Bike Bling

The wife of a friend of mine said to my wife...it's man jewelery, and with packaging like this who can argue.... The new egg beaters are so pretty I almost don't want to use them.

These new eggbeater 3's are a replacement for the SL's, and come with a 5 year warranty. Not sure what the old warranty was, but they always needed rebuilding within a year.  They do look more durable than the old ones...which are creaking and due for another bearing replacement. Oh yeah, at 144 grams per pedal they are nine grams heavier than the old ones :) (The other items are avid replacement pads, and the Vittoria's for my road bike)

I also have a new Niner carbon fork (Yes, I cracked the original Misfit fork, which was warranty replaced).

The weight at 1.27lbs is almost exactly the same as the old aluminum it is replacing.  I really liked the aluminum Misfit... a fair bit of fore/aft flex which helps in the bumps, however the new fork has none of that.  It "may" be better at absorbing some of the bumps though...where it really shines is in the responsiveness.  There is no lag on the turns...no waiting for the flex to max out before the fork responds.  Actually ..there is one issue I am having...not quite worked out yet.  The Avid Juicy 7 caliper makes contact with a few of the spokes when I am either leaning to the left, or fully weighting the front wheel...really need to get this one addressed...at this point it is only an annoying tick.  Had the folks at Silent adjust it yesterday...didn't quite do it, will try it again tonight.
Final bit is this....can you see the crack...may have to expand the picture...yes seems I cracked the aluminum shaft.  Hopefully FSA will warranty replace it  This is what I have...many of the reviews are not so good..FSA V-DRIVE MegaXo crankset with BB  The Bottom bracket it self went after about 6 months, replaced that with a Cris King.  For now I have taken the XT off my superlight...much better crank.