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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Fairly rugged. Made the bike cheaper?? | | Weaknesses: | Unclip unexpectedly. Pedal frequently comes off axle. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 959's | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Specialized M2 comp. Mostly stock. | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are aweful. I've actually had the pedal come completely off the axle, leaving me with a pedal dangling from my cleats on a downhill. This happened several times no matter how much I tried to tighten them before a ride. They almost killed me on P-rim.
They also release unexpectedly, despite tightening the tension - especially on rocky downhills where the bike bounces arround.
When its dry they're not difficult to get into, but they completely clog in even modest ammounts of mud.
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Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | -Wide Pontoon surface for better stability when pedaling | | Weaknesses: | -THESE PEDALS ARE STEEL TRAPS - They're difficult to engage and disengage from regardless of how you adjust the screws
- Not reliable - the whole pedal broke off the axle after a minor crash
-Easily clog with mud
- Pretty heavy
| | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager RE-1 pedals - I'm sure there are better pedals out there than the RE-1s, but they perform so, SO MUCH better than the Specialized pieces of crap. | | Bottom Line: | Get any other pedal system other than these. The Specialized Comps are simply dangerous and unreliable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Downhiller
from West Chester, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | came with the bike | | Weaknesses: | poor adjustability - you get either a death grip on the cleat or still too loose, nothing in between; faulty/unreliable engagement | | Similar Products Used: | probably the last SPDs I'll ever own - ATAC from hereonin | | Bike Setup: | '00 Rockhopper A1 FS Pro - upgrades, repairs & Clydesdale-izations so far include bar ends, front Avid mech. disc, rear Avid Arch Rival, RaceFace granny ring, Rhynolite rims, SRAM chain, XT hubs, Fire XC Pros, and Time Alium pedals | | Bottom Line: | They were stock on the bike, so it motivates you to go clipless, but other than that, there's no good reason to keep them. Swap these out asap. I upgraded to Time ATAC Aliums for around $60 and they blow these house brand SPDs away. Don't worry, Specialized, I love my bike otherwise and understand that these were spec'd to keep the price down. From now on, raise all your list prices by $20-40 and spec a decent pedal. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Cross Country Rider
from Little Rock, AR
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | All the trails at Camp Robinson | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | None... | | Weaknesses: | Unexpected release and they Broke... | | Similar Products Used: | aluminum Time ATAC | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Stumpjumper M2 | | Bottom Line: | These pedals came on my bike and were my first experience with clipless. I originally thought they were awesome and worked really well. I lubed them up and over time kept tightening them until they were adjusted as tight as they would go… Of course not having anything to compare them to I thought it was normal for them to pop out every now and then. Well right at the 200-mile mark on my bike I broke the right pedal beyond repair. When I say beyond repair I don’t mean a spring or pin. I broke the aluminum housing that holds the pin when I bumped it on a rock during a step climb. While I was waiting for the replacement I was riding a one sided right pedal and broke the pin out of the left pedal. So I said forget it and went out and bought a set of Time ATAC’s. This showed me truly how bad my original pedals were. I just wish I had read the reviews and ditched them earlier. So take my advice if you have these pedals throw them away or try to upgrade at the shop. Of course if you have them and disagree with me shoot me an email I have a brand new right pedal I will make you a hell of a deal on! As a side note: I love the bike and everything else seems to be holding up great!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Brooklyn, NY
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | None really. It came with my bike. It works after a long break-in period | | Weaknesses: | Long break-in period | | Bike Setup: | Stock 2000 Stumpjumper M2 (except Thomson Elite Stem) | | Bottom Line: | To tell you the truth, I don't like these pedals. On my 1st ride with the pedals I was able to pull the right pedal off its spindle on a 3-4 foot drop off (damaging the threading in the pedal). I was able to re-install the pedal and it seems to be OK again. The pedals require a lot of attention (ie. lubing and cleaning) for them to work properly. The break-in period for me seems to be about a month. They are sufficient but I would recommend that they be replaced if you've got the money for better pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bike_Bob
a
from Pinckney, Mi
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Poto | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Two Wheel Tango | | Strengths: | Look Good | | Weaknesses: | Release too hard or too easy there is no middle ground.
