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Posted: 13:34 - 28 Jan 2013 Post subject: New parts Tested at the weekend. Two thumbs fresh! |
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I took my mountain bike over Thorndon Country park, It's a decent park with some good downhill sections.
I was trying out some new parts on my bike that I'd fitted in the week.
DMR V12 Magnesium, RRP - £69.99 Price paid £42.99
I wanted a new set of pedal for a while, the V12's got a good write up and I Like the idea of the replacement grub screws. My old pedals had the griper bits worn the bearings were notchy and I kept slipping off them. I was looking at a standard pair of V12s, however I found a new pair of mags for £39.99 +p&p on eBay. Only downside they were a manky colour.
https://www.pedal-pedal.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1500x2000/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/d/m/dmr_v12_ox_pedals_enhanced100003.jpg
Oh well, I thought, they'll spend most of there time brown anyway!
Michelin Country Mud Tyres, RRP £13.99 - Price Paid £8.99 (each)
When I decided to get out more on my MTB the first thing I did was buy new tyres, my existing knoblies looked more like hybrids! I bought Michelin Country Trail, mainly because they were a brand I recognised and there where cheap, the blurb said there where good all rounders which was just what I was after, they were fine for the first few rides then winter came and all the trails turned into a muddy bog. These trail tyres might as well been slicks the amount of grip I had I had to be really careful on hard I pedalled other wise the wheel would just spin. I thought I'd go for the Country muds because they had a good write up and again they were cheap!
When they arrived I was sceptical I think I was expecting tyres like the AC10's on my KTM. These looked marginally different from my Trail tyres
https://www.bicycletires.com/imagesLarge/mictm1-1.jpg
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https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/Original/78380.jpg
In short I was blown away by both of these products, Thorndon was muddy as you'd expect this time of year, had I good blast round doing a bit of everything and the extra grip from both these products was far more than I expected. The tyres barely slipped at all and were a revelation compared to the trails. I really didn't think they would make such a difference especially as they don't look that different to the trail tyres. Before the lack of grip was a real problem and was annoying me, this ride I barely noticed. They'll be staying on till everything dries.
The pedals too were good, as for a difference between the standard and the magnesium V12's are probably minimal so minimal I doubt I would notice, but when the cost of the mags was only a few quid more I thought I might as well, for some added tart factor. Some might think £40 is excessive for pedals but I see these as an investment, you can buy any replacement parts that you need and I reckon I'll have these for years. Again much better than what the replaced and I only came off the pedals a couple of times. I felt a lot more planted on the downhill stuff as before I was often bouncing off the pedals. With these anytime I wanted to adjust my footing I had to lift my foot off the pedal and replant it down, it was impossible to slide my feet. Only downside, when you smash you shin in to the pedal, it hurts a lot more. ____________________ Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
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I can't stand being clipped in. I tried it a few times on XC rides and just did not gel with it at all. Flats for me all day long. Pair of DMR V8's (because I'm too cheap for V12's ) and skate shoes and you're away, I've never had any problems with grip or slipping pedals with that combo. ____________________ Now: '00 Kawasaki ZRX1100R - Past: '84 Yamaha DT125, '89 Kawasaki KLR600, '97 Yamaha XJ600N
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 11 years, 85 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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