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New pedals - ultegra carbon or regular?

  • 16-01-2013 1:04pm
    #1
    WithCheesePlease
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    So I just bought a new road bike (knock down price in wiggle sale, couldn't say no!) with carbon frame and ultegra components and need to get pedals. I'm going to go with ultegra pedals but am wondering should I go carbon or cheap out and get the regular set (what material are these made from anyway, aluminium?).

    The carbon set weigh 260 grams and the regular are 310g. I'm trying to justify the difference in price in going for the carbon. Would there be any other difference between them, feel wise, or durability or anything else?

    What do ye think?? :-)
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  • #2
    petethedrummer
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    The cheap ones, unless you think you might be in with a shout for prize money on some Alpine TT.


  • #3
    Lumen
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    I'd get the cheap ones.

    I've had bad experiences with composite pedals, although those were Time not Shimano.

    I'm currently running €20 SPDs and they do much the same job of attaching my feet to the cranks as my €180 Time ones did.


  • #4
    WithCheesePlease
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭WithCheesePlease


    Ha! Ok, that's all I needed to hear! Thanks.


  • #5
    WithCheesePlease
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭WithCheesePlease


    Screw it, in that case I might just go for a set of the 105s at half the price again. It's just that sticker on them that will be different to everything else on the bike - why am I such a sucker for labels?!


  • #6
    3102derek
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    go for the regular one, take a **** before you go for a spin. there the difference in weight saved!


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  • #7
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    I can't comment on the 105s but I have had a set of ultegra pedals for the past 5 years and had absolutely no issues.


  • #8
    WithCheesePlease
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭WithCheesePlease


    I already have the 105 pedals on another bike which has a full 105 setup (like I said, I'm a labels whore) and they're fine as far as I'm concerned. But I was just going to go with ultegra pedals for the new bike so it all matches up. Sad I know.

    I might just share the one set of 105s between both bikes for now seeing as I can only cycle one bike at a time anyway and stop spending all of my money on my bikes! :-)


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