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Dave Thompson
a Cross Country Rider
from Cornwall, On, CANDate Reviewed: May 7, 2005
Strengths: cheap price??Weaknesses: Everything!Bottom Line: I could never clip into one side of the left pedal. and some times would pop out after hitting a bump. scary. I wish i had read these reviews years ago when i bought them. thank god i lost them along with the horrible nike poop-bah shoes and will start over with some shimano m520's (cheap, but relialbe i hear)
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: Nashbar
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tony
a Weekend Warrior
from nyDate Reviewed: January 7, 2004
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: parts fall off, can't clip outBottom Line:
product stinks. Installed on MTB, but had trouble clipping out, so I put in on road bike. After about a thousand miles on bike and walking on cleats, the clipping out problem went away. I guess the shape of the cleats keep them from clipping out. If you are having trouble, smooth off some of the edges with a file, maybe that will help. I reinstalled on my MTB, and they works OK. I used clips on the bike before the clipless and I like the clips better. maybe a better quality clipless would change my view.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: khs easton elite frame, xtr/mavic wheels, sram shifters, xt derailers, shimano crank, rock shock front fork
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Martin
a Cross Country Rider
from SpainDate Reviewed: May 13, 2002
Strengths: If anyone finds one, please tell meWeaknesses: Very difficult to get in, and that's not the worse: keep on reading.
Bottom Line: These things stopped me enjoying riding my bike until I removed them and threw them down a deep cliff.Why?:
Can't get out of these things. It's impossible.I thought they just needed time to break in so I kept on using them thinking they'd work the way a pedal is supposed to: never did it. Imagine the panic I felt when riding a steep uphill with gravel and rocks and I had to put the foot on the ground: never happened, but the rest om my body hitted the ground agressively with my feet on the pedals even once fallen. Once I had even to get the shoes off in rare positions to get up from the ground.
After my experiences with Tioga products I only know I will never buy anything of them as I don't trust them any longer after launching to the market such a heap of sh_t.
Very good product for anyone wishing to commit suicide slowly and painfully.
Favorite Trail: Any with steep climbings
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: local bike shop
Similar Products Used: Shimano 747's
Bike Setup: Scott Boulder, everything stock except pedals SH-747's and Mavic Crossride wheelsets
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Paul Bentley
a Cross Country Rider
from Gloucestershire, UKDate Reviewed: September 18, 2000
Strengths: Look really nice, lots colours, compactWeaknesses: It is possible to snap the cleat plates / spring mechanism on the pedalBottom Line: I first had these pedals on a GT LTS1000, which had a tendancy to run low - with a big 46 chain ring I found I clouted rocks, stumps and the like .... the pedal cleat mechanism busted ( I broke two) - is that the pedals fault. Since then I've had them on my XCR, and no problems and I've done thousands of miles. I rate them - just don't smack them in to things. IF ANYONE HAS A SPARE LEFT ONE THEY DULY HATE AS PER MOST REVIEWS .......... I'LL HAVE IT (MAIL IT TO; 21 WHEATSTONE CLOSE NORTHWAY FARM TEWKESBURY GLOUCS UK GL208UA ) - ANY COLOUR WILL DO!
CHEERS PEOPLE
Favorite Trail: Bredon Hill / Forest of Dean
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: LeisureLakes, Cheltenham
Similar Products Used: Shimano
Bike Setup: Polished 99 XCR1000 full XTR, Crossmaxes, Raceface post, bars & stem - quite nice huh?
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john
a Weekend Warrior
from state collegeDate Reviewed: December 5, 1999
Bottom Line: Does anyone know where I can get parts for this pedal? I unscrewed the tension adjuster bolt too far and lost the small spring plate. The directions warn you against doing just this. Does anyone know how I can fix this? I was also considering buying someone's old clipmans, for parts. Thank you.
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
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Tim
a Racer
from Fairfax, VADate Reviewed: October 8, 1999
Strengths:
low-cost; work adequately; ruggedWeaknesses:
don't shed mud well at all; pedal body wears (gouges) easily; tension adjustment not effectiveBottom Line: Bought the beasts 4+ years ago and have beat them unmercifully. Finally lost a bolt 3 weeks ago. My maintenance record for these pedals has been horrible but they've never let me down. They're pretty lousy in mud, but my XTR derailleurs sometimes complain in the mud too! I'll be upgrading my pedals soon but for the price (way below MSRP) I can't complain.
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
chro-mo diamondback topanga, no suspension
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Matt K
a Cross-Country Rider
from Raleigh, NCDate Reviewed: October 1, 1999
Strengths:
Clean looks???Weaknesses:
Operation.Bottom Line: I wish that I had conuslted you web site prior to my purchase. I only paid $35 for them and they're not worth that. No matter what I do, I can't get the right pedal to clip-in. After a couple of hours of adjusting, I took them off and went back to my Shimano pedals. I hope that nobody paid the $139 MSRP!!