Clog up with mud quickley even in Michigan. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic ORC | | Bike Setup: | 2000 StumpJumper Comp | | Bottom Line: | Dont Buy these pedals | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bike_Bob
a
from Pinckney, Mi
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Poto | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Two Wheel Tango | | Strengths: | Look Good | | Weaknesses: | Release too hard or too easy there is no middle ground.
Clog up with mud quickley even in Michigan. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic ORC | | Bike Setup: | 2000 StumpJumper Comp | | Bottom Line: | Dont Buy these pedals | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zuck
a
from St. Louis
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Greensfelder | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Um, let's see...NONE! | | Weaknesses: | Um, let's see...EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Time ATACs, Ritchey's, Wellgo, and several Shimano pedals | | Bike Setup: | Tricked out Stumpy Pro | | Bottom Line: | If you value your life you'll dump these pedals like that ugly girl you picked up at the bar last night! Seriously, the riding gods have been with me more than once! These pedals like to clog in mud wasting multitudes of time during races. They are extremely difficult to adjust; there just is no middle ground. They're either too tight or too loose. Even if they're tight they randomly disengage at crucial times (i.e. during flight, over rocky terrain, hammering up hills) causing my seat to meet a certain part of the male anatomy more than once. They like to tear you up too. My stubby bar end hooked a tree and while in egress from my bike my shin came into contact with the offending pedals...let's just say 3 weeks later there are STILL nice sized gashes in my shin.
As soon as I get the money I'm gonna buy a pair of ATACs. Specialized makes kick booty bikes, but their pedals are a disgrace to an otherwise impressive name. In the words of Mr. T, "I pity the fool" that uses these pedals!
I REALLY want to give these poor exscuses for clipless pedals zero flamin' chilis | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Cross Country Rider
from Duluth MN
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | bearings, performance in mud, realease when not wanted to, can't realease when you want to, dangerous, come to think of it everything | | Similar Products Used: | richey logic | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper w/Richey pedels | | Bottom Line: | Don't ever buy these, don't even take them if you get them for free. Too bad there is not a 0 flammin chili rating. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rhys Owen
a Weekend Warrior
from Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Snowdon | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | The Colour???!!! Bearings. | | Weaknesses: | Unclip too easily, sharp edges. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey Comp. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Specialized FSR XC Comp. | | Bottom Line: | Okay pedal, I wouldn't have bought them, they came on the bike. They work okay but are a bit poor in mud, wet and come unclipped too easily!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Aurand
a Cross Country Rider
from East Lansing, MI
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Grubber's Grinder | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Beats me | | Weaknesses: | Horrible in mud, hard to adjust, tendency to come unscrewed, design has non-smoth edges that will cut you when running up hill, ability to clip-in stay clipped-in degrades sub par | | Similar Products Used: | Time ATAC | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Trek 6000 | | Bottom Line: | I ditched these peddles after their attempt to kill me in Moab and switched to some incredible (in comparison) Time ATAC peddles. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Delta
a Cross Country Rider
from Montreal, QC, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | stock on bike | | Strengths: | Price
Weight | | Weaknesses: | Problems when muddy!
I broke the little clip that's at the back of the pedal on the right foot! | | Bike Setup: | 2000 FSR Enduro Pro, FSA Headset | | Bottom Line: | Its broken and I'm getting Time Attack pedals... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dinorider
a Weekend Warrior
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Brich Ski Area-Roseisle | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Bearing system | | Weaknesses: | Poor adjustability regarding spring tension
Extremely difficult to clip into quickly
Occasional surprise release | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR-Comp | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are worse than poo-gas. I lost so much time in races just trying to get clipped in and the air was blue with the constant cursing. Getting unclipped was not really a problem although on a couple of occasions they did unclip by themselves giving me reason to say a prayer of thanks to the cycling angels who protected me. If these pedals grace your ride, just say no to them. Even if the price is just too low to resist just say....NOOO! Cheap poo is still poo. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Frazier
a Cross Country Rider
from Alpine, UT
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Similar Products Used: | 747's, frogs | | Bottom Line: | Dangerous! Hard to get into. Hard to get out of (even on weakest setting)
These are going back to the shop tomorrow! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
clint w
a Cross Country Rider
from mission viejo cali
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | They have possitively no strengths | | Weaknesses: | If you can name any type of weakness, it will apply to these pedals | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano (much better) | | Bike Setup: | Not specialized pedals | | Bottom Line: | You cant clip in and you cant clip out. Does more need to be said.
