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Submitted by
Gernot
a Cross Country Rider
from Ashland Oregon USA
Date Reviewed: 1/29/2008 8:15:42 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Happy trail |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Purchased At: | Oregon Trail Bikes |
| Strengths: | Light, compact, simple, won't cut you if you slip off of them, float, easy to get in and out of. |
| Weaknesses: | Out of business? Have to carve up shoes to clear the spindle. Mud can jam the cleats and you have to dig it out to get good engagement. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano SPD |
| Bike Setup: | Fixed gear, I've had them on my Ibis Alibi and some road bikes too. |
| Bottom Line: | I originally bought some early generation bebops which I brought down on a rock and the cage snapped real easy. Bebop replaced these for a fee and sent me a newer version with the red plastic end cap. This was a much better design than the original and I've put them through much use from XC racing to bike messengering, touring, whatever. It's super important to keep the cleats a little lubed up or else they can get sticky and hard to get out of. Also you've got keep crap from getting jammed up in the cleats. If you use them for mountain biking, they're really best for dry conditions. I think they're way more sensible for road and track riding than mountain. It's too bad Bebop's no longer around because after all these years, I think they're a good design despite being a little needy and finicky. |
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Garrett
a Cross Country Rider
from Trabuco Canyon, CA
Date Reviewed: 1/11/2008 5:23:48 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $120 |
| Strengths: | Weight only |
| Weaknesses: | Clip out = ranges from OK to dangerous Pull out = unexpectedly |
| Similar Products Tried: | SPD, Time Attacks |
| Bike Setup: | Shoes were Answer Speeders if that makes a difference |
| Bottom Line: | These are the new VP versions of the Be-Bops. Bought in Mid 2007. They've got the orange or yellow spindle plastic caps (not red like the old Be-bops I've seen). I bought them to save weight and a friend of mine likes his. I do not like them. I crashed and injured my ribs because for the life of me I could not clip out of them. Actually crashed several times, but the last injury was enough. I gave them 3 months of riding for me to get used to them, thinking it might just be me. Several times I'd be laying there on the ground STILL trying to get out of them !!! Then they unexpectedly would clip out when I pull up, especially around uphill hairpin singletracks, and I'd fail to make rideable sections. If someone out there knows how I could be misusing these, please let me know, but they don't work for me. Going back to the Times. Heavier, but safer, and I can't risk it anymore. |
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Submitted by
Jason
a Racer
from Bay Area, CA
Date Reviewed: 11/16/2007 11:41:48 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Skeggs Point |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Bebop owner |
| Strengths: | Light weight. Lots of float. Easy for road and mountain applications. Easy clip in / out. Easy maintenance. |
| Weaknesses: | Bebop is no longer is business so finding pedals and cleats can be tricky. Small pedal surface area (by road pedal standards) is a little less efficient and can put stress in a smaller area. Stiff shoes help this issue. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Speedplays of all types, Eggbeaters |
| Bike Setup: | Road: 2007 Orbea Opal & 2007 Rocky Mountain Solo 10 Mtb: 2007 Specialized Stumpjumper. Soon to be 2008 Enduro |
| Bottom Line: | These are fantastic pedals that I highly recommend to anyone for road, cross-country or all-mountain use. All the strengths I listed above make for an excellent pedal system relative to the other options available. I really like that they're at home on both road and mountain bike b/c it simplifies maintenance needs. There are a couple points people complained about, and I think unfairly blasted these pedals for. First, someone commented about the cleat wearing to the point it disengaged. This happens! To all pedal systems! It would be nice if there was a cleat cover available a la the SPDs, but you can preserve cleat life (and wood floors) by not walking around on them extraneously. I've had various pedal / cleat sets on numerous bikes / shoes and never has a cleat needed to be replaced within the first 3 years. My brother has had the same experience riding Bebops since they first came out. Also, someone had mentioned the cleats are huge and don't fit on mountain shoes. I have a set of Pro Carbon Specialized MTB shoes and the cleat fit was a total non issue. There's plenty of lateral and vertical clearance. Not all pedals work with all shoes though. Finally, someone mentioned customer service. I agree, it sucks. That's because Bebop isn't in business anymore. |
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Submitted by
Aaron
