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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / LEXON Road Carbon Crankset
« on: March 27, 2024, 12:46:23 PM »


Just received the LEXON R1 hi-mod carbon cranks today and they are really beautiful. Did a quick unbox clip just to show the item and weight, plus the accompanying Xcadey Powermeter which will be mated with the carbon cranks.

https://youtu .be/0CK8M6rj7Nw


Seeing is really believing as the weight is amazingly light at 331/332 grams for cranks with spindle. Adding the alloy spider gave 372 grams. After replacing the crank spider with the powermeter, the overall weight without chainring bolts is 435 grams. Still amazingly light before installation on my TIME ADH23.

Cheers.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / RRS Kit SPD-SL Carbon Pedals
« on: September 07, 2022, 09:57:40 PM »
Just received my new SPD-SL compatible pedals from Aliexpress seller. The pedal body is based around a 3K carbon weave construction with a steel spindle axle for a respectable weight of 216 grams per pair. The spindles felt a bit tight when I tried to spin the pedal body around them. Maybe they will loosen up with gradual use which remains to be seen. Overall, very light compared to a stock Shimano SPD-SL pedal which range between 260ish grams for an Ultegra pedal to over 300 grams for a PD-550 model.

Comparing to a Dura-Ace pedal which will cost us around US$280, I paid USD80 for these clones which is really a steal. Furthermore, the Dura-Ace PD9100 pedalset weigh in at 234 grams which is 18 grams heavier than this pair of carbon pedals.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004100395605.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.5f1118024uVkSu

So far, they have not gone on the bike but I will be mounting them today for my coming weekend rides so will know if they are durable and secure like the real deal.

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