I have shimano 545's and they kick the specialized #$@'s.
If you want to die, or at least make an enormous fool out of yourself then keep them (why would anyone by these)
Oh god why isnt there a no chilies option? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a
from East Coast
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | None-they're just expensive Wellgo's with a very poorly designed platform | | Weaknesses: | Dangerous | | Bottom Line: | A good friend of mine was seriously injured using these pedals. He had been riding these awhile (factory installed on a FSR) and noticed the platform seemed to 'catch' on rocks. He was going downhill through a twisty forested section on rocky ground when a pedal brushed a rock. Only it didn't just scrape like it usually does, it caught & flung him into a tree. He threw the pedals away & installed ordinary Wellgo. No problems since. I really think the cut-away platform encourages catching on rocks and vegetation - their is a reason why Wellgo & Ritchey use a rounded wraparound platform style. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Racer
from Dallas, Texas USA
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Erwin Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Richardson Bike Mart | | Strengths: | low profile, not too heavy, good value, great for the clipless pedal virgin | | Weaknesses: | not good for racers, when muddy difficult to clip in to, with some shoes the soles need to be brushed to make enough clearance to enter ( mainly Sidi's) nothing special. | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo | | Bottom Line: | good only if you dont know better or it comes with the bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Barry B
a Cross Country Rider
from Tennessee
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Light, durable, works! | | Weaknesses: | Doesn't shed mud as good as Time's | | Bike Setup: | FSR xc | | Bottom Line: | These pedals came with my bike, and have lasted 2 years so far. If you notice most to the people that are busting these pedals are first time users of clipless pedals. Yeah, they are hard to engage-disengage if you don't know what you're doing. Set them up on the loosest setting and spray some lube on them before you ride. It takes a while for the pedals to get worn in, plus if you're not used to clipless pedals and takes a while to learn how to use them. Once you get used to clipless, you'll never go back. These are good pedals, though there are better ones out there. I probably wouldn't buy these if they didn't come with my bike though. However, they are a compromise between price and performance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan Hughes
a Cross Country Rider
from Switzerland
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | alps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Morges | | Strengths: | light weight, loooks nice | | Weaknesses: | difficult to get into and sometimes impossible to release. I fell hardly several times because of them. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | scott G zero | | Bottom Line: | it seems to be a dangerous although I have no tried other clipless pedals | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Any where there is dirt& mud | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | Brand new from sponsored rider(I know why) | | Strengths: | They look good when you first put them on your bike. | | Weaknesses: | (CRAP) These were the first clipless I tried. I bought them(CRAP) still in the package from a guy sponsored by Specialized(CRAP). It's no wonder he did't use them & said if I can afford to get Time pedals that they are worth it. Well now I can not afford to use these pieces of CRAP any longer. In last weekends 60K enduro, at least 4 times they would not release and I lost a 2" long piece of skin off my arm and banged up my knees. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing could come close to these pieces of CRAP!!! | | Bike Setup: | Does not matter if your feet are still locked to your bike and you are laying in poison ivy. | | Bottom Line: | I deburred the pedals and the cleats, lubed them up, and they still would not release after the first sight of mud. Save your money, bandaids, blood and your ego. DON'T USE THESE PIECES OF CRAP EVEN IF YOU GET THEM FOR FREE. My 13 year old will be using TIME Pedals too, next year when he goes C/L. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a Weekend Warrior
from woodstock
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | woodstock cycles | | Strengths: | cheap, lite weight, cheap spd compatible | | Weaknesses: | get scratched up easy , disengage when you dont want to, hard to engage when muddy | | Similar Products Used: | time aluminum | | Bike Setup: | trek y 3 time pedals | | Bottom Line: | these are good pedals for the price, and they are lite, they are good pedals for people who have toe clips and want aa cheap upgrade | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lou Scunt
a Weekend Warrior
from Jacksonville, FL
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Crusty Knuckle | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | NONE | | Weaknesses: | EVERYTHING! These pedals are dangerous,very difficult to get into and almost impossible to release, no matter how much you loosen the tension. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bottom Line: | I got these stock on my Rockhopper. If you own theses pedals, throw them out! If you are thinking of buying these...DON'T. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken Robb
a Weekend Warrior
from La Jolla, CA.
