Speedplay Zero, chromo or stainless?
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I'm switching my 'my first clipless' Keo Classics for some Speedplay Zeros. Is there any performance difference between the chrome-moly axels and the steel? It appears they both have the same bearings and cleats?
$60 (rrp) for 4g (claimed) is absurd, even for WW.
$60 (rrp) for 4g (claimed) is absurd, even for WW.
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The stainless also does not have a coating that will get chipped/scratched up over time. I went with Stainless because of better resistance to weather and adverse conditions based on the materials properties as opposed to just the outer layer/coating.
Looks like I made a new 90 Proof friend
if you don't ride in the wet, especially in winter when roads are salted, then there's not much difference
i've got the stainless on my commute bike, a couple of years of soakings and salt spray, no corrosion, whereas chromoly ones do corrode, especially if salt water gets into the guts
if you do go for chromoly, put plenty of antiseize on the threads and redo once a year
i've got the stainless on my commute bike, a couple of years of soakings and salt spray, no corrosion, whereas chromoly ones do corrode, especially if salt water gets into the guts
if you do go for chromoly, put plenty of antiseize on the threads and redo once a year
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I'm in the UK, so stainless it is. Thanks a lot.
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I have both. I don't notice any difference.
I will say the black chromoly spindles look better with black cranks than the silver stainless spindles.
I will say the black chromoly spindles look better with black cranks than the silver stainless spindles.
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Does the ti speed plays have a weight limit
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I searched out some older posts about the Ti spindles - and Speedplay's legal shenanigans. Chrome-moly it is, with a Ti upgrade at some point!
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Mike, the Ti spindles I found (dulight) have a 105kg weight limit.