I kept thinking I'd only paid $20 for them... sure enough, I found the original order e-mail and I did only pay $20 per pair for them... I now wish I'd have ordered a few more pair because I've been wanting another set!
On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Specialized makes some nice stainless steel ones... unfortunately they're > equally expensive at $40. I have them on two bikes (the third has pedals > ordered with custom extra length spindles). > > > http://www.specialized.com/us/en/ftr/shoes/equipsparepartsshoes/body-geometry-pedal-axle-extenders > > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Jim Bronson <jim.bron...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> OK, so I have discovered that I really prefer a wider stance width, >> q-factor, and so forth. I used to drink the kool-aid on the narrow >> q-factor but now I realize it doesn't work with my body. >> >> I have some 1/2" BMX pedals with 9/16ths adaptors and that seems to >> spread things out pretty nicely to my liking on my Paul Taylor custom. On >> that bike it's using Ultegra cranks, so I'm not sure what the starting Q >> factor is there but I suppose I could rotate the left crank around and >> measure. But anyway I was recently able to ride a 200K brevet with the >> least amount of knee pain that I have had in probably 5 years. >> >> However, my Paul Taylor is entirely unsuitable overall for anything >> beyond 200K brevets, and is really questionable even for those. It's >> pretty stretched out, which is great for going faster but not so great for >> comfort. My upper body ached at the end of the 200K. >> >> The bike I want to use for this riding is my Rivendell. On a recent ride >> on the Riv with flat pedals my feet were wanting to be halfway off the >> outside of the pedals. I have thought of a new crankset to fix these >> issues. However, I decided I would like to try to salvage my relationship >> with my TA Carmina triple. Other than being too narrow, I like the >> 50-38-26 rings that it has and it looks reasonably nice to boot. Plus, >> they're already on the bike and I'd rather not go through the trial and >> error involved with trying a new crankset. Not to mention, the Carmina was >> expensive and the money was already sunk years ago. >> >> I found something online called Kneesavers which is a spacer that goes >> between the crank and the pedal and comes in a 20mm, 25mm and 30mm width. >> But they are $45.00. That seems a little unreasonable for a piece of >> stainless steel that doesn't even contain any bearings. >> >> Any other options out there to add a couple/few centimeters of width to >> one's pedal stance? >> >> -Jim >> >> -- >> Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- 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.