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | much better bearings than anything near the current price. Easy in and out NOW THAT I TRIMMED SOME LUGS on my Shimano shoes. When first installed the pedals fit perfectly with no extra clearance between the lugs on the sole and they were very difficult to clip in and I had very little float. | | Weaknesses: | They may require a bit of knife work on the soles of your shoes to work well. | | Bottom Line: | If you trim your shoes to allow plenty of clearance between the pedal clip and the knobs on the sole of your shoe you should love these. They are easy to adjust for tension. My local shop had some they had swapped off new bikes and sold them at a good price. They are light and seem to be holding up well under my 205lbs. of road-hugging weight. I only gave it 4 chilis because there might be something out there that works better or weighs less but not anywhere near this price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JK
a Cross Country Rider
from Essex
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Catamount VT | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, shed moud and dirt well, Strong | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | wellgo | | Bike Setup: | FSR Stump and Hardtail Stump | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are great for XC and are very light. I find they shed mud very well which is usually a problem in VT. They are hold up very well to extreme weather and riding condiditons. I have 3 sets of these and have used 2 pair to date with no problems what so ever.
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Submitted by
Doug
a Cross Country Rider
from Kenosha, WI
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Very durable, looks great! | | Weaknesses: | Paint, as usual. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, wellgo, performance | | Bike Setup: | Rockhopper Comp | | Bottom Line: | Great once you break them in. I had to trim my shoes to clear the platforms. Kind of hard to get used to, but gets easier the more you ride to clip in on the fly, even in mud. These are as good as anything else. Great prices can be had. check Cambriabike.com | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy W.
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Looks, weight, price, easy to release. | | Weaknesses: | Difficult to get into. | | Similar Products Used: | VP | | Bike Setup: | FSR | | Bottom Line: | They work but getting clipped in can be a little of a hassle. They are easy to clean. They soon loose their good looks as they get scratched all to hell, seems they would be better looking as just plain polished Aluminum, then again, who cares what they look like...they are light and they work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
froggy
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the ones I haven't tried yet | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Um......esthetics, and......
That's about it. | | Weaknesses: | The worst engagement I've ever tries | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo, 747, toeclips | | Bike Setup: | Mantra, 5 inch fork, decked out trail bike | | Bottom Line: | The wife had these on her new Specialized, since she prefers clips, I thought they'd be a slight upgrade from my old Wellgo's. I couldn't have been anymore wrong. I'm glad I didn't encourage her to jump to clipless with these miserable POS's
The irony of these pedals is that they are made by welgo and are WORSE than the Wellgos I also own. The engagement is sketchy, the springs are almost random in the tension relative to the indicator.
I've lubed and tuned them repeatedly to no avail. They just down right suck. I would have thought that Specialized would have looked for the better pedals in each batch. These pedals are lucky to be the Wellgo seconds.