Favorite Trail:
Tsali
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
Several Shimano pedals and Bontrager RE-1
Bike Setup:
Trek Y w/Manitou x-vert
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Black Eagle
a Weekend Warrior
from Rio de Janeiro, RJDate Reviewed: September 1, 1999
Strengths:
DesignWeaknesses:
It's allmost impossible to get the same tension on both pedalsBottom Line: I just like these pedals, they are a little bit heavy but I ave no problems clipping in or out. I felt they are not well balanced and allways have more pressure on the right pedal, no matter how hard I try to adjust them
Favorite Trail:
Disneyland
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
Specialized Rockhopper A1FS
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a guy
a Weekend Warrior
from ArizonaDate Reviewed: August 30, 1999
Strengths:
colotWeaknesses:
everything but the colorBottom Line: I beg of you, don't buy this. Okay, I had gotton clipless, and I let my friend try them out, of course, he loved them. So, he found a good deal and mail ordered them (don't use mail order). A week later, they came in the mail and they looked great. First off, he could never clip into them. When he finally figured out how the adjust them, he could clip in, but... he could never get out. It was actually quite funny, seeing that he fell several times on asphalt while trying them out. Oh well, it's about 6 months later, and he hasn't used them since.
Duration Product Used:
tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used:
Wellgo 813 and some Shimano 535's
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aubrey
a Cross-Country Rider
from stamford, ctDate Reviewed: June 30, 1999
Strengths:
NoneWeaknesses:
Piece of S*#tBottom Line: Broke on first ride- huge piece of crap. Buy under no circumstances.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
Shimano, ritchey
Bike Setup:
Trek Y-3
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Garan Sink
a Cross-Country Rider
from Roanoke, VADate Reviewed: June 12, 1999
Strengths:
noneWeaknesses:
tension adjusting bolt comes out easily, doesn't work at all in mudBottom Line: Don't buy em!
Favorite Trail:
Explorer park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
wellgo qbs
Bike Setup:
Univega DS 900
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Tom Fitzpatrick
a Cross-Country Rider
from Seattle, WADate Reviewed: May 26, 1999
Strengths:
Almost none. Cheap, maybe.Weaknesses:
They break!Bottom Line: For road commuting use, the mechanism isn't too bad; but the left pedel broke at 2 yrs, the right broke day before yesterday, at 5 yrs. Unacceptable. There should be a no chilis rating.
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Bike Setup:
Univega hybrid, STX drivetrain, Shimano and Lake shoes
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A.S.
a Cross-Country Rider
from VirginiaDate Reviewed: May 21, 1999
Strengths:
Solid enough to launch with a 9-Iron.Weaknesses:
Not suitable for use with ANY bicycle.Bottom Line: The bottom line is that these pedals are bottom of the line. You'd get a better (and safer) ride by riding bearfoot. Waste of time, money, and bandages.
Favorite Trail:
wherever
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
Ritcheys, Onza's, Time ATAC's.
Bike Setup:
'99 GT Avalanche, LX/XT, Marzocchi Bomber.
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Mark M.
a Cross-Country Rider
from Centreville, VADate Reviewed: May 21, 1999
Strengths:
PriceWeaknesses:
Inconsistent clipping in, clipping out. Extremely breakable and unreliableBottom Line: There are good products out there, bad products out there, crappy products, and miserable products, but these pedals are absolutely rediculous!
Clicking in is a true pain in the ass, and doing so halfway (without even realizing you're not really in) can prove painful. Clicking out is even more difficult. You'd be asking for trouble riding these pedals on a path that requires ANY slow maneuverability and...God forbid, requires you to unclip and plant youf foot! Yet (and I've never experienced anything like this) your feet sometimes pop out unexpectedly when riding. Maybe they're just designed in a way that motions that will unclip you from most pedals won't unclip you from these, and normal riding motions sometimes will unclip you from these.
I've replaced them with Ritcheys, but I've already cheapened my bike just by having had these pedals attatched! A shitty product from start to finish. Negative 5 chilis!
Favorite Trail:
Great Falls Park
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
onza and ritchey
Bike Setup:
Klein Fervor with LX and Rock Shox Mag21.
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NIGEL WHITE
a Downhiller
from FAIRFAX, CADate Reviewed: May 15, 1999
Strengths:
COMPLETE SHITWeaknesses:
THE ENTIRE PRODUCTBottom Line: WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME. SCREWS LOOSENED UP AND FELL OUT AFTER FIRST RIDE, COULD NEVER LOCK IN, ONLY WORD THEY ARE ISGREIF. THE WORST PRODUCT I'VE EVER USED, THE COMPANY SHOULD FEEL BAD AND REFUND EVERY ONE THEIR MONEY. PERIOD
Favorite Trail:
ALL OF MT. TAM
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
535'S
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