Advantages: Perfect for sporting or casual use. Disadvantages: None
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I had used the cleat system on a static bike in the gym, but was a bit apprehensive about the experience out on the open road.
Fitting the pedals took about ten minutes, and I tried using them in the privacy of the back yard first.
The cleats engaged very simply - just a tiny push forward with the foot - and released very easily too. This is important as failure to release when needed spells disaster. Imagine you have just arrived at traffic lights in rush hour. You have either forgotten to release your foot, or failed to be able to because the release mechanism was too stiff. You have braked and reached a halt, but neither foot is free to put on the ground. The inevitable is inevitable. You fall to the ground, with bike on top of you, your feet still firmly locked in place. Every bike-hating driver in sight is rolling about in ...
Advantages: Can provide grip, can look good. Disadvantages: Can become loose, expensive.
Momo now sell a wide range of fittings for sporting cars, and to be honest the Momo pedal kits are typical of the modern products. The equipment they sell nowadays, is in my opinion, mainly for show, and although it may look sporty, it does not actually do anything for the performance of the car,
The fact is, in some circumstances, these could be counter productive, as these pedal "covers" are actually mounted on top of the existing pedals. This means that in order to depress any pedal, you have to lift your foot an extra quarter of an inch, sorry to be pedantic but feel free to argue against me.
The pedal kit is made to look like aircraft grade aluminium, and to be quite honest I have no problem with the quality, they do feel good, and are certainly sturdy. I have never heard of one breaking, even in an accident, however, I have ...
Advantages: Looks not at all bad. Disadvantages: Expense, need to be fitted correctly.
Momo Pedal kit.
I have used these, and find them as good as some manufacturers original equipment i.e. the pedals the makers fitted. These actually fit over the originals, so are in exactly the same place, just slightly higher. This of course means you have to lift your foot that little extra, which I find ever so slightly less efficient than the ones the factory fitted.
The kit is advertised as the Porsche style, and for competition use, although I doubt they have ever been used in comptitive racing, and are only in the "style" of Porsche ones.
As for the fitting of them, I must say that it is easy, although I must stress that they have to be fitted correctly, otherwise they become a hazard. Properly fitted, they are perfectly safe.
Now for the looks, in my humble opinion, they look tacky, although that depends on your own ...