I cannot in good faith recomend these for any reason. If you must have C-less on a budget the other wellgo's are much better (they couldn't be any worse)
The only plus is the industrial look, but what kind of idiot would actually take style over substance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Colin Bennett
a Cross Country Rider
from Spokane, Washington, USA
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Smooth functioning
Double sided
Pretty light
Reasonably priced (paid $50 for the pair, new)
Works like a dream with my Specialized Mtn Comp shoes (I've heard reports that a few shoes need to be "trimmed" around the cleat to make them fit best) | | Weaknesses: | The only thing so far is that I would like to be able to adjust the release tension a little bit lighter than I can. I've heard they loosen up after a while though, and actually feel better after a couple hundred miles. | | Similar Products Used: | This is my first pair of clipless pedals... oh, I should have upgraded from those stupid toe clips looooonnggg ago! | | Bike Setup: | Customized '99 Spec. Rockhopper A1 FS, Body Geometry Sport saddle... and of course my shoes are 2000 Specialized Mountain Comp's | | Bottom Line: | What's with all the crappy reviews here? These are nice pedals!! When you get the cleats on your shoes adjusted right for yourself, and the tension just right, they feel wonderful.
They may not be for everyone, maybe some people just don't like the way they feel, but I sure do.
If I had money coming out of my ears (ala Bill Gates? ;-), I'd perhaps buy the Shimano 858s, they seem like a great pedal, but at $150 or so, plus having a different cleat setup, I feel good about my Comp pedals.
I hope my review balances out some of the bad reviews here.
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Submitted by
Matt B
a Cross Country Rider
from Tree State
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Complete off-road downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Look pretty good when not all scratched up
Easy to get out sometimes
Usually easy to engage in mud
Good for easy terrain or road | | Weaknesses: | They release and you go crash into something
You actually are in and they come out and you still die | | Similar Products Used: | First Pair | | Bottom Line: | Pretty good for beginners. They release to easy when bunny-hopping or just going as fast as you can in random places.
Got them for $55..Hold up pretty good I guess. Get Time or Shimano..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Racer
from Staten Island
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Ummm Let me think....NONE!!! | | Weaknesses: | Everything | | Similar Products Used: | shimano 545's 646's | | Bike Setup: | Specialized S-Works | | Bottom Line: | Theese are the worst pedals I have ever clipped into....I bought them b/c I was in a jam and I needed apair of pedals quick b/c of a race coming up so I bought them for price and I figured hmmm Specialized I have loved everything I have ever gotten from them.....What a mistake...might as well ride with No clips your feet will fall out on any slight movement which they did......Man these things really Stink....I threw them away after 2 rides.....UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES EVER BUY THESE PEDALS OR YOU WILL REGRET IT LIKE ME.......WHEN IT COMES TO PEDALS DO NOT EVER GET CHEAP LIKE I DID. Man I really learned My lesson go with Shimano afterall they created theses things didn't they. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, ont, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hardwood Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | -price
-mud clearing ability
-they will let u out when u work em in | | Weaknesses: | -They dont hold you in all the time when u bunny hop
-they trick u into thinking your clipped in and bang ur ded | | Similar Products Used: | time | | Bike Setup: | velo sport piesce o crap | | Bottom Line: | THESE PEDALS ARE GOOD FOR BEGINERS, THEY DO WORK WHEN U WORK THEM IN, IVE RACED THEM AND SMASHED THEM AND THEY STILL WORK, I GET EM FOR 35$ CANADIAN (RETAIL 120$) KINDA HEAVY AND WELL YEAH I LIKE EM, JUST WEAR THEM IN BEFORE U PUT A REWIEW ON EM | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rowbear
a Cross Country Rider
from sac. ca.
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | rockville | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | good platform feel when used with spec. shoes. easy release...cheap | | Weaknesses: | im on my second pair because the plate screws keep stripping out. thanks to spec. shops are hesitant to warr. items. it comes out of thier stock, not from spec. | | Similar Products Used: | vp, bontrager(horrible amount of tension) | | Bike Setup: | 95 stump, sid, nuke proof superflys, rock shox post, the shroud | | Bottom Line: | what a piece of crap...not enough tension when you need it, no matter how much you lube the plates, they dont like to release when you want to, only when they want to. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Acid
a Racer
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Looks | | Weaknesses: | 4 degrees of float, fragile pedal body,very difficult to engage while racing | | Similar Products Used: | ritcheys, wellgos, shimano,speedplay frogs | | Bike Setup: | Specialized M4 | | Bottom Line: | Don't do it. Even on blow-out. Go with any other pedal.
