| Author | Message | ||
     Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
Maybe its cause I live in FLA and the humidity messes with the finish but my factory pegs and my passenger pegs are a flat dark grey. I bought some 'S' pegs for the 1" drop and they seem to be aluminum but are polished. I put them in my dads brass polisher after lunch. but just for giggles what are they made of? | ||
| Clutchless |
I believe its aluminum. well not just aluminum but an alloy of sorts. My billet alum. polish works good on them. | ||
| Ronlv |
cheap chinese aluminum, i believe they brake easy also | ||
| Pwnzor |
they brake easy also I've heard a few people say that here, but in over 4 years of standing up on them, I can say I feel confident in their strength. Perhaps some of these people are... rotund of girth?  | ||
| Bo_sox |
Have a tip over on one of them....they break like a twig! | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
they break like a twig! Just like they are supposed to do. They break so that the mounting bracket doesn't get bent or broken. I've broken 2 (bike fell over both times), they appear to be made of a cast material. I assume some aluminum alloy. | ||
| Birdy |
Break one and need it fast and you'll swear they are made of Unatanium! I keep a spare set after breaking one and having to order it from the west coast to get it in a week. | ||
| Northernyankee |
Yeah I just broke one on Thursday...Luckily Liberty had a set in stock so I made the Hour 1/2 drive up there to get a set. | ||
| Buelltroll |
Metal....... | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
Pot metal. They get from a factory in China where they melt down old tea pots and rickshaws. | ||
| Rocksham |
Got Rice?  | ||
| Swordsman |
I still don't get the "break like they're supposed to" bit. If they're supposed to break off, why bother with the spring loaded pivot? They're supposed to swivel backward on impact, but they snap instead. Cheapo. ~SM | ||
| Stretchman |
recycled coke cans. | ||
| J_s_machine |
I'm thinking cast aluminum. I broke one about a month ago and I welded it pretty easily. Usually cheapo aluminum will give you fits when you try to weld it, but it did ok. It was just a temporary fix until my new one came in. | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
"like they are supposed to" The spring loaded hinge is angled so it will fold out of the way if you drag it while blazing through a corner. If the bike falls over while sitting still (or barely moving) the force on the peg is straight up and the hinge does not bend that way. Think about it. It is easier to fold the hinge than break the peg. If you have broken a peg, then the force was not in the direction of the hinge motion or it would have folded instead of breaking. I like them. They are cheap and they work. I keep a spare set and a pair of needle nose pliers under my seat. | ||
| Cycleaddict |
won't the buddy pegs "work" in a pinch ? (like transfer buddy peg to rider peg ?) | ||
| Midknyte |
yes | ||
| Swordsman |
"It is easier to fold the hinge than break the peg. If you have broken a peg, then the force was not in the direction of the hinge motion or it would have folded instead of breaking." Actually the hinge is set at roughly 45', which means the force should have a 50% chance of being directed upward. That never seems to work, though. I believe the feelers cause the majority of the problem. They make contact first, but for the hinge to swing upward, it would have to lever the weight of the bike sideways first, which of course won't happen (you'd have to look at all the angles involved to see what I'm talking about). I think they're basically hanging and snapping. Whatever the case, I've got the Crossroads cleats now, so I won't ever have that problem again. They're seriously burly, and no feelers. ~SM (Message edited by Swordsman on January 09, 2008) | ||
| Deadprez08 |
Could always remove the feelers... I do. Tend to drag the sliders on my boots anyway, so I honestly don't know what the point of the feelers is... ~Dunte | ||
| Knotrider |
They are made of garbage. I got rid of mine first thing. As for scraping boots...try putting the ball of your foot on the peg. It works for me and you can make the bike do what you want it to a bit easier with pressure from your feet on the pegs. | ||
| Bumblebee |
The pegs are an aluminum alloy, if your bike falls over they do break, but they are not expensive to replace. |