a Cross Country Rider
from Columbia, MO USA
Date Reviewed: 10/10/2007 5:28:49 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $150 |
| Strengths: | Light! My Stainless version sare 198 grams for the pair. Great bearings. Rare (a bonus in my opinion). No rider weight limit. No adjustments are needed. |
| Weaknesses: | Cleats are big, can slip when walking on concrete and rocks, and require you to cut treads off most shoes before they engage the pedal. Rare (can't trade bikes with buddies unless you're willing to trade shoes as well). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Various SPDs. |
| Bike Setup: | Fisher SuperCaliber. |
| Bottom Line: | I originally bought these simply because they were light. I hated them for the first couple days because they have so much float that you feel like you're standing on ice. However, after a few rides, I began to like them so much that, when I tried my Shimanos again, I realized I could never go back to SPDs ever again. I have never cleaned them or given them any thought as far as maintenance is concerned. After seven and a half years of off-road abuse, they still perform like new. Expect the cleats to last about three years or so. I'm about ready to buy my third set because the right one occasionally pops out of the pedal. |
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Submitted by
Brian Clark
a Weekend Warrior
from Hollidaysburgh, PA
Date Reviewed: 10/1/2007 8:31:24 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Purchased At: | Nashbar |
| Strengths: | Light weight, lots of float |
| Weaknesses: | Cleat is huge, and slippery to walk on. Float action binds up from friction between cleat and pedal. Hard to engage sometimes because pedal is so small, and doesn't face UP all the time. |
| Bottom Line: | Update from below: My left cleat wore to the point where it will no longer stay engaged to the pedal when pulling up vertically on my left foot. I found this out the hard way when sprinting from a dog on a local bike trail. My left shoe disengaged from the pedal while spinting hard, causing me to crash, and resulting in a nice gash over my right eye and possible concussion. I've already taken these pedals off the bike. |
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Submitted by
Half-Fast Biker
a Weekend Warrior
from Hollidaysburg, PA
Date Reviewed: 8/14/2006 5:19:30 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Great Allegheny Passage |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $47 |
| Purchased At: | Nashbar |
| Strengths: | Lightweight, float, easy release on road bike use. |
| Weaknesses: | Large cleat, have to cut up shoe sole for MTB style shoe to make it fit. Can be hard to clip into pedal in a hurry for me. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Nashbar/Wellgo SPDs, Look road pedals. |
| Bike Setup: | 1990 vintage Schwinn 434 aluminum road bike. |
| Bottom Line: | I bought these back in 1999 for $47 when Nashbar was closing them out, reason why I bought them was light weight and cheap price. I have them on a rarely used road bike...by "rarely used" I mean I have about 600 miles on this bike in 8 months this year...and yeah, the pedal AND cleats are now 7 years old. I like the pedals for their light weight and amount of float. What I didn't like when I first got them was having to carve up the rubber treads of my Specialized MTB shoes to get them to work. Also the cleat is pretty big, probably about as long as my old Look road cleats, and can be a pain to walk around on...as in wearing them out by walking on them and the noise they make...compared to SPD style cleats. I can't see using these off road and walking over rocks, etc...for ME...I just prefer the smaller SPD cleats for that type of use, that's why they're on the road bike and not my MTB. Another thing I don't like about them (again for ME) is that I find them harder to engage than the SPD type cleats. By that I mean that because the pedals are so small It's harder for me to "feel" where the pedal is on the bottom of the shoe when engaging them, which can be a problem when starting from a stop going across road intersections. It just takes me longer to clip in....it doesn't help when the pedal isn't face-up either, it's harder to tell if it's face up or 90 degrees to where you want it to be, and you're actually standing on the side of the pedal instead of the face. Sometimes I have to look down to see if it's facing up or not, and then flip it with my shoe. I don't think I'd be able to use these on my MTB especially when trying to clip in quickly when going from a dead stop uphill. I'll give em 4 stars for value for the price I paid, especially when considering how simple these pedals are...they must be dirt cheap for Bebop to manufacture...but I wouldn't pay $200 or whatever they're selling for now. I'll give em 3 stars for overall, because I know if I had them on a MTB like they're designed for I'd hate walking on those big metal cleats, and I'd have problems clipping in fast when needed. |
