I don't know if anyone but me is interested in this, but just in case... -- I plan on passing on the Moto because the cost makes the risk of them having too small a footprint and the uncertainty I have about how well a sleeve bearing mechanism would work in a pedal to great.
-- I plan on getting a par of VP 001s from Riv and using the pin holes to mount leather on each side of the pedal. Now I just have to find pins with a flat head to hold the leather in. Sardonic grin. That may be an adventure in itself. With abandon, Patrick On Friday, September 20, 2013 11:44:13 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Excellent idea, Joe. I like it! Anyone have such beasties in their bin? > I'm horrible at the manual details, so if anyone is good with wood and > could fashon a grand 2-sided oak platform pedal, I'd be happy to pay > reasonable costs for materials and time. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Friday, September 20, 2013 11:08:10 AM UTC-6, joe b. wrote: >> >> Patrick, >> >> Lots of MTB pedals back in the day had bolt-on cages for easy crash >> replacement. It seems like it would be pretty simple to finish a couple >> pieces of marine plywood in whatever shape you want, then bolt them on to >> the pedal bodies with some made or bought right angle brackets. Maybe even >> cover it in some thick leather for that on-bike moccasin feel. >> >> Attached is just a random example to see if you catch my drift. >> >> Best, >> joe broach >> portland, or >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Well, I'm slowly digging my brain out of the hole I got it into trying >>> to get out of town in the middle of flood recovery construction that blew >>> up in my brain (when I also discovered my frozen pedal cranking up a hill. >>> Adrenaline rushes on a bludgeoned brain are bad news. >>> >>> Anyway, the point of sharing that is I've not yet been able to do a ride >>> of more than a block to test any pedals, so I don't know how significant >>> the wobble is vs. the composite pedals "noise" interference. I'd really >>> like to get a second opinion on whether or not the wobble in the left >>> Bullseye can be snugged up in some way, but I don't know anyone locally. If >>> you're volunteering, Philip, I'll send them your way for a rebuild check >>> once I have ridden them to get an idea of if they would work as a back-up >>> pair. Considering how hard it is to find barefoot friendly pedals, I'm not >>> really wanting to give them up. >>> >>> The Moto's do look good. My concern is the pedal surface is smaller than >>> my 4"x4" wood pedals, at 3"x3.6". I'm not sure how I'll like that on long >>> climbs. Also the bearing mechanism is very different (sleeve bearing), >>> which if I understand correctly is essentially a post in a hole, no ball >>> bearings. No idea how that will work. Plus, no wood on the platform, which >>> I really like, and not sure how I feel about grip tape. >>> >>> So, bottom line unclear answer to your kind offer to take them off my >>> hands: would you be willing to see if the wobble can be eliminated for me? >>> If it can't, and my rides before sending them your way make it clear they >>> won't work as a back up pair, then they would be yours, but if the wobble >>> can be fixed, I'd love them back fixed. I'm sure to most people, the wobble >>> is barely noticeable, but it really monkeys with my vertigo. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, September 19, 2013 10:13:16 PM UTC-6, Philip Williamson >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Those Moto pedals look amazing. Get those. >>>> Can I have your old Bullseye pedals? >>>> >>>> Philip >>>> www.biketinker.com >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
