Advantages: Great Price, Great Components, Super Reliability Disadvantages: None whatsoever
...up fine and so far (1 week later) there have been no mechanical issues from it arriving. This is actually unusual for bikes as the transportation can knock the gear mechanism out of line easily, which means quite a lot of fiddling with allen keys and screw drivers to correct.
The bike arrived as is normal with no pedals so rather than put my old pedals on from my other bike I opted to buy some new Look PP27 pedals which weigh in at 360g for the pair. I also opted for an Bontrager Race X Lite saddle as an upgrade - of course saddle selection is a very personal choice because comfort is paramount when you get on a great bike like this - you'll find yourself wanting to cycle longer and further than before!!
After 15 minutes of inflating the tyres and setting the bike to my exact measurements i was ready to go.. The first difference i...
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Advantages: great value and functionality Disadvantages: might fall off once or twice whilst learning!
...The Shimano M535 pedals are my pedal of choice these days, I’ve used other pedals and even other manufacturers but I have found that for value for money and ease of use these cannot be beaten.
At first, using clipless pedals can be daunting but its not really an option when riding cross country as the added power and control are more than worth the effort of overcoming the fear and the odd bumps and bruises that you might get during the learning process.
Obviously using these pedals you also need to have shoes which are compatible, mind are the top of the range Shimano units (which I would highly recommend) at a cost of around £120 but these are by no means the only option as compatible shoes can be picked up for as little as £20 to £30.
Back to the pedals, they’re reasonably light, easy to maintain, set up and use and even manage...
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