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Fractured pixel
a Cross Country Rider
from Omaha neDate Reviewed: February 16, 2009
Strengths: easy to use
durability
they do not jam up when in mudWeaknesses: old really really oldBottom Line: I have used these peddles for over 10 years and they still work great. they look beat up but the functionality is still flawless.
the price is a guess as they came stock on my bike. I think they were pretty pricy back in the late 90s know you can probly pick up a pair cheep if you can find them.
Favorite Trail: lewis and clark
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At: Bike Rack (local sho
Similar Products Used: nashbar SPD knock offs
Bike Setup: 98% stock Klein Pulse Pro
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Dave G.
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston, MADate Reviewed: October 11, 2008
Strengths: Incredibly durable and reliable. Bearings are butter smooth and free of play after about 7 years of use. Always engages and has enough float for your knee. Not ridiculously small like some pedals that might be lighter. You can actually pedal this one disengaged in a pinch.Weaknesses: It's not the most inexpensive pedal. Another weakness would be that they don't make it anymore haha.Bottom Line: These pedals have been so good to me over the years I don't think I'd have the heart to upgrade to newer models when I get a new bike. I've done everything from races in college to hours of trail riding and they've always been there for me. It's beyond me how they still spin so smoothly with no play after 7 years. That, and all the rocks I've smashed them into which hasn't seemed to faze the carbon body. If you can find a set used or new go ahead and grab them because these are classics.
Favorite Trail: The Fells at the moment
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: Laughing Dog Bicycle
Similar Products Used: Too long ago to be worth mentioning at this point.
Bike Setup: 2000 Gary Fisher Paragon
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Aaron
a Racer
from Vancouver BC CanadaDate Reviewed: November 23, 2007
Strengths: Well I got these pedals for my 2001 RM vertex which i raced XC on for many years. I even am using the original cleat, which is now worn out,but integrated into my shoe! Amazing in mud, easy on the knees and so durable. these things have been bashed off rocks, taken the brunt of when my bike flew off my car and I have actually been using them on my road bike until i find a road pedal I want.Weaknesses: I only have one pairBottom Line: Great long lasting pedal. Can't go wrong
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: My friend
Similar Products Used: Time attack composite
Bike Setup: Marzocchi z2 atom fork, xt brakes(crap) 2005rapid rise xtr rear, xt front racefaceLP rings, xt hollowtech cassette, sram rocket shifters
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Daniel
a Cross Country Rider
from GreensboroDate Reviewed: March 8, 2007
Strengths: Great in Mud, decent platform, durable determined by 6 years of time tested abuseWeaknesses: the cleats are expensiveBottom Line: I have owned these pedals since 2001. I bought them to replace shimano spd after they failed me on a very rainy and muddy race. I could not clip in. at the time of this review i have had them for 6 years. the metal rails have clear worn marks through years of abuse and a piece of the carbon platform is broken but they still work fine. I had to replace the cleats and i think they too expensive. Time ATAC work great in mud. I think the Egg beaters are a better design and are lighter. But many people who own them say that the small platform wears on there feet after long rides and the candys clip out a little to easy.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$115.00
Purchased At: Can't remember
Similar Products Used: Shimano
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Peter
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from HoustonDate Reviewed: December 18, 2006
Weaknesses: Broken springs.Bottom Line: I sent these in with an RA# 6 months ago. When I call, I get a machine every time. Calls and emails go unanswered. I'm not sure I'll ever see those pedals again.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
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Kitkat
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, AustraliaDate Reviewed: September 27, 2006
Strengths: - Light
- Excellent tension
- Easy to get into and out of
- Never accidentally unclip
- All weather performanceWeaknesses: - Very fragile when compared to Aliums
- 6mm allen key installation means it is very difficult, if not impossible, to removeBottom Line: I got these carbon pedals cheap on a visit to the Seattle bike show some years ago. I needed a new set of Time ATAC pedals and saw these pedals on special so bought a set. I'm a Time ATAC convert ever since I borrowed a friend's set when my old pedals broke, and have used a set of Aliums since.
