On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 1:29:37 PM UTC-7, Duane wrote:
jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 9:53:16 AM UTC-7, wrote:
For those interested in a light pedal, I have bought and tried the Look Keo Blade pedals.

They are smaller and lighter than the Delta pedals at 230 grams per
pair. The spring isn't metal but a carbon fiber plate that seems to work quite well.

The one problem is that they are so light that they do not rotate into
the proper position to easily click into them. The low friction of the
bearings is almost to high to allow them to rotate reliably. Now perhaps
the bearing seals will wear in and allow the pedals to be more reliably
rotated so I'll see about that.

The cleats are smaller so if you intend to use pedals like this you
should have solid carbon soles on your shoes to prevent getting a hot-foot on long rides.

These smaller cleats are a great deal more difficult to walk on polished
surfaces on so be sure when you buy the pedals you also order the rubber
walking cleat covers at the same time. My old Delta covers work
half-assed but fall off easily so if the Keo covers don't arrive on time
you CAN use the old Delta covers for a short while.

My overall perception of these is that I will change over all of my
bikes to these pedals. They seem to hold the cleat in more reliably and
they click out easier.

I just dumped my Keo Blades and got some plain old Keo2 Max because the
blades on the blades kind of went flaccid, and I didn't feel like
spending the money to replace them. I was pulling out of them regularly.
I'll eventually buy some new blades because I need a second set of pedals.

-- Jay Beattie.


My Keo2 Max started creaking. Any suggestions?

Start with some Teflon tape around the spindle threads. Actually, start with tightening your rear QR.

I once had a Keo2 Max pedal body come off the spindle (stuck to my cleat), but it didn't make any noise first. I think it was an issue with early production. The store replaced it.

-- Jay Beattie.