Specialized is terrible at making components | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Cross Country Rider
from San Ramon, CA
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | OK disengagement | | Weaknesses: | Hard to engage.
Inner bearing failing. | | Bike Setup: | Slightly modified Specialized FSR XC Stumpjumper Pro | | Bottom Line: | Came stock on bike. Pedals seem hard to engage. Disengages OK. Dispite cleaning, lubing and adjusting, the inner bearing continues to seize up, compounding the engagement problem. Gonna warranty the part, throw it on the shelf and buy TIME ATAC pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from NM USA
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | low price
take a pretty good beating against rocks | | Weaknesses: | Hard to release when they are muddy or dusty.
release when you dont want to, jumping, bunny-hopping, etc..
not enough float. | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo,Icon, and Ritchey clipless pedals
| | Bike Setup: | 00 Rockhopper A1 pro and a 96 Trek 930 SHX | | Bottom Line: | Good clipless pedals to learn on, if you have the money buy something else. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frank
a Cross Country Rider
from Lake titicauca
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | local trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | does OK in mud
most of the time it releases when you want to.
| | Weaknesses: | releases when you don't want to
terrible for technical stuff | | Similar Products Used: | icon solemate | | Bike Setup: | 99 stumpjumper comp
SID XC
Race face cranks and BB | | Bottom Line: | Works pretty well for the price. not that great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Juergen Haiderer
a Cross-Country Rider
from Senftenberg, Austria
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
everywhere | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
light
easy to adjust
great sealings
looks good | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
shimano 525 | | Bike Setup: |
Heavy Tools Equipe ECS
rigid steel fork
XTR / XC-Pro | | Bottom Line: | I have the team version with the ti spindle, they weight only 310 grams. Easy adjusting of spring release.
I had never problems with getting out of them.
They can handle much more mud than the shimano ones | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
charles
a Cross-Country Rider
from Pasadena,Ca
Date Reviewed: December 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
RIM TRAIL | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
None | | Weaknesses: |
Rod / cleat retention system broke. | | Similar Products Used: |
S747, Ritchey Comp | | Bike Setup: |
Stumpjumper Fsr XC | | Bottom Line: | LBS specialized dealer wont warranty because I did not purchase bike from them. That really bites! Hard to disengage even when tension level is at minimum. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TC
a Weekend Warrior
from BC
Date Reviewed: November 29, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Ho Chi Minh | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Look like a decent pedal. | | Weaknesses: |
Hard to clip in on rough trail. Easily disengage on rough trail. Sharp edges are rough on the ankles. Just when you think your clipped in, your NOT! OUCH!! Adjustment seems to be all or nothing. | | Similar Products Used: |
None, this is my first encounter with clipless pedals. | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized FSR XC Stump Jumper | | Bottom Line: | If your purchase of a new Specialized Bike requires you to take these pedals then I guess they are worth a try. But, if you are buying these pedals thinking your getting a good deal, wake up!! Spend the money and buy a better pedal.
My next purchase at my local shop will be shimano
747's or TIME's. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean
a Cross-Country Rider
from sydney
Date Reviewed: November 3, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Always unclip when they need to.
OK in mud. | | Weaknesses: |
Sometimes unclip when they don't need to.
Hard to clip in.
