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SaddleTime
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: November 8, 2011
Strengths: Reliability, ease of use, durability. Easy memory feature on the cleat: the old cleat can be removed and a new one quickly and easily installed in exactly the same position with a referencing button that is attached separately to the shoe bottom. Not particularly expensive.Weaknesses: Rubber walking grips eventually peel off the cleats, but can be Krazy Glued back on if caught in time.Bottom Line: Wow - I must be using different Keo Maxes than other reviewers here: over the last 10 months I've put approx 6000kms on mine, in races, 150km training rides, charity rides involving walks at nutrition breaks, rain, dust, snow, on rollers and trainers, climbing sprints, unpaved back roads, and anything else that comes up on the bike. So far I've not had a single squeak, bad release, sticky axle or anything else that's been mentioned by other reviewers here. I guess I must be lucky.
I bought these because I left my old Sprints on my last bike when I sold it at the end of last year, and I had zero problems with the Sprints after 12,000kms and figured new Look Maxes would be a 'no-brainer' for my new bike.
The only maintenance I've done is to remove them from the crank arms on occasion (after riding in dirty conditions) to clean and lube the axle threads. The metal plates have been very effective at reducing the wear on the pedal body from the cleat rub. (I can understand where the squeaking would come from if grit got between this plate and the cleat, but so far it hasn't happened to me. Hope I haven't jinxed it!)
I have no experience with other road pedals since those old Sprints were the first pedals I bought, based on a recommendation from a roadie friend of mine. I haven't had any inclination to try other pedals yet and I have to admit that I plan to stick with Looks until I do have an issue like others here have described.
Based on my experience I have no problem recommending these to anyone, regardless of use or ability: not only are they very easy to engage, they're also easy to disengage, yet have never prematurely released on me, regardless of how hard or fast I'm pedalling. That's the reason I got some for my wife who was having a tough time getting her Speedplays to engage/disengage.
Just my 2 cents-worth.
Favorite Ride: Sea To Sky (Vancouver-Whistler)
Price Paid:
$130.00
Purchased At: PBK
Similar Products Used: Look Sprint
Bike Setup: Look 585 Origin ProTeam, Campy SR11, HED C2 wheels with PowerTap Pro+, Fizik Antares, 3T Eronova Pro bars, 3T Arx Team stem, Thomson Masterpiece post
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Jack Sly
a TriathleteDate Reviewed: August 8, 2011
Strengths: Strong, not expensive (bought for good savings new off Amazon), easy to clip in/outWeaknesses: Adjustment screw stripped - but this was possibly my faultBottom Line: I've had my Keo 2 Max pedals for about 1 year. I've had no issues except for one of the adjustment screws stripping - but that was probably my fault. This is the first clipped in pedal I've used so it's all I know - but I'm pretty picky and will call out something for an issue if I sense there's a problem. Other than having the pedal not sit properly when needing to clip back in I really have no complaints - especially since mine don't squeak.
Bike Setup: Giant Defy Advanced 1 with full Ultegra components
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Josh
a TriathleteDate Reviewed: August 1, 2011
Strengths: NONEWeaknesses: Engagement. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICEBottom Line: Terrible pedals. Engagement is tough because you always have to roll pedal on the upside. The bearings lasted only 1 season and had to go through hoops with Look to have them replaced under warranty. I've had nothing but bad experience with Look altogether as there was a recall in my classics.
Favorite Ride: Birmingham
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At: eBay
Similar Products Used: Keo Classic
Bike Setup: Lynskey R230 w/ Dura Ace 7900
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Van Cycler
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: June 14, 2011
Strengths: Good holding power, sufficient float, stable platform, easy clip-in/out. Price is reasonable too, and they look pretty good.Weaknesses: Don't always return to down position once unclipped, squeak if you get the cleats wet (i.e. grass on the side of the road)Bottom Line: For several years I have been using Ultegra pedals on my Shimano-equipped Trek. Recently I purchased a new bike and built it up with Campy components. Bye-bye Shimano pedals. The Look pedals seemed like the logical choice for my new bike. Overall they feel more or less like the Ultegra pedals, however they don't always swing to the "down" position once you've unclipped. Also, as other reivewers have mentioned, if you get the cleat wet or dirty, you're going to have it squeak on you. Admittedly, this is very, very, very annoying on a long ride. I'm taking these back today to my LBS and trading (up) for a set of Campy pedals. My Ultegra pedals didn't give me this much grief after 5 years, so the performance of the Look pedals I've experienced after only a couple rides is unacceptable.
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Shimano Ultegra pedals
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pdny
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: June 4, 2011
Strengths: Larger platform is nice and you can feel the added stability over the Keo Classics.Weaknesses: Poor customer service e-mailed the company for warranty help. No response.Bottom Line: Very dissappointing product. Pedals squeak constantly and now the bearings are making a grinding noise after about 400 miles of use. Look- get your act togather you are losing a lot of customers because of this product. Have always used the Keo Classics and have been very satisfied with them.
Favorite Ride: Road
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: e-bay
Similar Products Used: Keo Classics and SPD
Bike Setup: Cannondale SuperSix
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