Fighting all my instincts, and adding weight / XTR Pedals

Adding grams can be rough! But it might just be worth it on that rare occasion.
Also a little chat about plans for both the bike and future content.

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[A.M]

I’ve been running xtr pedals for a couple years. No regrets

[brendan]

Good to see you have taken the first step to recovery. Good luck in the future adding grams.

[lekobiashvili]

My opinion from a "been there, done that" perspective... Shimano is best choice for pedals. Most of the super-duper light competitor models are trash - good on the scale, bad on the road. I've been through many different lightweight 'road' and 'MTB' models. I have finally switched all my bikes (light road racer, gravel and cross bikes) to a single sided Shimano pedals (PD-ES600 & PD-A600). They're great for the road and also for some offroad use, except for the most extreme cases. They're lighter than XTR by 30-40g, also have better clearance to the ground.

As for the titanium spindle upgrade for Shimano - forget about it (tried this as well)! The spindle is part of the bearing in Shimano pedals (provides the "cup" contact surface), and titanium is not good for this purpose. They wear very fast - I'm talking weeks. You will end up throwing them away pretty soon.

[steviemarco]

I think you made the right choice, function over weight is better in this instance (I have the 9100's and think they're great, no issues and I've had them over a year now).

[lightracer]

RofJ, how about more bike maintenance or component installation videos? Your bike build was one of the best, but I’ll be doing a full build shortly and I still have so many questions (and concerns). Thanks as always for the great content.

[ohiomoto]

I'm ordering one of those ROJ "Every Gram Counts" T-shirts...in XXL (says the 260lb old guy) :)

[trench_gun_andy]

I remember when CanonDany switched his name to SickBiker. Makes me sad to think about. I am looking forward to seeing what you do next to save those 100 grams.

[NicolasGarel]

Funny I've been going down the almost same road. I've swapped my xpedo rforce ti pedals for shimano pd-a600 pedals about 2 months ago. From 180g to 294g the pair, that's the sad part. But. Issue with the xpedo was they got some play because of the bearing, and some creaking sounds came with that. No more sound now, pedals drops in a better position and even if i got used to the xpedos, the shims are way better. Last bonus, the shims offers a big platform and it feels way more stable.

[Albert-bhd]

Finally "something that is making sense" 😜, now it's time for the wheels too.

[GramCounter]

I have booth.
Xt/xtr.diference is minimal.

[gravelymas]

Do not feel bad. You said it; safety is first. BTW nice new logo of ROJ. Cheers.

[rtwebbjr]

I do a lot of hiking, at some point I had to stop trying to cut weight for the sake of weight. When my total gear weight went from 13.1 kg to 4.9 kg without food and water I was happy. As far as biking is concerned I'm still working on that, I'm by no means a gram weenie when it comes to riding.

[owlyredish]

I like the idea of doing some more overnighters. I suppose the Darimo post would hold up to strapping a lighter load?

[kimrice]

I will weight weenie everything peddles. I’ve been on XTR peddles for 5yrs straight, same 2 pair for numerous bikes. MTB, Gravel, Cyclocross, Urban Road. Grease once a year, spray white lithium on exterior few times a year. Never replaced one part! Except cleats once a year. Mud dries in them all the time. Not the greatest in any category but reliability! For me, there IS nothing else.

[RicardoRocha-lgxo]

I recently bought a pair of ISSI pedals with a 64.5mm spindle. Took them to my LBS along with other parts for them to install and the mechanic stared at me very seriously and said “...they’re kinda heavy, these pedals🤨”
Haha they are, but my knees are much happier than with my previous SPDs, which are BOMBPROOF, but the older I get the more comfortable I want to be on the bike

[haminmohd]

Ive tried both m540 pedal by removing 1 side of the cleat mechanism. Just like a road pedal. So i have 1side clear for riding on flip flop. It does shave some weight and getting used to it was easy. Done off roading no prob. Just a suggestion that you can try if wanna shave some weight off those bling xtr

[woduk]

Nice little video, was wondering what you had been up to.

[bujinkan_japan]

Weight definitely matters, but his is a healthy course correction, IMO. Looking forward to seeing where this takes you!

[laynegiesbrecht]

I changed mine also .. love the lightweight of the expedo but can’t take the clunky feel and dodgy clipping in and unclipping !!

[lmadek]

A video about yout commute bike and setup would be also interesting