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Sometimes small details on your road bike make a big difference. The Wheelsmfg FIX-BOLT-1 replaces the black plastic crank arm fixing bolt for Shimano Dura Ace 9000 with a grey anodized 6061 aluminium version. The Wheels Manufacturing crank fixing bolt is compatible with other Shimano HollowTech II crank-sets as well.
In this article I will briefly look at the design and compare it with the original Shimano crank fixing bolt.
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A Pioneer Pedaling Monitor System is my newest cycling gadget for the 2016 season. I’ve purchased a Pioneer Dura Ace 9000 Single Leg Power Meter model SGY-PM910HL and combined it with the Pioneer SGX-CA500 cycle computer (and thus Pioneer Cyclo Sphere – Analysis Software).
This Pioneer Pedaling Monitor System provides rich measurement of force and force-direction every 30 degrees (12 times per revolution) and calculates the HDpower metrics like pedaling efficiency. I can upgrade to a dual leg power meter system at a later point in time to match the professional cycling teams Giant Alpecin and Lotto Jumbo.
In the article I will describe the different components and briefly share my initial thoughts on each of them. I’ll probably write some more in depth articles on one or more of the components.