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Submitted by
Josh
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: 2/10/2008 6:00:37 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Strengths: | Amazing mud shedding |
| Weaknesses: | it can be a real challenge to get in or out, impossible to ride without being clipped in |
| Bottom Line: | It's only been 3 months, but I am sick of these pedals I'm going to get the xtr pedals as soon as possible |
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Bat Bayar
a Cross Country Rider
from Mclean Va
Date Reviewed: 2/6/2008 3:37:21 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Gambrill State park |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Performance bike |
| Strengths: | Looks cool&Light weight. |
| Weaknesses: | Already start making a creaking noise when i pedal and pull up stroke,bad sucky noise,feels like i wanna stop pedaling,makes me slow down badly.Cust service sucks,when i called crank brother,told em the problem i am having,they said they would call me back.Never did, |
| Bike Setup: | Gary fisher super caliber 29er, and Gt peace 9er SS |
| Bottom Line: | Dont buy this,I am going to get time atac,Heard a lot of good things of them. |
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Submitted by
Ian Stevenson
a Cross Country Rider
from Camino, California, USA
Date Reviewed: 12/28/2007 6:12:50 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | easy entry |
| Weaknesses: | soft aluminum cones |
| Similar Products Tried: | SPD, Look, and Onza |
| Bottom Line: | Pedals came stock on my new bike. I was impressed with them at first because of ease of entry and platform. On the first ride, 16 miles of fire road and easy single track, I bent the right spindle and destroyed the soft aluminum cone. All other pedals I have had lasted many years without problems. Don't waste your money. |
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Pete Hall
a Racer
from Ann Arbor, Mi, USA
Date Reviewed: 12/28/2007 10:05:21 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | Light, Simple, Looks Pretty Cool, Good mud shedding properties |
| Weaknesses: | Durability over a year or two is bad, Excessive wear, Super Soft Cleats (wear out in a matter of 2-3 months, I've never had any Time ATAC or SPD cleats wear out so quickly), Lack of platform creates pressure on ball of foot when not wearing super stiff soled shoes (like Sidi)and a very slick surface when you can't get your cleat in right away, complete lack of adjustability (ie no adjustably in spring tension) |
| Similar Products Tried: | Time, SPD variants |
| Bike Setup: | Fisher Procaliber, Shoes used with pedals - Specialized Mtb Comp, Sidi Dominators |
| Bottom Line: | Initially, I loved these pedals. They were light, quite a simple design, and shed mud very well. It is very easy to grease them and the grease tends to stay there. After about 3/4 of the 1st season, my cleats wore out. I was not surprised, they are made of a very soft brass. The problem is ,that as the wings on the pedals are worn and develop play (more on that in a second) the cleats wear out at an alarming rate, like around 2-3 months depending on if your riding in lots of mud. This was very disappointing, and much faster than any other pedal/cleat combo I've ever used. The pedals them selves developed alarming amounts of play over the first two seasons. The bushings in the pedal went first, which is to be expected, bushings wear out and are easily replaced. I was very dismayed when the wings which are what actually hold you into the pedal started to wear out, creating huge amounts of back and forth play in the cleat pedal connection. I tried a brand new pair of cleats to remedy the situation, it barely helped and 1.5 months later they were worn out. The problem with the wings wearing out is that they are not replaceable, you simple need to buy new pedals. The other thing that has bugged me over the past 3 seasons is the lack of a platform means that for a person not wearing a super stiff soled shoe (like Sidi's non carbon soles for example), you can sometimes feel the spindle that all your pedaling force is being pushed through in the ball of your feet. Longer rides exacerbated the problem. After a 6 hour race, the balls of my feet were killing me because of the force. I've decided that this past season was my last on the egg beaters. I'm going to look into the Times, which I used to have several years ago, because they have good mud properties as well. |
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Submitted by
John Maguire
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: 11/21/2007 12:39:52 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Heil Ranch, Boulder CO and Hodges Dam, Oxford MA |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Purchased At: | Pricepoint |
| Strengths: | Easy Entry, Sheds Mud, Light Weight |
| Weaknesses: | The problem with this pedal is when your doing light XC its fine but when you start to mix things up and do fast downhill XC you are gaurenteed to smash the wings off the eggbeater. Within 20 minutes of a steep fast trail I broke both pedals and had to finish the ride riding on tops. |
| Similar Products Tried: | not too many pedals but I'll be switching to SPDs |
| Bike Setup: | 2004 Specialized Epic with Race Face evolve drivetrain, panaracer fire XC pro tires, Chris King headset, and two broken pedals |
| Bottom Line: | Overall these pedlas are sick for road and light mountain XC but if you are going to do any hardcore riding you will smash them. I reccomend thinking about the riding you are planning on doing before buying pedals. I don't reccomendend them for high speed tech. riding |
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Submitted by
Austin
a Cross Country Rider
from Texas
