical terrain, mixed riding (including some commuting) and mud. I nearly tumbled off a cliff once because my clip wouldn't release.
So I am looking for advice on alternatives. There are many options on the market now.
This Z platform from Time looks interesting
The Candy line from Crank Brothers is also of note
Both look like they would manage mud nicely.
Thoughts?
So I am looking for advice on alternatives. There are many options on the market now.
This Z platform from Time looks interesting
The Candy line from Crank Brothers is also of note
Both look like they would manage mud nicely.
Thoughts?
Scott,
I have used both pedals and they are indeed superior to SPD pedals in muddy conditions. I find the Time to be slightly easier to clip into than the Candy, but the difference is minimal.
What attracted me to the Time pedal initially was the large platform, however I found that once clipped in it served little purpose and even in technical terrain I tend to say clipped in whenever possible. I now feel that large platforms are over rated and useful only for use with street shoes. The pedals are also tanks in the weight department. So off they went to Ebay.
I then tried the Candies because of the similarities to Time's cleat retention mechanism. The weight is good and the platform is large enough for my purposes but in the end I did not like the plastic body they were made of so I sold these as well and end up on Shimano SPDs. Now that the Candies are available with an aluminum body I would happily use them again.
I also strongly believe that the top end Shimano SPDs have a much more durable bearing setup than either the Time or the Crank Brothers. This may or may not be important to you.
It should also be noted that both of these have a bit of re-centering action to the cleat float. In my experience SPDs do not re-center at all and I prefer this.
I have used both pedals and they are indeed superior to SPD pedals in muddy conditions. I find the Time to be slightly easier to clip into than the Candy, but the difference is minimal.
What attracted me to the Time pedal initially was the large platform, however I found that once clipped in it served little purpose and even in technical terrain I tend to say clipped in whenever possible. I now feel that large platforms are over rated and useful only for use with street shoes. The pedals are also tanks in the weight department. So off they went to Ebay.
I then tried the Candies because of the similarities to Time's cleat retention mechanism. The weight is good and the platform is large enough for my purposes but in the end I did not like the plastic body they were made of so I sold these as well and end up on Shimano SPDs. Now that the Candies are available with an aluminum body I would happily use them again.
I also strongly believe that the top end Shimano SPDs have a much more durable bearing setup than either the Time or the Crank Brothers. This may or may not be important to you.
It should also be noted that both of these have a bit of re-centering action to the cleat float. In my experience SPDs do not re-center at all and I prefer this.
Scott Brady
Founder
I would like to use a platform on this bike, as it needs to serve so many purposes, including commuting. There is also something reassuring for me to have a bit of a platform in technical terrain, just in case I cannot clip in quickly enough.
In this case the Time will be superior to the Crank Brothers when it comes to having a platform. The Candy does not have much more of a functional platform than a standard SPD.
Shimano does have a couple of nice platform options now. I am particularly fond of the new XTR Trail pedal.
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/product-components/2011-shimano-xtr-trail-pd-m985-pedals-8367.321.0.html
Lostmanifesto
Traveler
I've been riding and racing on Candy's for years and love em they are on all of my bikes! Except for my road bike 