Grinsekater
Nerd in disguise
Quelle: mtbr
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Schön sind sie noch nicht wirklich... aber das mit dem "Pedalrollen" kommt mir bekannt vor und war Grund für mich möglichst flache Pedale zu suchen. Die anderen Punkte sind auch nicht von der Hand zu weisen.
Mal sehen wie sich das entwickelt. Wann es die Teile zu kaufen gibt und ob man dafür einen Bausparvertrag kündigen muss um sie sich leisten zu können .
Fotoquelle: mtbr-Galerie & www.littermag.com
BikeDoc schrieb:At a mere 3.7 millimeters thin, the photo of FlyPaper Pedals has been the second most viewed photo from Interbike's Dirt Demolition Daze! Several people have posted questions and comments about them. I finally got a chance to post some additional info and answer a couple of the questions. If you are one of the thousands of people who were checking them out, now there's some info for you. If you haven't seen them tey, they are shown on the first page of photos from dirt demo and listed as "Flat, flat pedals"
Stay tuned, I'll be posting more info, as time allows.
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Bikedoc schrieb:Thinnest AND stickiest! As Kanga mentioned below, FlyPaper Pedals grip better than any platform pedals he's ever tried. Grips better = STICKIEST!!!
This was the main point of developing FlyPaper Pedals. I used to ride the original Atomlabs Aircorp, myself. At 19 millimeters thick they were a vast improvement over the 26 millimeter thick redline pedals I had previosly ridden.
Try this experiment: Take an extra pair of platform pedals and a couple of zip ties. Zip tie both of the spare pedals to ONE of the pedals on your bike, one on top, the other on the bottom. Now, with your new "triple thick pedal", try riding your bike around the parking lot, but be CAREFUL! Notice how easily the pedal wants to roll under your foot, especially if you try to start pushing forward early in the pedal stroke. Now try standing up on your new triple thick. (REALLY CAREFUL HERE!!!) Next, go find yourself a hill to climb. Try it seated and then standing.
I actuall have done all of these experiments, (at the suggestion of someone from Atomlabs) which was what 8 or 10 years ago convinced me to try the Atomlab Aircorp. By placing your foot closer to the axis of the pedal's rotation, you reduce the leverage that would otherwise allow your foot to roll the pedal. This thinness IS WHAT MAKES THE PEDAL STICKIER AND MORE STABLE!!! (Which is precisely why downhillers and freeeriders will want these pedals.)
The stability of FlyPaper Pedals allows you to start pedaling harder, earlier in the pedal stroke without having your foot slip or roll off the front of the pedal, and continue pedaling harder farther across the bottom of the pedal stroke without having your foot slip or roll off the back of the pedal. Longer pedal stroke = more power = improved sprinting = faster downhill runs!
Also, by having a longer power stroke, your power becomes smoother and less "spikey", reducing the chance of overpowering and spinning the rear wheel in low traction conditions.
Second benefit: Lower rider platform!
Reducing the pedal to 3.7 millimeters thick versus 24mm to 25mm for most platform pedals (27mm or more for some) means that the rider is standing more than 10 millimeters lower. This lowers the rider's center of gravity by 10mm. This also allows a 10mm lower saddle position and 10mm lower handlebars. Since the rider is the heaviest part of the bike, this seemingly small drop in position is HUGE in performance benefits. First, the bike corners better, with more stability. Second, you can now descend steeper roll-ins to squarer hits at the bottom befrtoe you go over the handlebars. Third, you can now climb steeper hills before the bike tries to wheelie over backwards.
Another benefit: More ground clearance!
That same 10 millimeters taken off the other side of the pedal allows you to pedal through chunkier rock gardens without hitting your pedals. Pedaling where others are coasting = faster downhill runs!
But perhaps you ride in Smoothville and there ain't no rock gardens or maybe your frame was designed with all the ground clearance that you would ever want or need... THEN RE-DESIGN YOUR FRAME!!! Now, with flypaper pedals, you can LOWER your bottom bracket by 10 millimeters and now the rider wil be 20millimeters lower than on your old set-up. Your frame size is from the bottom bracket to the seat clamp, so lowering the bottom bracket 10 mm means that you also lower your seat tube and the rear end of your top tube a corresponding 10mm! The center of your top tube is now 5mm lower, a significant benefit for anyone with a crotch, but especially for the vertically challenged! Your saddle and handlebars are now 20 millimeters lower than before! Any downhillers interested yet?
What's that, you say... you ride clipped in and just wouldn't be interested in a platform pedal, no matter how good. Guess what I'm working on now??? That's right, a clippity-do pedal that is based on the same bearing / spindle concept. Once again, without the spindle in the way, the pedal will be much thinner. I have some other tricks up my sleeve that will make them easier to clip into than any existing pedal, but I can't say too much about them until I get those patents filed. Speaking of patents, I've already filed for two of them for FlyPaper Pedals, and the clip-ins will qualify for at least two more. The road version should qualify fo one more beyond that. I've also got A headset design that will drop about 100 grams off of a headset (even though some headsets weigh less than 100 grams already!) and several other projects in the works, including wheels and three different real transmission designs, because I've never met a defailleur I didn't HATE!!!
Gotta run for now... time to make the milling machine spit out more chips...
Dean
Schön sind sie noch nicht wirklich... aber das mit dem "Pedalrollen" kommt mir bekannt vor und war Grund für mich möglichst flache Pedale zu suchen. Die anderen Punkte sind auch nicht von der Hand zu weisen.
Mal sehen wie sich das entwickelt. Wann es die Teile zu kaufen gibt und ob man dafür einen Bausparvertrag kündigen muss um sie sich leisten zu können .
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