Re: [RBW] MKS sylvan bearings

2011-04-10 Thread omnigrid
if you bring a single bearing to any bike shop, they can bust out the park spoke ruler and provide the exact bearing size. they will be metric. next time you buy/order bike stuff, add a park spoke ruler -- they come in handy and they're only, what, five bucks? your pedal will be fine with one

[RBW] MKS sylvan bearings

2011-04-09 Thread MobileBill
I repacked MKS sylvan touring pedals, which eliminated a host of noises, scrapes and annoyances I lived with too long on my saluki. I highly recommend buying a pedal cap wrench with the sylvan pedals (which are sensible and versatile platform pedals, and one of a decreasing number of decent pedals

Re: [RBW] MKS sylvan bearings

2011-04-09 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Bearing numbers are like federal taxes: honest approximations are fine. My own approach to tight and harsh MKS bearings on cheap MKS models (tho' those on the lovely RKS track pedals I owned were better than those of the old Nuovo Record quills or the new 2008 Dura Ace cliplesses that I also I