The adapter plate comes with the pedals so you can use three hole shoes but as mentioned Sidi now makes a speedplay version (which gives you lower stack height).bosvit wrote:Do you need speedplay specific shoes or can you get adaptors?
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Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby qeaou » Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:18 pm
That is great advice buddy!twizzle wrote:Assuming you don't have the CrMo spindles... buy the approriate Torx driver, buy a set of CrMo pedals (the 'cheap' version), swap the pedal bodies onto your spindles. It's an absolute bitch to get the bolts out of the spindles (loctite'd in place), but they always come out in the end.NhiTrac wrote:Nah I dont service it due to the damage mentioned above so I thought it'll die on me at anytime, cept it kept on going! I'm literally running these into the ground so I can get a new pair, which I will look after properly
And for everyone else...
Get this grease gun.
Always use the wear plate, even when using the plastic platform.
Thanks!
Long live the speedplays i guess
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby hannos » Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:59 pm
twizzle wrote: Get this grease gun.
or for your cheap mongrels out there (like me) there's this grease gun.
Works just fine for me
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby steve-waters » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:21 pm
MTB:TWE 29er, Fox Terralogic, XT, 3T and TWE wheels
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby qeaou » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:04 pm
Adaptors!bosvit wrote:Do you need speedplay specific shoes or can you get adaptors?
Cheers
and it sucks, but getting new shoes just to fit speedplays?
perhaps the best option, don't know.
On another note, big difference between stainless steel and titaniums?
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby twizzle » Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:28 am
Mostly to your wallet. No real-world differences, anyway.qeaou wrote:On another note, big difference between stainless steel and titaniums?
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby Rex » Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:29 am
Yep, I've got a medium size syringe as you really need to squeeze the bejesus out of it to get the grease in there.steve-waters wrote:No grease gun using a cheap syringe from the chemist but just small one that fits in the grease port.
Then a tiny self tapping screw to seal it off when not in use.
The ugly - So my Speedplays have been getting quite wet of course and the screws that mount it to my shoes have been getting a little surface rust. When I get a mechanical and I can't avoid walking in sand, getting sand out of the pedals is a PITA. Getting the cafe covers off is very difficult at times, especially at 5am when it's freeking freezing with gloves on etc.
The good - Pedals are low profile and small.
The great - I have 100% confidence my shoes are never going to unclip. Easy to clip back on, as the pedals don't need to be 'flipped' (the biggest selling point for me as my Looks were TERRIBLE).
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby Dr_Mutley » Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:58 pm
U can see from the YouTube vid that it don't get much easier than that!
http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44598
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby qeaou » Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:40 pm
From what I know, most people get adaptors (which come as a kit with new speedplay set)bosvit wrote:Do you need speedplay specific shoes or can you get adaptors?
Cheers
I am considering myself the Sidi Ergo 3 speedplay ready (4 screws), but haven't got three yet, the regular 3 screw shows with adapters are doing just fine
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby jacks1071 » Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:37 pm
Just a tip incase you were unaware, if you buy speedplay specific shoes, you need to order the stainless steel wear plate to go with them. I havn't seen these supplied with the shoes that I've seen. These stop your pedals from wearning a hole in your carbon sole, its basically a 1mm stainless steel plate that goes under your cleat.qeaou wrote:From what I know, most people get adaptors (which come as a kit with new speedplay set)bosvit wrote:Do you need speedplay specific shoes or can you get adaptors?
Cheers
I am considering myself the Sidi Ergo 3 speedplay ready (4 screws), but haven't got three yet, the regular 3 screw shows with adapters are doing just fine
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby Dr_Mutley » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:26 am
U could start selling them! I bet u could do them cheaper than what speedplay try and sell them for!DaveOZ wrote:Yes, I recently bought new Sidi Speedplay 4 hole shoes and was a bit disappointed not to receive the wear plate with either the shoes or pedals. Luckily I have a sheet metal shop and I made my own.
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby biker jk » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:14 am
But then Speedplay would sue you like they did with the guy who was selling his own servicing kits (bearings, etc.).Dr_Mutley wrote:U could start selling them! I bet u could do them cheaper than what speedplay try and sell them for!DaveOZ wrote:Yes, I recently bought new Sidi Speedplay 4 hole shoes and was a bit disappointed not to receive the wear plate with either the shoes or pedals. Luckily I have a sheet metal shop and I made my own.