Date Reviewed: 10/15/2007 5:59:13 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | bike world |
| Strengths: | Price, durable, very easy to clip in, maintenance free |
| Weaknesses: | Could be more adjustable |
| Similar Products Tried: | many other pedals... |
| Bottom Line: | There is not a pedal out there that will offer performance, durability, and ease of use that these do. I have been very tough on these and they still have plenty of life left in them. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a clipless pedal. |
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Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Healdsburg, CA
Date Reviewed: 10/8/2007 2:19:58 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Annadel |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | Very simple design. Doesn't hold mud or require much to maintain. |
| Weaknesses: | Can't ride without shoes for a spin to the store |
| Similar Products Tried: | None |
| Bike Setup: | 07 Santa Cruz Heckler |
| Bottom Line: | This is a great product. I have used them for a few years now and have only had to replace the cleat (this is as designed). The pedals have held up great under rough cross country riding. It's just a great product for the price. |
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Submitted by
Damien Theophano
a Cross Country Rider
from Glenside, PA, United States
Date Reviewed: 5/7/2007 8:12:15 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Cranky Bros replaced them no problem |
| Weaknesses: | This will not hold up to ANY abuse. A few rock hits and they are cracked like eggs. |
| Bottom Line: | Don't get these unless you never strike a pedal (ie- riding soft, non-technical singletrack). I have heard the SL's are stronger but I had no desire to try. I didn't like the lack of a platform. |
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Submitted by
Bryan
a Cross Country Rider
from VA
Date Reviewed: 5/5/2007 6:55:01 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Fountain Head |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Performance |
| Strengths: | First time with clip in pedals, and wow do they make a difference. I could climb hills I couldn't even dream of getting up with my old pedals. Getting in and out is really easy after your first few rides too. |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | Platform pedals that came with my bike |
| Bike Setup: | 2002 Giant Iguana |
| Bottom Line: | A friend of mine got a pair of shimano clip in pedals about a year ago and they were awful. One time he had to take his foot out of his shoe instead of his shoe out of the pedal. After seeing this I was a bit skeptical about getting clip in pedals for myself, but I am so glad I did. They make a huge difference. You can jump much higher too! |
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Submitted by
Dino
a Weekend Warrior
from Gilbert, Arizona, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/29/2007 2:10:21 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Red mountain (Hawes trail) and South Mountain (telegraph pass, desert classic, etc) |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | online store |
| Strengths: | Simple in design, quick engaging, in and out, and easy maintenance. |
| Weaknesses: | none so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | wellgo crap |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized XC FSR, rock shox fork. |
| Bottom Line: | I had my egg beaters for 2 years and over 2,000 miles and so far so good. Arizona is known for it's rock gardens and I have hit rocks, after rock, at high speeds/drops and nothing has happen to my pedals. I have two sets just in case, one for riding and the other for backup. I have not opened the backup. Maybe in the future, I’ll hit that rock just right and they will break, but for now, they are working. |
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Tucson, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/25/2007 12:02:06 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Only One? |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Performance |
| Strengths: | Great design, especially when you're restarting on a hill. No fooling with getting the right entry angle/position, you just pedal and 'click' all is right with the world. Oh, and they make the ladies swoon. |
| Weaknesses: | Really cheap steel. First real ride on these and one rock strike took out my left pedal (bent spindle/bent beater). I should mention I was CLIMBING AND SEATED when I touched rock. Not cool. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kore/Shimano/Ritchey SPD's |
| Bike Setup: | Fetish Discipline/XT Drive Train/Hayes Hydros/Hope Pro II-DT Swiss 4.2's/MX Pro ETA |
| Bottom Line: | I took them back to the shop and they're sending them back to the Crank Brothers. Hopefully I'll get a free replacement, but it'll go on the commuter instead. Great design, but save yourself some agony and cough up the extra $$ for the SL's or Ti's. 2 chilis for value cuz they were only $50 2 chilis overall... Hiking isn't biking, but at least the walk was downhill. |
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Submitted by
Albert
a Cross Country Rider
from Winchester MA USA
Date Reviewed: 4/18/2007 7:09:14 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Harold Parker |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Pedals are easy to get into and out of. Very light weight. |
| Weaknesses: | Reliability. Pedals break. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Speedplay Frog Time |
| Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Truth with King, XTR, Monkeylite XC CNT, and other overpriced bling. |
