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Subject: Re: Look pedals
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 11:19:23 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  8 11:19:23 1985
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> Does any one out there use the new Look pedals?  These are the ones that
> operate like a ski binding(nothing on top).  A friend of mine won a pair
> in a race and is unsure about using them for racing.  He seems to think
> that they might hit when cornering because the bottoms are lower(its de-
> bateable).  
>    To use them he must remove his present cleat and repace it with theirs
> buy drilling holes in his shoe.  Needless to say he doesn't want to do
> all this just to test the pedals.

I bought a pair of Look pedals this summer in France.  They also sell
"Bernard Hinault" shoes that have the special platform mounted already,
I think for about $80 (in France), so I went ahead and
mounted the platforms on my own shoes.  After the holes are drilled,
the platforms can be adjusted a little up and down but not sideways, so
you must be careful when drilling those holes.

The pedals themselves are rather heavy.  I don't race so I don't know
how they handle in cornering, but they are very comfortable.  My feet
are secure in the pedals but can easily get out of them with a twist
of my heels to the outside--much safer than traditional cleats and
toe straps.  And since there are no toe straps, no numb toes that can
result from tight straps.

Look for other manufacturers copying these pedals.  They will probably
be considerably lighter and eventually less expensive.  (I think they
sell for ~$80 or 85 here in the states--but are much cheaper in France.)

Marie-Louise Jalbert
Los Alamos Nat'l Lab