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby Dr_Mutley » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:36 am
Yes, but they would be for sidi shoes, not speedplay pedalsbiker jk wrote:But then Speedplay would sue you like they did with the guy who was selling his own servicing kits (bearings, etc.).Dr_Mutley wrote:U could start selling them! I bet u could do them cheaper than what speedplay try and sell them for!DaveOZ wrote:Yes, I recently bought new Sidi Speedplay 4 hole shoes and was a bit disappointed not to receive the wear plate with either the shoes or pedals. Luckily I have a sheet metal shop and I made my own.
But I hear what yr saying, speedplay have been über pricks in the past wrt Frikinspit on WW and his bearing kits.
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby twizzle » Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:24 pm
Don't suppose you would be up to the challenge of making the bottom plates in stainless? You could sell them individually, I only ever wear out my right hand bottom plate, it's pretty much the only reason I need to replace the cleats!DaveOZ wrote:Yes, I recently bought new Sidi Speedplay 4 hole shoes and was a bit disappointed not to receive the wear plate with either the shoes or pedals. Luckily I have a sheet metal shop and I made my own.
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Postby DaveOZ » Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:31 pm
May be able to make those. It worries me that the screw heads might wear down on mine to the point that they won't come out. I think they should be recessed a bit further. Actually titanium would be excellent for that bottom plate.
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby twizzle » Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:46 pm
Ooooooh - weigh weenie as well! And you could do fixed-position holes to stop the cleats from moving across the shoe.DaveOZ wrote:Oh, You mean the plate on the bottom. Sorry I'm being thick.
May be able to make those. It worries me that the screw heads might wear down on mine to the point that they won't come out. I think they should be recessed a bit further. Actually titanium would be excellent for that bottom plate.
If you do go into production, you will move a stack of these - cleat replacement is something we all bitch about. I'd take two pair to start with, and a couple of spare 'right' plates, and I know someone else who would grab a pair plus spares as well.
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Postby m@ » Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:11 pm
+2 (pairs)!twizzle wrote:Ooooooh - weigh weenie as well! And you could do fixed-position holes to stop the cleats from moving across the shoe.DaveOZ wrote:Oh, You mean the plate on the bottom. Sorry I'm being thick.
May be able to make those. It worries me that the screw heads might wear down on mine to the point that they won't come out. I think they should be recessed a bit further. Actually titanium would be excellent for that bottom plate.
If you do go into production, you will move a stack of these - cleat replacement is something we all bitch about. I'd take two pair to start with, and a couple of spare 'right' plates, and I know someone else who would grab a pair plus spares as well.
(and I can hear SP's lawyers sharpening their pencils as we type...)
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:29 pm
Maybe they should rename their bits "iPedal"biker jk wrote:But then Speedplay would sue you like they did with the guy who was selling his own servicing kits (bearings, etc.).
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby Dr_Mutley » Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:52 pm
twizzle wrote:
Ooooooh - weigh weenie as well! And you could do fixed-position holes to stop the cleats from moving across the shoe.
If you do go into production, you will move a stack of these - cleat replacement is something we all bitch about. I'd take two pair to start with, and a couple of spare 'right' plates, and I know someone else who would grab a pair plus spares as well.
The wear plate fits between the sole of the shoe and the cleat to stop the pedal wearing into the soles of carbon shoes... A thin plate on top of the cleat would prevent wear of the cleat when walking, and if your interested in that, then there is already a "leave on" device available to prevent wear and facilitate easier walking..
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby geoffs » Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:31 pm
Same price but Steve's local so I am presuming the postage wil be cheaper
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby qeaou » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:14 pm
I use the adaptors on sidi ergo 3 (ergo 3 also come with speedplay specific shoes, but I didn't bother)bosvit wrote:Do you need speedplay specific shoes or can you get adaptors?
Cheers
No issues, just a higher profile, but that's that.
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Re: Speedplay - the good the great and the the ugly
Postby twizzle » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:27 pm
Plus... the beveled edge that guides the pedal into the c-spring eventually wears and makes it hard to clip in.
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