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Definitely agree. I hate it when I pull up a website looking for a review and it's only two paragraphs long. At that point you might as well call it an ad instead.

If anyone's still a bit hesitant, GMBN Tech recently put out a video on this that you might have an easier time following.

However, this article is a great complement because the quality of the photos absolutely blows everything else out of the water. Super impressed with both the photos and how concise the captions are.

This just serves as another reason that Shimano is so appealing. Once the SRAM clutch is knackered, ya done for. Can't adjust it anymore :(

Similar problem with OneUp's aluminum pedals. The inboard bearing makes it pretty annoying to use crank boots.

Another workaround: trace a hole about the size of a quarter, and use a dremel or something else to make the hole in the boot larger. This works much better if you use the back side of the boot, since there's a lot more material there.

(Won't look pretty but gets the job done.)

Back to front sounds uncomfortable... unless your knees got inverted by a tree stump and now bend backwards.

Hey Tim, good points here. I'm not one of the researchers behind this project (darn!), but I think the basis of the tests is that any underlying biases will be strong enough to overcome the "order effect".

Check out my reply to Christopher, I think the second link (FAQ #6) is exactly what you're talking about.

Thankfully the people at Harvard have half a brain! A couple links that might be of interest to help address your concerns:

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/iatdetails.html

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/faqs.html#faq6

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the methodology is such that the "order effect" is minimized. However, I would agree that there could still be a slight possibility for it to affect results.

Harvard has a few tests for implicit biases if anyone's interested. It's critical that you have an open mind to the results though, otherwise this will be useless.

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

The Race IAT (or the Skin Tone IAT) is of particular relevance to this article.

**As an aside, Sanesh now has me wondering if my POC pads are being worn backwards or not.

That is.... probably 10x easier haha. I guess only advantage of OneUp then is the lowered cost (assuming same durability).

Thought about this a bit today. I think you could convert without needing to swap out the cranks.

Would have to be done using a OneUp switch direct mount carrier and chainring. To note, this would be the SRAM compatible carrier and the Shimano compatible chainring.

- This should work based on the assumption that there's no difference in the carriers other than the part that interfaces with the crank, but best to run it by the guys at OneUp to make sure.

Having said all that, you're most definitely down on upfront cost if you do this. However, I think it's worth calculating to see whether it pays off, because I think there's a possibility it does. Honestly it just depends how long you keep the bike for. Couple long term pros:

- The Switch DM carrier will make chainring replacement cheaper in the long run.

- Some money can be recouped by selling the XD driver.

- And of course, Shimano stuff is cheaper than SRAM.

As others have mentioned, the chain - chainring interface might see excessive wear if paired weird. Shimano talked a bit about it here

A bit of a tangent, but on the topic of lubrication, how is the CK Silver grease holding up? Curious to hear if you noticed a large difference in drag for BBs or hubs.