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've got the build of a 7 year old girl. No chance of breaking anything for me. Ed might be bigger though..
Today's Ti axles are indeed weaker than their steel counterparts but are not weak by any measure. We are not talking about Ti axles from the last century. Most of the 3rd party low cost Ti axles are made of TI6AL4V. Speedplay pedals have inboard needle bearings so the flex of the axle is less of an issue--- a wear issue but not a horribly significant one (the outboard bearings are easily replaced). A number of very large strong cyclists are using Speedplay's Ti Zero and Nanogram pedals. They are not breaking--- in fact when I've heard of axles breaking over the past few years it has almost always been steel and not Speedplay.
EdwardZ
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I've got the build of a 7 year old girl. No chance of breaking anything for me. Ed might be bigger though..