The carbons are very light, but they're also much more fragile. Having now done 5 years and 25,000km on the Aliums with no problems at all aside from a lost dust-cap, the Carbons were a major disappointment.
The back spring on my left pedal broke on both sides after just a year's use (even though using it with a broken spring doesn't seem to hurt its performance at all.
The right pedal unscrews itself on a regular basis and sometimes the only way you'd notice is when you pull up on air on an upstroke to find a pedal securely attached to your cleat but not to the spindle. Eventually the carbon part broke apart on one of these occasions and that was it. I can't justify paying such a high premium over the Time Alium and having an inferior, more unreliable product.
Carbon version of the Time ATAC is installed using 6mm allen key, and this means it's almost impossible to remove at the best of times, simply don't get much leverage on a 6mm allen key. Another mark against the carbon.
The moral of the story seems to be: Lighter is never better.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: Seattle Bike Show
Similar Products Used: Time ATAC Alium, Wellgo
Bike Setup: Cannondale hardtail
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RAJ KHEMRAJ
a Weekend Warrior
from SPRINGFIELD, MODate Reviewed: May 4, 2006
Strengths: GREAT MUD PEDALS
FOOL PROOF
NO ADJUSTING NEEDEDWeaknesses: HEAVYBottom Line: gREAT TIME TESTED PEDALS
Favorite Trail: SAC
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Purchased At: STOCK
Bike Setup: 02 BLUR
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Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Mystic, CTDate Reviewed: November 6, 2005
Strengths: Good release angle, hardly any small parts to get gunked up, well built.Weaknesses: I've heard these pedals have become less durable since I bought them. I wouldn't know, because my pair still works great.Bottom Line: These pedals aren't too expensive, and have always gotten fantastic reviews from bike mags, riders, etc. They work great in mud, sand, standing swamp water, whatever. The cleats have held up to abuse for 7 years as well, and they don't need to be replaced yet. I got these at the same time my friend got speedplay frogs, and mine are still doing a fantastic job, his aren't.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: 80
Bike Setup: Trek 8000 XC
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Raj
a Weekend Warrior
from Elkhart, ksDate Reviewed: October 19, 2005
Strengths: Minimal maintanence Easy to engageWeaknesses: heavyBottom Line: The pedals are great. I broke some of the plastic on them and the company was able to get me replacements quickly.
Favorite Trail: MRT
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: LBS
Bike Setup: Blur
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Anthony Castellanos
a Cross Country Rider
from Carolina,Puerto Rico USADate Reviewed: August 20, 2005
Strengths: Awesome i have never ridden them offroad but i have messengered the hell out of them. and they are still going strong 4k.Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: for durability price and for allround riding you just cant go wrong with time pedals.
Favorite Trail: anything
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: crap bros shimano look time
Bike Setup: gios fixie phile hubs on rolf vector pro wheels nitto moustache bars w/cane creek 200tt leaver d/a cog and lock ring and a suntour superbe pro track crank
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Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from Oakville, ON. Canada.Date Reviewed: January 4, 2005
Strengths: Easy to clip in and out, excellent in mud, built tough and easy to clean.Weaknesses: I haven't found any yet.Bottom Line: The ATAC Carbons are my first set of clipless pedals. I'd always ridden with platforms and toe clips but decided to switch to clipless when I got my Cinder Cone. I bought the ATAC Carbons after reading the many positive reviews on this site and I haven't been disappointed. The ATACs have made the transition to clipless quite easy. I've fallen a few times but that's just part of the learning curve. I've used the Carbons in heavy mud and did not have any problems clipping in. Unclipping is quite easy as well and the amount of lateral float allows for a comfortable degree of foot movement. They are well made and built to take a beating. I would definitely recommend the ATAC Carbons whether you're already riding clipless or thinking about switching.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$53.00
Purchased At: eBay
Similar Products Used: Toe clips.