| Bottom Line: | I own (owned?) two pairs of these pedals. One I use on my road bike in the winter only. The other pair I used to use on my mountain bike. Mountain bike pair: 9 months of use (primarily on weekends), and the left pedal separated from the body. The fixing bolt was still attached to the spindle. Road bike pair: Right pedal had same failure mode as left pedal on mountain bike pair after probably 6 months of use, only 2-3 times per week maximum. And here's the kicker - I only weigh 140 pounds. These pedals are a joke. Stay away! |
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Submitted by
Chase Wesley
a Racer
from Lubbock, Texas
Date Reviewed: 3/3/2007 6:40:01 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | MLK |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Purchased At: | Broadway Bikes |
| Strengths: | Easy to get in and out of, |
| Weaknesses: | None so far, just got them today and took for a test ride. If you slide. Takes a while to get use to getting in and out of. But these are my first set of clipless. |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | Jamis Durango stock, crank bros' egg beaters |
| Bottom Line: | Right now they are great pedals for the money. Great for the first set you buy. I would buy these again. In the end it was a descion b/t these and Speedplay's Frogs. Choose the eggbeaters b/c the guys at Broadway said with the frog if you pull up on frogs at the right angle than your foot might come loose. To start off, stand against a wall and just work on cliping in and out, than just ride around a parking lot taking time to clip in and out. |
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Submitted by
Daniel
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: 1/18/2007 3:12:21 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Bottom Line: | Love my eggbeaters. Broke a spring tab on one pedal, returned to Crank Bros. and a week later (mailed from Texas to Cali, repaired, mailed back from Cali to Texas - all in the middle of the national ice storm... that's pretty freaking good) I had my pedals back, repaired and serviced. No flim-flamming, no static at all from the company. Great pedals, great customer service. |
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Submitted by
rob
a Cross Country Rider
from orlando, florida
Date Reviewed: 12/27/2006 1:20:32 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | white mountain |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | nashbar |
| Strengths: | Easy to clip in and out. Crash release OK. No problems with breakage yet. |
| Weaknesses: | I bought these because I have another bike with older eggbeaters and wanted to have both bikes compatable with one pair of shoes. No such luck, Crankbrothers have changed the cleat slightly so that plan doesn't work. Also, unlike my earlier eggbeaters, these ones can't be mounted with an open ended pedal wrench and are a pain to get off with just an allen wrench |
| Similar Products Tried: | Time, Look |
| Bike Setup: | Schwinn Homegrown Team pro hardtail |
| Bottom Line: | These are cheap and work well for me. Neither pair have broken yet and I would have ranked them higher if it wasn't for the imcompatability with prior models and the lack of flat wrench surfaces |
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Pat
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: 11/18/2006 9:17:37 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | 50.00 |
| Strengths: | Easy to clip. |
| Weaknesses: | Broke. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano SPDs. |
| Bike Setup: | Cheap piece of crap for bashing. |
| Bottom Line: | When I first got these pedals, I liked them a lot. They're easy to get in and out of and they hold your feet well while giving you lots of float. Then I hit a rock. Goodbye Mr. Right Pedal. I can still clip the other side, but it doesn't exactly imbue me with confidence. Years ago, I had some crazy old SPDs and bashed the crap out of them -- no problems. Plus, all my friends use SPDs so I can never use their bikes and vice versa. Save the headache and get SPDs. |
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Submitted by
anton
a Racer
from los angeles
Date Reviewed: 10/9/2006 4:04:15 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | performance |
| Strengths: | easy to clip in and out, cool looking, came in a nice box, relatively light |
| Weaknesses: | weak |
| Similar Products Tried: | time atac alium |
| Bike Setup: | magnesium hardtail |
| Bottom Line: | These things are weak. I usually dont hit rocks with my pedals - or perhaps i never noticed with ATAC's. Because with these if you hit a rock you will come unclipped. But that would be fine- if you would be able to clip back in. I was racing this weekend and half way into a 25 mile race i hit a rock and broke a wing on the pedal. Fortunately i could still engage on one side out of 4, but it was a technical course and long story short i lost a few places... The pedal is a toast now. I had to race short track the next day on flat pedals. So i hate to give products bad reviews.. but these things suck. I'll give them couple chili's since i think they will probably be just fine on road. But they completely suck at what they were intended to be used for. |
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Eduardo
a Cross Country Rider
from Indiana, PA
Date Reviewed: 10/2/2006 12:06:24 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Analandia, Brazil |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | jenson |
| Strengths: | Is very light and nice looking. |
| Weaknesses: | Very light but extremely fragile. |
| Similar Products Tried: | TIME ATAC |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic 04 |
| Bottom Line: | It is a very nice pedal but it is just to show of. These pedals are extremely easy to break. I was in a 300-mile bike trip and my friend's eggbeater body separated from the axle. He had to replace it by a regular platform pedal to continue the trip... A month later I am riding and as soon my eggbeater hits the first rock it was gone. Guess what? I had a hard time clipping for the rest of the ride + a sharp metal edge that could hit my leg pretty bad. The bearings and the metal are very weak. Spend a little bit more $$$ and get a set of TIME XE/XS. |