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Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Redmond, WA ,USA
Date Reviewed: 7/26/2006 5:36:55 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | White rim |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $200 |
| Strengths: | Light weight, durable, good for road and mtb, easy to get in and out of, low stack height, no adjustments needed, can't pull out of them, easy to service, non-fatal breakage modes, humorous web site (bebop.com) |
| Weaknesses: | A little costy but worth it. Inner seals may go bad and bearings can then rust if you don't fix the seals. The little catch spring on the cleat can break too, but you can continue to ride. Yet I think reliability is above average, and other pedals have a way of breaking such that you can't keep riding. Carry a spare cleat with you and ride in confidence! |
| Similar Products Tried: | SPD, Time, Look |
| Bike Setup: | Litespeed Tuscany, Trek 5500, Cannondale Jekyl |
| Bottom Line: | A remarkably versatile, reliable, and durable pedal. Safe too - I had a big endo-style crash on the road and the bike just came off my feet - while in the air and above me I think - without having to think about it (my thoughts were mostly, am I going to live?) On the MTB I used to get stuck in muddy SPDs and me and the bike would fall over as a unit, but Bepobs are great in the mud. They can get sticky in long sandy rides (had to lube them 2 or 3 times a day on Canyonlands tours). Road shoes don't seem to clip in quite as easily, could be a function of Sidi shoes, but always easier then my buddy's Campy pedals. The inner seals can creep up the spindle, but I haven't seen that in my newer units. Was able to get replacement seals directly from manufacturer. I really believe these are the best pedals made. |
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Submitted by
Doug Schlyer
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: 2/7/2006 8:53:01 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Purchased At: | ???? |
| Strengths: | The pedals are very light have lots of float. |
| Weaknesses: | I've put probably in excess of a thousand miles on my TITANIUM BeBops and I can't find any weaknesses. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano, various |
| Bike Setup: | Custom built Davidson Tandem, Titanium Serotta (my god it's light!) |
| Bottom Line: | BeBop did make Titanium pedals. I know I own two pair (and I have had no problems)! They may have recalled those that were out there, that I don't know, but I bought them from Colorado Cycle eight or nine years ago. I've sent an email to BeBop to find out if my nuts are at risk!! |
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Submitted by
YaMon
a Weekend Warrior
from Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Date Reviewed: 5/13/2005 6:01:36 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Blue Mountain Peak |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | Internet |
| Strengths: | Light weight, float |
| Weaknesses: | Clip in does not give you the confidence like Shimano or Eggbeaters. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Eggbeaters |
| Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Dare freeride |
| Bottom Line: | I own(ed) 2 pairs of these and have had them for over 5 years. I bought them because I used to be the ultimate weight weenie. My riding style has since changed over the years, my preference is more freeride. I now ride the Crank Bros. Mallets. When you clip into those things, you are in, easy to release too. Up until the point of servicing the Bebops, I would have recommended them to anyone wanting a light set of pedals. Try and get in contact with the manufacturer to get some replacement bearings have left a sours taste in my mouth. Bearings exploded and I wanted to return them to get both sets replaced. E-mailed the company...no response. Called them on the telephone and left a message....no call back. This company is only concerned about selling pedals and not offering service. The pedals and cleats are not cheap by any standards. I am so pi--ed off that I am going to give them my lowest rating. |
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Submitted by
Wade
a Racer
from Woodbury
Date Reviewed: 1/31/2005 8:48:40 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | between the trees |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Purchased At: | classifies and online |
| Strengths: | Same as ever--light, simple, superb function, rare. |
| Weaknesses: | cleat wear. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Everything. |
| Bike Setup: | SS, FS, HT, roadie--all have Bebops on them. |
| Bottom Line: | I love 'em. Got my first pair in 1999. Have four sets in use now. Frogs do not release to the inside. I've been jammed in SPD's--dirt in the pedal. NO such problem with Bebops. Beware of Ebay sellers claiming to have the rare Titanium Bebop. They don't make a Ti pedal and explain why on the website. I need some cleats right now--but still love the pedal. I've been riding since 1988. Off-road mostly. This is my 3rd review. 1999, 2002, 2005--once every three year ain't too much is it? |
