Anyone run the Canfield Bros. Crampon Mag. pedals? Review? Paging Kidwoo...

[grinch]

next sl! sweet! that's on the list after the pedals, so looking at saving g's as well, so you have me thinking about those mag crampons. that and I'm liking my bike in the low/slack position fairly often but pedal strikes climbing thru rough/roots had me initially thinking slimmer pedal/shorter crank arms and the bikes been so fun I want to take it on the lift some. next sl's and those mags have to be atleast a lb over my xt/ dx setup. currently at 32.5 and not sure about carbon rims. be interested in feedback from those crampons

[iscariot]

Do it. Good god is that bb smoooooth. Didn't know that cranks and a bb could make so much difference. And this is coming from a guy is who has run Chris King, Shimano, previous race face, and a bunch of other higher end bb and crank combos. The cranks are spectacular. Light, bomber, stiff, sexy.


If I put a Pike on it, my 2013 Slayer 70 with a dropper would be 29#. Keeping the Lyrik as I still ride a a bunch of lift served (I have seasons passes to a couple of places and they will easily pay for themselves). If I wasn't riding lift served, I'd have the Pike.

29# for a bike that downs like my old TR250 and ups better than my old 2009 cross country bike (ETSX 70). It would weight 10 pounds less than my TR250 and it would weigh 1 pound more that my ETSX, and arguably ride equal to or better than either of those.

Currently waiting for the Charger damper to be available as an insert for my current Lyrik (same as the boxxer damper). This gets me to 29.5# with a killer light, lift-worthy bomber build.

[grinch]

nice. I heard they spin like crazy. my vengeance hlr is 5.4lbs so there's a lb but I'd like to be close to 30.going to have to wait for more work/dough. that's awesome , your slayer is basically the same weight as a 10g carbon nomad with pedals. don't think i'll get there but I plan on having this bike for a while. almost tempted to sell the dh bike its soo capable....almost

[iscariot]

Yah. When you mount the cranks and bb (unfortunatley only a 2 beer job, one to install and one to admire you work), if you lightly brush against the cranks, like I accidentally did, they'll do a few laps on their own. I've never seen anything like it.

As for the Nomadc comparison. Not sure its warranted as I'm running the stock Continental Mountain King 2.4. It is 90% the DHF/DHR combo I usually run. The Conti is great on the ups (ie. doesn't feel like I'm climbing with a parachute open like with the Maxxis), but I would like that extra10% (mostly the drift and hook up as you roll into a corner) that the 2# extra (plus its rotational) a DHF/DHR combo would give.

[kidwoo]

Currently have nextsl.

You gots the brand spankin new ones with the pinchy stuff?

[iscariot]

You gots the brand spankin new ones with the pinchy stuff?

Yup.


Gonna get some turbine ones with the pinchy stuff for my fat bike too.

[iscariot]

I'll get a pic of the whole rig when the pedals show up.

Realistically, under 32# or so gets bucked around in the rough stuff a bit, and its sometimes better to have a bit of weight to hold the line you chose.

If I went to carbon rims (thinking about light bikes) it would drop a few grams more, and to paraphrase kidwoo, you could tensions the ever loving shit out of them, and get a retarted stiff wheel with a bit of a weight loss too. That plus tubless and a pike would get me to 29# for sure, or maybe even 28# 15 oz.

If that happens, I'll take the NomadC comparisons all day long.

[grinch]

ya thinking if I get a 650b setup next yr try those lightbikes w aerolites on hopes. still just thinking. heard some good reports and they're not stupid expensive. let the masses sort that out first . first pedals then cranks. keep the 26's for the heavier setup. wonder whats the weight difference between next and turbines
suggested the slayer to a buddy last yr. he's pretty stoked. his trance has been relegated to "the wifes bike"

[iscariot]

Yah. I've said it many times...the slayer rules. Totally off the radar. Sleeper. Totally underrated.

Also, it fits 650b x 2.2

Nextsl 573g including bb and 32t ring.

Not sure what the turbines with ring and bb weighs. Turbines with 3 rings and no bb weigh about 850g.

[kidwoo]

Yup.


Gonna get some turbine ones with the pinchy stuff for my fat bike too.

Let me know how those things do once they get som nicks in them. I'm a bit weirdly fascinated with those things. Also on how much/if they creak once they've gotten some dust and a few hose downs going.

[iscariot]

Let me know how those things do once they get som nicks in them. I'm a bit weirdly fascinated with those things. Also on how much/if they creak once they've gotten some dust and a few hose downs going.

Been through moondust, clay slime, mud, and fully submerged, and several hose downs. No creeks yet. FWIW, my slayer runs the threaded version, not the pressfit.

Pressfit can and should go fuck itself. I have pf on my Fatboy and no creeks yet with the stock bb, but its in the back of my mind. Hoping to sell the Spec fb and get an RM blizzard.

As for the durability of nextsl... standby.

Although I was never especially hard on my turbines or saints or xt's or atlas or deus, etc... I don't tend to pound blindly through the tech, I tend to pick fast lines, and at least attempt to pull them off, which I think has helped.

I guess that comes from riding a 6 inch bike and trying/keeping up with racer guys half my age on 8 inch dh rigs.

[grinch]

So I go over to vital. One pop up ad was for Canfield crampons and another ad Kyle strait approved ht aeo3 pedals. Wtf. In other news. Zuckerberg foot out flat out

[iscariot]

So I go over to vital. One pop up ad was for Canfield crampons and another ad Kyle strait approved ht aeo3 pedals.

So buy one of each?

[kidwoo]

So I go over to vital. One pop up ad was for Canfield crampons and another ad Kyle strait approved ht aeo3 pedals. Wtf. In other news. Zuckerberg foot out flat out

You getting ads for fruity pebbles this morning?

That stuff creeped me out when it started. Adblock. Git sum.

[iscariot]

Adblock. Git sum.

Werd.

678

[grinch]

So buy one of each?

>ad block

[evdog]

I've used both the canfield classic and ultimates. The shape takes a little getting used to but you don't notice it after a few weeks. I did not like the open spindle on the classics, it rubs against your shoe when pedalling and sometimes makes an incredibly annoying squeak. Worked well aside from that until the bearings went all poopy and it developed lots of play. The ultimates developed play as well. I am usually too lazy to do any maintenance so I just put my Axiom platforms back on and have been trouble free ever since. The thin profile of the crampons didn't make that much difference with pedal strikes since they are wider than my normal pedals.

[iscariot]

Slightly off topic...

Has anyone used pedals with Ti spindles for DH, Freeride, enduro type riding?

How do they compare to chromo?

Durability? Flex?

[Anospa]

This happened on Friday (thankfully on a slight climb):

Hope Flats:


Showed no obvious signs that they were being worn at all, so I was pretty freakin' surprised when it happened. I can't recall ever smashing them into rocks badly or taking any ankle breaker landings.

Grip was never that great, so not a total loss.

[iscariot]

Hey, that looks like my collar bone.

[iscariot]

Hey, that looks like my collar bone.

And of course my pedals arrive the next day...

[grinch]

shitty. I guess its plates and screws for a couple months. those fine looking platforms will be fresh though. healing vibes

[iscariot]

Yup. Hoping I can ride again by September or October.


FWIW the pedals look dope, sweet etched logo, have the same platform dimensions as my current flat pedal, and are 200 grams lighter.

[grinch]

nice. looks like no thin bits so should handle a few rock strikes

[rideit]

Hey, that looks like my collar bone.

How did you do it?