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Charles
a Cross Country Rider
from South Park, PA., USA
Date Reviewed: 9/29/2006 5:42:54 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | The Fast One |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $1 |
| Purchased At: | Cannondale Dealer |
| Strengths: | Easy to get in and out with no unwanted unclipping. Sheds mud well. |
| Weaknesses: | Junk wings. My set has broken twice and three other friends broke theirs in less than a month. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano 515's, Speedplay Frogs, Cannondale SPD's, Time Alum. |
| Bike Setup: | 2006 Scalpel 1000. |
| Bottom Line: | The wings just break off. You don't have to hit anything, they just break. You're screwed if you're out very far on the trail. Three weeks turn around time to get them back on the bike and you have to pay the shipping both ways. Crankbrothers fixed them without question but the cost adds up if you have to keep sending them back. You have to use something else, unless you have a backup set of eggbeaters, which means changing cleats on your shoes. They said they would upgrade to the SL's for $50 and your broken set. That's a loss if you think about it because you pay the shipping too. You can buy a new set of SL's on ebay with cleats for less than $59 on ebay and they come with cleats, and use your old set for parts if you need to. I think Crankbrothers should just fix the damn things with wings that won't break the first time then you get your money's worth. |
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Submitted by
carson
a Cross Country Rider
from fort collins, co, usa
Date Reviewed: 9/19/2006 12:45:13 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $65 |
| Purchased At: | pricepoint |
| Strengths: | simple design, light weight, sheds mud and snow |
| Weaknesses: | tension is not adjustable, releases when bottom of pedal hits a rock or root, weak metal. |
| Similar Products Tried: | SPDs |
| Bike Setup: | santa cruz blur xc |
| Bottom Line: | I've had two pairs of egg-beaters. The first pair lasted about one year before one of the springs became loose and the cleats wore out. There was a lot of "float". Then two of the "wisk" broke off the pedal. It was repaired with no questions, and the customer service guy made it sound like this was a very common issue. I bought a second pair three months ago, and I broke off a "wisk" over the weekend. All of the SPD's I've had owned have lasted over 3 years, but my egg-beaters lasted for only 3-12 months. I think that they have serious quality/manufacturing problems. |
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Submitted by
tim
a Cross Country Rider
from shrewsbury ma
Date Reviewed: 9/11/2006 4:32:25 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $85 |
| Purchased At: | competitive edge |
| Strengths: | easy to un clip, and light |
| Weaknesses: | bends as soon as you hit a rock!! I was half way into a race and i came upon a rock garden and i hit the pedal on a rock and i came un cliped and was never able to clipin the same the reat of the race!!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | mallets |
| Bike Setup: | cannondale jekyll 04' lefty |
| Bottom Line: | good light but only lasted less than a week i should of upgraded to titanium!! I like the simplicity compared to the shimano pedals, dont buy these pedals if you like rocky technical stuff but if you are into the whole fire road?cart road thing then i would like to recomend these to you |
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carson henrion
a Cross Country Rider
from fort collins, co, usa
Date Reviewed: 7/26/2006 9:06:58 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $80 |
| Strengths: | simple construction, no questions ask for warranty return. |
| Weaknesses: | releases when bottom of pedal hits rocks, pedal broke at 1.5 years of use |
| Similar Products Tried: | SPD |
| Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar, Chris King Hubs, Race Face Turbine LP cranks, 11-32T rear, 24/36/Bashring front |
| Bottom Line: | Pedal functions reasonably well, but releases when hit on rocks. Not enough mud Colorado to be a clear winner. Made from weak metal. |
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Submitted by
Gary
a Racer
from Rockville, MD
Date Reviewed: 7/25/2006 9:40:01 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Porcupine, Gambrill |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Purchased At: | PerformanceBikes |
| Strengths: | Really Easy In, Really Easy Out. Lightweight. Easy maintenance |
| Weaknesses: | Durability, Requires periodic overhaul |
| Similar Products Tried: | Time, Speedplay, Onza |
| Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Sugar 2 |
| Bottom Line: | For the weight/$$$/performance ration, these pedals are very good. While beginners may not like them because they dont have a platform, they should like them becuase it is easy to get in and out, even when very muddy. Perhaps the easiest of any pedal I've used. The problems are that I've broken two sets this year. Both times the metal 'clip' cracked, which will loosen all four sides rendering the pedal useless. Also, the non-sealed spindle does allow eventual dirt entry, which will cause the pedal to slightly bind after a short while. Taken them apart to clean and regrease is really simple though. 2 Chilis because of durability problems. |
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Submitted by
Raph
a Cross Country Rider
from Quebec
Date Reviewed: 6/29/2006 11:18:32 AM |
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