Sharp edges rip you to bits | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
GT rigid | | Bottom Line: | Bought them off a mate who didn't want them on his new FSR. I think he got the better deal. It was always really hard to clip in with my Specialized shoes which have chunky soles, if you unclip on techo singletrack it's hell to get back in. I tool the hacksaw to the pedals and cut off the sharp bits, hopefully less leg damage will result, clipping in seems better. They unclip too easily when they're a bit dirty. But they do the job most of the time - a big improvement over platforms. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jamie
a Racer
from nova scotia
Date Reviewed: October 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
wentworth hostel | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Ti axle
cartrage bearing | | Weaknesses: |
they might clog in extream mud. | | Similar Products Used: |
535s
ritchey
icon | | Bike Setup: |
99 specialized s-works m4
SID sl
xtr
517s | | Bottom Line: | These are not as bad as everyone says. I have the team version. The team is the same as the comp but it has a ti axle. I fing the pedals feel a lot like ritcheys but with out that hellish relaese. I have never had a problem with mud but it is a design that will clog. The only real problem I have is that I like my pedals super tight and I have the tension screwed all the way in and the pedals are still not half as tight as my 535s | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
frogger
a Weekend Warrior
from ontario
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
adam's run II | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
the look cool
relatively light
enga | | Weaknesses: |
sharp edges | | Similar Products Used: |
icon | | Bike Setup: |
Giant Sedona
RS-Jett T2 | | Bottom Line: | Got these pedals for $45 canadian quite a deal
considering they retail for $110.I would never pay that! I find these pedal's to engage very smoothly. The only downside is their sharp jagged
edges.I dunno what specialized's designers were
thinking bad these pedals are very painful. I stil
love um alot and easily givem 5 burning cow poohs | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bloody Shins MacGee
a Cross-Country Rider
from Kentucky
Date Reviewed: September 27, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Anything dirt | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Light Weight
Easy to Adjust | | Weaknesses: |
Inconsistant Adjustment
Too tough to clip into
Slippery when not clipped in | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized FSR | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are alright if you mainly ride over smooth terrain. On anything slightly rough, it takes forever to clip in. They are easy to adjust, but even on the lightest setting, they are just too tough to get into on rough ground. The release is okay most of the time, but tends to be unpredictable and sticky even on the lightest setting. Only use these pedals if they came on your bike and you can't afford new ones. 2 chilis cause they are durable and they don't clog up easy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PERCH
a Racer
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: September 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Racing | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
None | | Weaknesses: |
Pedal Body (I broke it)
Almost impossible to clip in the first time.
Falls out of adjustment.
To little float. | | Similar Products Used: |
Ritcheys | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized M4 | | Bottom Line: | This pedal cannot stand up to the rigors of racing. Also with Ti spindels it still weighs 335 grams.
So far I am not impressed with specilized Components.
Oh yeah, Specialized can Email me if you want to buy them back........I will even spring for shipping. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
javier jerez
a Cross-Country Rider
from nyc
Date Reviewed: September 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
pipeline | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
fairly light with a decent enough paltform | | Weaknesses: |
need constant monitoring on the tension etc | | Similar Products Used: |
icons | | Bike Setup: |
stumpjumper with use post and crosslink wheels | | Bottom Line: | these pedals suck.
after a few races and a few weekend outings on some gnarly gnew jersey tombstone studded trails these pedals finally busted and died in a race. i was constantly adjusting them, even took one apart to clean and straighten a pin that got knocked out of alignment. even when new they couldn't hold me in on some high torque uphills. although they let go pretty well on bail-outs. with the end of the drought i gotr to try them out in muddy condidtions. verdict: they suck. difficult getting in, difficult getting out. also there's no consistent positive sign of engagement. sometimes only the front of the spd will engage fooling you into thinking you're in when--surprise! you're not! not fun when downhillin'!!
