Got the Taye XP-1, today and
worked with it, tonight.
Well, an interesting pedal.
I found this series of pictures on
the pedal and liked some of the
angles - especially the shots that
showed the 'Universal' cam.
I have a lot to say about it but
wanted to get these photos up,
first and then, I am going to get
into all of it, as I get the chance,
over the next few days.
This post will be a work in
progress. I will edit it, over the
next few days and week. Check
back on it, every day, or so. I
will say more and more about
each of the features and my
experience, working with them.
Thanks to Mike Dolbear for the
fine photos.
Above, you see the overview.
Not a longboard, it, at least, has
the Eliminator heel-taper, allowing
larger footed players greater ease
in kicking. It's a good feature.
You can see the Uni-Clamp, which
works, with an Allen and by the
way, the pedal uses Allens, which
I do not prefer but, at least, it's
one size and not a number of
them, like we have seen in other
designs (ridiculous). The clamp
allows for the change in beater-
angle to the head, connected to
the spring tension. That spring
is medium-heavy and a good
match for this design.
Working with the Allens is easy,
when you have the right wrench.
I did not mind it, after I started
making lots of changes.
You can see the beater and how
you can change, not only the
angle to the head but also from
the center to the diameter. It
is a cool little feature, which I
suspect would come in handy,
if you were using twins and
wanted to get the beaters a
little closer to the center.
Something else on this that
the beater can be set forward
and back about a half-inch. I
see that as important because
it helps distance the beater
from the head and I saw this
change the action, favorably.
You can see the chain and if
you like them, you will be
really surprised at how this
one is smoother than any you
may have tried but this more
because of the shape of the
cam, which is rounder.
You can see the toe-clip. This
is really only marginally help-
ful, as at certain settings, you
make contact, with the top of
the foot opening. I will likely
be taking mine off, though I
gave myself more chain and
this length got rid of it.
From this angle you can see
a kind of red lever and half-
dial. This is what changes the
shape of the cam and I will
talk about it, more, in just
a while. It has an Allen and
does not work, when these
are tight. You have to loosen
the Allens to allow for this.
Now, this base-board's ability
to be shifted forward and back
actually does more to change
the action on the pedal than
and of the other features. This
is a great feature. I wish that
the shifting could collapse just
a bit further but having this, at
all, is a very, very useful thing,
as the angle of beater pulldown
is radically changed and thus,
the action. The Sonor Giant
Step is a pedal that allows for
these more radical settings, as
for pulldown. The Eliminator
Power-Shifters have this is a
more limited way.
The toe of the footboard can be
extended some to also allow for
a slight change in the angle of
the pulldown and again, this is
helpful. The angle of the pull-
down is the most critical feature
on any pedal, in my opinion.
You can see that rubber 'grip'
and trademark adhered to the
bottom of the base board. You
will have to peel that off. It is
absolutely useless unless you
want to skate on your rug...
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