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Performance Forte Team ATB Pedal Pedal

3.5/5 (8 Reviews)

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MSRP : $39.99


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Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:3
Submitted by B from San Jose,CA

Date Reviewed: March 27, 2006

Strengths:    cheap clipless

Weaknesses:    durability

Bottom Line:   
Maybe it's just me.. but I commute using these SPD pedals and often clip in and out on one side. That side's screws eventually come loose. I've lost screws and then ultimately parts of the pedals that way. Maybe I have to check more often, but it seems ridiculous since I'm not even riding offroad! This has happened with several pedals.

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Duration Product Used:   More than 3 years

Price Paid:    $30.00

Purchased At:   Performance

Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by Scooter a Weekend Warrior from Hopewell, VA USA

Date Reviewed: December 27, 2005

Strengths:    Cheap

Weaknesses:    Extremely poor design and difficult to adjust. Heavy and very poor quality. Rode on them twice, hated them and junked 'em.

Bottom Line:   
Don't waste your time go with Crank Brothers

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Favorite Trail:   Buttermilk

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $29.00

Purchased At:   Performance

Similar Products Used:   Crank Bros. eggbeaters

Bike Setup:   Klein Mantra
Overall Rating:2
Value Rating:4
Submitted by gcc a Cross Country Rider from Pasadena, CA, USA

Date Reviewed: December 21, 2005

Strengths:    Cheap and light

Weaknesses:    Not as strong as the Shimanos

Bottom Line:   
I got these as part of a shoe/pedal combo deal from Performance. The shoes work fine, if not a little bigger than advertised, but the pedals have never been quite as smooth as the old Shimano 747 pedals that I got in 1997. I replaced the 747s with these because the old pedal bearings were starting to get crunchy. These pedals, having more materials around the engagement mechanism, would tend to catch the treads on the bottom of the shoes more than the 747s. This made getting in and out of them a little sluggish. Also, they will only work with one type of SPD cleats (forgot which), so you need to be careful if you use the same shoes with different bikes that have different pedals.

I commute with this bike mostly, and ride about once a week through some mountain trails that aren't very technical. But occassionally, I do bang the pedals on rocks. The biggest problem happened a couple of weeks ago on my way home, when I could not get one shoe to engage the pedal. I was able to flip the pedal and engage the other side, and rode on. When I looked more closely at it, I noticed that the front piece of the engagement mechanism had broken off.

Maybe it was the occassional banging on the rocks, or the constant in-out that I have to do during my commutes, but the pedal failed after about a year of use. Contrast that with the Shimano 747's that I had ridden for over 6 years, with countless hits on rocks and tree stumps, and the last 4 years were with commuting. I rebuilt the bearings in the 747's, and they're now back on the bike, replacing the Forte'.

Yes, the Shimano pedals cost about 3 times as much, but I think they were well worth it. I am just glad that the Forte' did not break when I was on a trail.

I'm not sure who would be a good customer for these, but I certainly won't be buying another set; I need better reliability than what these have provided.

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Favorite Trail:   teleonics

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $30.00

Purchased At:   Performance (redundant)

Similar Products Used:   Shimano 747

Bike Setup:   1995 GT Zaskar, XTR brake/shifter, rear derailuer, XT others
Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Gregory Garduno a Weekend Warrior from Aurora, CO USA

Date Reviewed: September 1, 2004

Strengths:    Easy to use. No problem clipping in or out. Price far lower than 'brand name' pedals.

Weaknesses:    Some have complained about this item clogging with mud in offroad situations. This is not a problem for me, as I am primarily a roadie.

Bottom Line:   
An excellent pedal for the first-time clipless user. Inexpensive, and a good way to acclimate to using this more efficient pedaling method. I have put 1000 miles + on them, and they still work flawlessly.

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Favorite Trail:   Highline Canal

Duration Product Used:   More than 3 years

Price Paid:    $30.00

Purchased At:   Performance Bicycle

Similar Products Used:   None.

Bike Setup:   2000 Trek 7500 Hybrid w/Rockshox Ruby Metro fork.
Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Mark Edel a Racer from Downers Grove, IL

Date Reviewed: August 3, 2004

Strengths:    Well made, reasonably light, great value for the money.

Weaknesses:    Bearing resistance (maybe)

Bottom Line:   
After three years and some 4,000 miles, these pedals are as good as new. For all the criteria that matter to me (weight, materials, construction, easy in/out, adjustability, durability) these are so good it's hard for me to imagine what else you might get by paying for a higher end pedal.

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Duration Product Used:   More than 3 years

Price Paid:    $29.00

Purchased At:   Performance

Similar Products Used:   various

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Jim Nessler a Cross Country Rider from Escondido, Ca.

Date Reviewed: June 1, 2004

Strengths:    Strong, cheap, fairly light, (370 gr. per pair), durable.

Weaknesses:    No brag factor like Egg Beater triple ti. They don't like mud very much.

Bottom Line:   
For my first clipless pedals, I thought I would get some cheap ones to see if I liked them, and then upgrade later. After I got used to them, I tried some Egg Beaters. To my surprise, I could release much easier from my own pedals. Upgrade? Why? These things have worked flawlessly for 1800 miles on rough trails, and the bearings are still as smooth as silk. I believe these pedals to be one of the best kept secrets at Performance bike shops. Terrific buy for the average rider who does not ride in the mud very often.

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Favorite Trail:   Daley Ranch

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $24.00

Purchased At:   Performance store closing

Similar Products Used:   Platform, standard Egg Beaters

Bike Setup:   2002 KHS FXT, many upgrades
Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Dredd a Cross Country Rider from Redwood City, CA

Date Reviewed: September 28, 2003

Strengths:    Durable, work great, easy adjustment, don't come out of adjustment when you don't want em' to..

Weaknesses:    A little heavy... (561 grams a pair)

Bottom Line:   
For $40 they are great.

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Favorite Trail:   Skeggs

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $39.00

Purchased At:   Performance (duh)

Similar Products Used:   Atac Aliums, Eggbeaters..

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Michael a Cross Country Rider from Tucson, AZ

Date Reviewed: September 28, 2003

Strengths:    strong construction easy to adjust.

Weaknesses:    none yet.

Bottom Line:   
These are my first set of pedals that I have to clip in to so it took about a few rides to get use to. Since getting the hang of these powering through washes has never been so easy. I would recommend these to anyone, they are very affordable and are a huge improvment over regular pedals.

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Favorite Trail:   Tucson Mountian park, Fantasy Island

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $29.00

Purchased At:   Performance bikes

Similar Products Used:   Regular pedals

Bike Setup:   Wal-mart Schwinn S-30 lots of upgrades
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