Planning to buy a new pair of Assioma power pedals

[Dan Lotus]

Morning all,

I already have a pair of the original Assioma Duo pedals, and see they have now released a pair (Assioma Pro RL-2) without the spindle thing on the inside, and 160 hour rechargeable battery life, plus a phenomenal weight.
Randomly a Favero fb advert popped up, with a special offer as they were reduced to £499.99, but then after checking I see even Sigma have them at that price, and I'd suspect there is a fair chance I would get hit for import duty/admin charges as well, so Sigma would be the better choice.
Sigma

I'm thinking to get a pair ordered, to replace the ones on my aero bike, and then punt those across to my gravel bike, but then I could also detach them and take them with me when I go to Spain, as I do miss having a power reading when riding there.

I've watched the GPLama review, and all looks good, no DCR one yet which is a tad strange unless I have missed it, but just wondered if anyone had bought a pair and had no issues.

The only slight grumble is that they don't technically work with the look cleats, and you need the wellgo/Favero versions, but it's a relatively minor issue.
I did stock up on a few sets before CRC/Wiggle were sold to the underworld, but might see if I can grab a few more from somewhere.
The actual Favero cleats are less than £10 a pair, but frustratingly Sigma, nor seemingly anywhere else here sell them, so I'd either need to go for the copies, or try and source some in Europe and have them sent to my folks.
Oh and I heartily dislike the red stripe - why red?!

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Dan, I actually purchased a single sided pair very recently from Sigma and no issues whatsoever. I think the pedal platform is slightly bigger than a standard look which I like, I haven't measured but I am guessing with the pm in the spindle that these are longer also, so Q factor is probably affected (again, no issue for me so far).

Standard Look cleats are absolutely fine, I am using them with no problem.

 

[Dan Lotus]

Dan, I actually purchased a single sided pair very recently from Sigma and no issues whatsoever. I think the pedal platform is slightly bigger than a standard look which I like, I haven't measured but I am guessing with the pm in the spindle that these are longer also, so Q factor is probably affected (again, no issue for me so far).

Standard Look cleats are absolutely fine, I am using them with no problem.

Lovely to hear from you, hope all is good?
That's great to get a first hand perspective :-) Yours came with the middle 5 or 6 degree float cleats?
I've had no issue with the older pair, really like the way they simply 'work' and don't need complex calibration, a really specific torque setting, the planets to be in the right orbit etc etc
Re Q factor - AI has spat this out, not checked in detail to see if it is correct, but looks promising:

• Assioma PRO RL-2: +53 mm
• Standard Look Keo (e.g., Blade / Classic): +53 mm (or 54mm depending on the specific model)

Appears to be the same as the Duo as well.

Only very marginal negative is the charging cable, which is proprietary, but is also slightly frustratingly different to that of the duo's, as at least then I could have had a spare.
I do also like the travel mode, but a marginal pain the only way you can wake them is with the charging cable and some power, but hey ho, 3rd world problems and all that.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Lovely to hear from you, hope all is good?
That's great to get a first hand perspective :-) Yours came with the middle 5 or 6 degree float cleats?
I've had no issue with the older pair, really like the way they simply 'work' and don't need complex calibration, a really specific torque setting, the planets to be in the right orbit etc etc
Re Q factor - AI has spat this out, not checked in detail to see if it is correct, but looks promising:

• Assioma PRO RL-2: +53 mm
• Standard Look Keo (e.g., Blade / Classic): +53 mm (or 54mm depending on the specific model)

Appears to be the same as the Duo as well.

Only very marginal negative is the charging cable, which is proprietary, but is also slightly frustratingly different to that of the duo's, as at least then I could have had a spare.
I do also like the travel mode, but a marginal pain the only way you can wake them is with the charging cable and some power, but hey ho, 3rd world problems and all that.

All good Dan, hope you are too mate!

Yes, the Favero 5 degree float were in the box. I am using the Look 4.5 degree grey with them at the moment. You may want to play around with the pedal tension as they are set quite lightly, but easy to adjust. These will be exactly the same as your old pedals, fit them, pair to the app and you are off.

Interesting on the Q factor, just on appearance alone I would have sworn the Favero were longer but obviously not!

Have to admit I avoided the duo's as the bulky PM on the spindle just put me off, which I appreciate is a daft reason. The fact the PRO RL look like a standard pedal, coupled with me messing around with crank lengths and needing a pedal based system made them a bit of a no brainer for me.

 

[YellowV2]

No trouble using Look cleats for me. I have the original double sided non Shimano pedals.