Onza H.O. Ti pedals… any good?

[RockiMtn]

Picked this up, not really needing a set. To be honest, it being a Ti set is the only excuse I have. That and the fact I was picking something else from they guy and he happened to have these as well and he threw them in for not much more.

Don't know much about them. Are they worth a whirl? How serviceable are they? And what are the different colour rubbers? How compatible are the cleats to say Shimano m737 or the original Ritchey Logic SPDs?

Shocked at the original sticker price on the box! :shock:

 

[biggins]

I expect many will say that the elastomers go stiff in winter and soft in summer, so they are incosistent. I rode them for a few years with no issue. Only replaced as bike was knicked. My mate rode them until a couple of years ago and loved them.

I think spring activated are better overall, but they are much more usable than some replies would have you think

 

[REKIBorter]

Used them BITD. They are OK. They clog up with mud easily and the release is dependant on how much muck is clogging the cleats. The elastomers are for different retention levels. Clear - soft, blue - medium, black - hard.

 

[merckx]

BITD folks i knew that tried them.....did not like them too much...the entry and particularly exit was never consistent..sometimes they would pop out right at the wrong time, sometimes they would hold on for grim death right when you were trying to click out..it did make for some funny times for the rest of us...watching our friends crash as a result...'dont worry, nigel is just having an onza moment..'

it was certainly enough to make me never want to even try them..i just, and have always stuck with the shimano spd system.

i do see the beauty in them however, i do like onza and all it was trying do achieve at the time. give them a go and see how they go, you may as well. just keep in mind when you are riding that they might misbehave. they might also be fine, and work perfectly. who knows..that is part of the fun i guess!

AFAIK compatible only with the onza cleats, and no others..

nice find anyway, box and all, cool!

 

[FluffyChicken]

I have some and used them up until I joined reto bike. Quite easy to commute on them with trainers, shoes etc as well without the cleats as you (well I could) still grip them and plenty of purchase area.

You need to use the Onza cleats, luckily you have some.
Elastomers are the 'spring' and protection for the clip part.

There is Oilite (sp?) (self oiling brass bushing) bearing acting as the main bearing, take the end cap and you'll see a nut, that holds it all together
There is also another replaceable cartridge bearing in the end

The oilite bearing can wear the Ti axle away

That creates a bit of play and some quality squeaks.

I loved them. They expensive as they where the first real lightweight competition to the hefty M737 spd's and with Ti axles.

I was about to say look in the Onza section in the archive. but we don't seem to have one. which is odd as I have two catalogues and I'm sure the instructions somewhere.

 

[Pogo]

I liked my set, at the time I believed they made a selling point out of the fact that they had a great deal more float than other systems and I deffo found that the case when I moved to SPD.

Got the hang of entry and exit pretty quickly and never found it a problem.

 

[RockiMtn]

FC, can I get a copy of the manual/instructions if you can find them?

 

[REKIBorter]

The cleats have different degrees of float depending which way you mount them.

 

[BoyBurning]

The cleats have different degrees of float depending which way you mount them.

Yep, 6º or 10º I think?

Bought a new set the day they were released / available in UK - '92?

Never looked at anything else since. Never had the retention issues others seem to suffer, and like the simplicity / light weight of them.

The heat never affected them in my experience - certainly not the harder elastomers in any case. Maybe the clear (easiest to exit) were more prone, but they wouldn't hold an ant clipped in so no idea why anyone would use those.

Blue at minimum, I suggest, and black if you want more retention.

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[BoyBurning]

Also, just to confirm what has already been said - do NOT use any other manufacturers cleats...

You may be able to get into the pedals with them - but you won't be getting back out again!

Come to think of it, that is probably where the retention issues came from - people lending out their bike with H.O. pedals, to other riders using SPuDs...

Recipe for disaster there...

Didn't happen to me as I didn't lend out my bike, or no one wanted to ride it, or something...


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