Speedplay Zero -> Weight reduction 24g

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Tillquist

Post subject: Speedplay Zero -> Weight reduction 24g

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:20 pm

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A littel project this afternoon.

I made alu-plate for my new Speedplay Zero Stainless, weight save 24gram and this is only for the plate.
The alu-plate are made out of 7075.

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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:41 pm

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That's what I call a great job, Tillquist !

Did you keep the original screws ?...Any idea of the weight gain w/ Ti or alu ones ?

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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:41 pm

Speedplay Zero Nanogram
473.90 € (including 19% VAT)

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Tillquist

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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:49 pm

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Luc wrote:

That's what I call a great job, Tillquist !

Did you keep the original screws ?...Any idea of the weight gain w/ Ti or alu ones ?

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Yes, I keep original screws.
Don't now the weight with Ti or alu screws, sorry :cry:

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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:38 pm

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The difference is certainly...neglectable. But just as each gram counts... :lol:

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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:35 am

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I'll say it again, if this was a good idea, speedplay would have done it.

Be careful, that design was meant for steel or ti, not aluminum.

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Tillquist

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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:50 pm

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Allso custom made alu-plate for Zero..........

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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:23 am

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Red alu plate for Zero......

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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:14 am

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Maybe you can make it in carbon:

http://www.rouesartisanales.com/article-6919646.html

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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:32 am

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Adrien wrote:

Maybe you can make it in carbon:

http://www.rouesartisanales.com/article-6919646.html

Yes it could be fun to try, but I don't have any carbon.

Maybe a job for Fibre-Lyte :wink:

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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:05 pm

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I don't think carbons the material for this job at all... Great Job Til. Reasonable material for the purpose.

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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:33 pm

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PezTech wrote:

I don't think carbons the material for this job at all

Quite right. Fibre-Lyte did a set of butterflys for a customers show bike, but in reality, in use, they'd last about...... :roll:

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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:39 pm

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these butterflies initially where an Idea of forum member Superlite (what happened to him in the last year?). I've got them (138 gramms for the Ti pedals) and they last over a year of use (4000 km). Ti of Alu bolds appeared not a good Idea due to the risk of breaking and the small weight gain. Anodisation made the surface too hard and small metall parts where comming off.

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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:59 pm

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sharkman wrote:

I've got some of Superlights inserts also. Never really had a problem with mine, but havn't ridden the pedals with them in a while.

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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:59 pm

Speedplay Zero Nanogram
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clingenpeel

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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:30 pm

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I have about 12000 miles on a set of al plates...I forget who they are made by. They definetely show signs of wear, but I have had no issues coming unclipped, even in sprints. When I switch back to my bike with speedplays with standard plates, you can feel the engagement is more crisp, and tight....basically, the wear in the al plates appear to cause slop in retention, but I have not had an issue with premature release.

The al plates save about as much weight as going from the standard TI speedplays to the new carbon version of the speedplays, and the plates only cost about $50....I think I saw the carbon version of the speedplays at around $500...a $200 premium for about the same 20g savings.

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