Bike Setup: 2004 Kona Cinder Cone.
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Brian Dotson
a Cross Country Rider
from Concord, NCDate Reviewed: August 18, 2004
Strengths: Simple, reliable, easy in & out, strong, lightWeaknesses: Absolutely noneBottom Line: What can you say - just had to add my voice to the masses on this one. Simply the best pedal you can buy! Sheds mud like nobody's business, simple to use, have done no maintenance on them since I bought the things almost 3 years ago! You put 'em on and just forget about them! That's what any great gear does, gets out of the way to let you focus on the trail and your pounding heartbeat, screaming lungs and burning quads! Never given me the slightest problem and I rode WAY better from day one using them!
Favorite Trail: Beech Spring
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: Sun & Ski
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Haro XLS R5, Marzocchi Z.5 Bomber, Rock Shock Bar schock, Avid Mech Discs.
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TIM THE TOOLMAN
a Cross Country Rider
from CAPE TOWN -SOUTH AFRICADate Reviewed: June 8, 2004
Strengths: SIMPLICITY OF DECIDE, NOT MANY PARTS IN IT TO GO WRONG, AWESOME CLIPPING IN AND OUT. THE BEST THING ABOUT THEM IS I ONLY 2 MONTHS AGO PUT A NEW PAIR OF CLEATS ON AND NEVER SERVICED THE PEDALS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I JUMP ALOT FOR A XC BOY(OLD BMX TRAILRIDING HABITS) AND THESE PEDALS NEVER AUTO UNCLIP LIKE SPD TYPES. THEY ARE AWESOME IN MUD. IN - OUT WITHOUT BLINKING AND EYELID!!!!Weaknesses: THEY LAST TO LONG, SO YOU NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE TO THE LATEST ONE.Bottom Line: BUY THESE PEDALS FOR NO HASSLE BOMBPROOF PEDALING, QUALITY BUILD AND FEEL UNDER FOOT!!!
Favorite Trail: GRABOUW
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: BOWMANS CYCLES
Similar Products Used: SHIMANO, BONTRAGER, WELLGO
Bike Setup: TREK 8500 WITH XTR THROUGHOUT,MAVIC X717 CERAMIC RIMS, EASTON EC70 POST, SELLE SAN MARCO ASPIDE CARBON SADDLE, SCUD AMOEBA CARBON HANDLEBAR, THOMPSON ELITE STEM, TIME PEDALS, CODA TURANTULA DUAL CHAINRING CRANKSET, TITANIUM SQUARE TAPER BB.
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Ryan W
a Racer
from WIDate Reviewed: April 1, 2004
Strengths: Easy in and out. Nearly indestructable. Super simple set up. Zero adustments. Two sets of sealed ballbearings in each pedal.Weaknesses: Cleats wear fast.
Bottom Line: Best pedals. Simply click in and forget. Never load up in swamps or snow. I have never had one of these pedals fail on me. Theyrrrrrr Grrrreat.
Favorite Trail: mine
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$91.00
Purchased At: online
Similar Products Used: Coda junk, and more time atacs.
Bike Setup: C'dale Scalpel, C'dale hardtail and Trek vrx
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sean
a Racer
from ipswich ma usaDate Reviewed: March 31, 2004
Strengths: this is for the new 2004 pedals with new composite body type. lighter than previous years and less lateral float.Weaknesses: I broke the left on in half making it all but unridable on my first ride with them just about a half hour into it. Very,very fragile compared to old body type that never failed.Bottom Line: these things are crap compared to the originals that always worked and never cracked or gave me problems. thank god i still have my old ones, if it ain't broke don't fix it. I am bummed that these failed so easily and that i am bashing Time, but I was really disappointed in these 2004 models. Hope they work for everyone else if not stay with the old body style,still the best pedal i have ridden!
Favorite Trail: rollercoaster
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: competitive edge
Similar Products Used: old times for past five years, they are still the best
Bike Setup: 04 c-dale f-4000
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