bottom line--avoid them | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jared
a Racer
from Regina
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Milstream | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
not many
there a clipless pedal | | Weaknesses: |
weak
bad float
hard to get out of
realy picky where they're good
bad in sand mud or even water
they broke | | Similar Products Used: |
ritchey logic | | Bike Setup: |
99 Specialized with a new drivetrain with race-face bottom bracket and crank and a new xt casette and now I have new ritchey pedals | | Bottom Line: | they were good, like all the other specialized products time wore them out fast. none of the specialized parts that came on the bike lasted. crank, bottom bracket, now pedals and even there A1 stem didn't last. I sold the bar so I don't have that to complain about. the stem bent in a crash. the crank bent on a trials drop about 4 feet. the bottom bracket wore out after about 2 months of wet riding and now the pedals just broke the springs are falling out on one side on the left pedal, and the teeth are bent so they're both usless. damn I don't even remember hitting them either but they're bent badly. now I have replaced everything with race-face and ritchey and the bike works fine. everything that specialized put on the bike sucked. but the frame is still doig fine. I'll post a review if anything changes. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross-Country Rider
from CT
Date Reviewed: July 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Price, Good clipped in feel, just enough float, good engage/release | | Weaknesses: |
slightly tight, float not totally smooth | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 8000 sl, Judy t2 fork, no other changes to stock | | Bottom Line: | Good pedals for the price. No major problems | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brent
a Cross-Country Rider
from Winnipeg
Date Reviewed: June 29, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Roseisle, Manitoba | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Easy to get in/out. Not too much float. | | Similar Products Used: |
Ritchey, Onza | | Bike Setup: |
Rocky Hammer Race, Quadra 21R | | Bottom Line: | Really stable pedal that holds up on bunny hops. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Coop
a Racer
from brisbane Q.L.D
Date Reviewed: June 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
cairns bmx track | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
frame
cranks
hangers | | Weaknesses: |
grips
tires | | Similar Products Used: |
profile cranks
kneesavers | | Bike Setup: |
fatboy a1 | | Bottom Line: | this bike is a bit heavy for an alframe | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe Pitts
a Weekend Warrior
from Arlington, MA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Price
Solid Clipped in feel | | Weaknesses: |
Diffcult to disengage | | Similar Products Used: |
Onza HO | | Bottom Line: | To slow to unclipp | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
wayne
a Cross-Country Rider
from la verne, ca
Date Reviewed: May 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
singletrack | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
easy entry/release, light, look good | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano 535's, Onza | | Bike Setup: |
Stock Stumpjumper FSR XC Pro | | Bottom Line: | These pedals work great. My Shimano's were a little smoother but these deserve 5 chilies. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zac
a Cross-Country Rider
from Tx
Date Reviewed: May 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Similar Products Used: |
Time ATAC
Shimano 636 | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized Stumpy | | Bottom Line: | These pedals have been nothing but headaches so far. The bearings in one pedal has seized up after only 2 monhts and 550 miles, on one side of the other pedal the release spring has gone bye bye. On a brighter note they worked for the first couple of months and a relatively light. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis
a Cross-Country Rider
from ann arbor mich
Date Reviewed: May 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
poto | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Similar Products Used: |
545 | | Bike Setup: |
fisher, fsr xc comp | | Bottom Line: | Setting on as lose as possible very hard to get out of,Called lbs asked if any breck in time was necessary they said no ordered times. These are the weak point of my new fsr xc comp.Junk!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad
a Weekend Warrior
from Brisbane, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 25, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Bike Setup: |
Specialised El-gato Comp shoes | | Bottom Line: | Got these pedals cheaply because a customer didn't want clipless pedals on their new specialized bike. These are the first clipless pedals that I've evr used and I'm pretty happy with them. Like all new things, clipless pedals take some getting used to. But for my money these suit me fine. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a cross-country rider
from Vic, Australia
Date Reviewed: February 21, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Well, I spoke too soon. These things have really freed up in the last few rides (I decided to give them a bit more of a go), especially after I cut a few slivers away from the soles of my SIDI Dominators, on either side of the cleats. They are heaps easier to get in and out of now, although they feel a lot more slippery on the pedals than they did. I think I'll stick with them. I reckon they'll get even better with more wear. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a cross-country rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: February 15, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
These pedals came with my '99 FSR and I've got to say that I'm not too impressed with them. They are difficult to clip in to at the best of times, let alone when they're muddy, and once you're in, even on the loosest setting, they're not easy to get out of. I've had the bike for a week, and I've already done myself damage from not being able to get out quickly. I'm putting my trusty old Shimano 535's on now. Sorry, Specialized. The rest of the bike kicks arse, though! Anyway, I think they're just badged CODA's, aren't they? | | Overall Rating: |
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