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So I did the hack to Xpedo XCR (you can see my post above).
After a few rides (3-4) I am noticing a bit of a grinding noise when I pedal. It seems that the noise is not related to the hack itself since it is not during the pedals rotation but instead the metal to metal contact between the cleat and the XCR itself.
My experience in the past is mainly road SPD-SL which have a plastic cleat so you get no noise but the play and wear of the cleat. Now with the metal cleats, it seems I have the same float but sometimes, I get this metal grinding noise on the pedal stroke.
Has anybody experienced this? Is this a problem with the Spedo XCR, and will it be better if I try SPD cleats? I hear that the SPD cleat works with the XCR. Is this true?
I did the hack using different pedals (M-Force 4), but I’m not getting any grinding noises using SPD cleats (SH-56 multi-release). The SPD cleats are metal too though, so I’m not sure if it’ll help your issue to make the switch, but there might be differences in the shape that make them quieter. The SPD cleats should work just fine with the pedals though.
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The Wellgo’s show a DU bushing on the inner side rather than the 2 sealed bearings of the assioma. The outer side shows a bearing (not sure of the size) as the assioma.
It maybe the outer diameter of the bushing matches the bearing size of the assioma. or it may not
I’ve found a set on ebay so I may give these a try - not possible to get Xpedo x4 in United Kingdom at the moment.
I’ll update if I get them
Curious as to how you get on.
Distinct lack of options in the UK at the moment!
Seller is posting by hermes today so hopefully I’ll get them monday next week. I’m not convinced they’ll work but for £15 inc cleats I’ll give it a go to replace my gen 2 stages on the tracklocross
I’ve spent far too long looking for UK options!
I used these pedals and they’re available. I recently ordered some tyres from r2 and there were no additional costs.
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Thanks for that link.
I hadn’t found a place shipping to us prior that actually had stock. Been stalking this thread for ages waiting for an option.
Placing an order
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SPD creates a platform where metal cleats grind in metal pedals. I live where we have a lot of sand and I ride gravel. Once you get sand on the cleats and clip in, you can get the sound of almost sandpaper as you pedal. Is this what you mean? If so, that’s true of all SPD pedals.
Yes! This is exactly what the sounds is like. Its like a scraping rather than grinding.
I think its a normal metal to metal scraping between the cleat and the pedal. Nothing to do with the hack but a bit frustrating.
I mainly only hear it when doing hard intervals and transitioning from a “pushing” pedal stroke to a “pulling” pedal stroke, when I engage more my hamstrings than my quads.
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Try spraying both the cleats and the pedals with dry lube. It isn’t a perfect solution, but it does help.
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Is there an SPD shoe that does not need modifying? No too keen to “hack” a pair of shoes just yet.
I didnt need to “hack/modify” my Recon 3.0 shoes with Spedo XCR pedals.
I didn’t have to do any modifying to my Sidi Dominators, but I have small feet (39) and women’s shoes, which are often narrower than men’s shoes, so YMMV.
Fizik M3B required no cleat cutting. (A quite narrow, but comfy shoe.)
Lake MX237 definitely did, but it’s a super trivial thing to do. (A much wider shoe.)
I‘ve tried the hack with the Bontrager SPD Pedals. Although they pedal-body of the Bontrager only got 2 bearings (1 inner and 1 outer) and the axis is slightly different to the Assioma axis (see the Photos) the hack seems to work and the Bontrager pedal-body spins on the Assioma axis as easy as on the Bontrager axis. The power data is more or less the same compared to my Wahoo Kickr Core (average Power is exactly the same).
I used the Assioma Axis + Bontrager pedal-body + Assioma Nut + Bontrager Endcap (but also worked with the one from the Assioma). I couldn’t use the Assioma inside washer/O-Ring because otherwise the body would have been too tight to spin freely. However there is a rubber-sealing „included“ in the Bontrager pedal-body so I think it is alright. No wobbling/play of the pedal-body at all. I also didn’t had to use loctite etc.
I also added a crank-arm bumper (Zefal Crank Armor XL Kurbelschützer - bike-components) so that the Assioma battery-body is not standing over the crank arm.
The SHIMANO SH-TR5 work perfectly fine with this hack. No cutting at all. I have installed the SHIMANO SM-SH40 SPD-Adapter and there was also no cutting needed.
I bought the Favero Assioma Uno second hand. Has anyone any idea on how to re-register the pedal to my name/account? Atm whenever I start the Favero Assioma App I have to re-finde my Assiomas every time (by tapping on the magnifying glass on the top right). The App does not remember my Pedals in the App (see the screenshot).
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You have to hit the magnifying every time.
Mike
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Me too
Cheers for the quick answer!
Did you also do the hack with the Bontrager pedals and no problems so far?