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Submitted by
Kodiak
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkeley, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 2/29/2004 12:25:20 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Annadel State Park |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $110 |
| Purchased At: | Universal Cycles |
| Strengths: | Good float, solid feel |
| Weaknesses: | Only rode it one day, wanted something more durable/reliable in the mud and lower maintenance than the frogs. However kept having multiple slow-mo falls using the Bebop, on technical, rocky trails because I could not get cleats out of pedal no matter how much I tried to anticipate an upcoming stop. The other problem was that the cleat is a pain to install - the cleat is big and you so you end up cutting away alot of the shoe to make a flat spot for it - and it must be FLAT or you have to build up the bottom of the shoe with tape or shoe goo until it is flat. And, the review say that the cleats wear out quick! Goin back to Frogs which have tons of float and have handled the crappiest, muddiest conditions with only minor difficulties. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Speedplay Frogs, Time |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized enduro, fairly stock (mid level marrzochi's, disk brakes) |
| Bottom Line: | For float, get speedplay. For durability, get time, crank bros. These pedals too difficult to install, adjust, get out for technical, and have reputation of wearing out. |
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Submitted by
Zeke
a Cross Country Rider
from CT
Date Reviewed: 10/9/2003 3:32:35 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Tyler Mills |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $110 |
| Purchased At: | Cambria |
| Strengths: | Light, good bearings, extremely low profile, KISS robust design, good website explaining why Ti spindles are dumb. Bought these for my road bike rather than speedplays and am very pleased. Simple setup, easy entry and exit, good float, unusual design to see out and about. Easier to walk around on the cleats than my friend's speedplays. Much better than the SPDs they replaced. |
| Weaknesses: | Only beef with them is that they do not release as easily as the SPDs when rotating your heel out *while* rolling your foot sideways - the natural motion you make when falling over trying to get your foot out. Not an issue in road riding but I would not want to use them on my MTB. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano 747 (love'em) off road, 105 on-road (replaced) |
| Bottom Line: | Very nice road pedal - so far I'm very satisfied that I did not buy speedplays (my second choice). 5 chilis for value relative to the speedplays - better bearings, comparable weight and float, simple robust design, lower profile pedal and (especially) cleat. Only 4 chilis overall due to lack of long term durability experience but so far so good. |
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Submitted by
Somxay
a Racer
from Philadelphia
Date Reviewed: 7/5/2003 10:25:51 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Purchased At: | Ebay |
| Strengths: | light wieght, small and strong |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | NOne |
| Bike Setup: | Vertex Team SC, XTR, Crossmax, Sid Race, Sub 21 LBS race bike |
| Bottom Line: | I have used Bebop pedals for over 3 years and have used it on all my bikes. I like it because it's light, small and gets attention from everyone. |
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Submitted by
David
a Racer
from Germantown, MD
Date Reviewed: 6/29/2003 6:25:01 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Strengths: | Light |
| Weaknesses: | Total Crap. I tossed mine in the trash about two years ago and got some Times. I am a moron for using them for as long as I did. The cleats would be too stiff for about 10 hours of riding and then they would not hold you in. I would take a sloted screwdriver and bend the cleat in to make it hold better untill the leaf spring broke. They also pack with mud. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Time. Ritchy. |
| Bike Setup: | Ti hardtail XTR SID |
| Bottom Line: | Crap. They may have got better since I had mine but they would have to come a long way. |
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Cricket Inbau
a Cross Country Rider
from Asheville, NC USA
Date Reviewed: 2/20/2003 5:48:56 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Kitsuma |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $65 |
| Purchased At: | 97 Interbike directly from Bebop |
| Strengths: | Easy to get in and out of. Float is a great thing. Easiest cleats to set up. Light |
| Weaknesses: | They say they are mtb pedals, but I found them to be to slippery in the woods (too much float for me). However I put them on my road bike and they are perfect. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shaminao SPD, Onza, Wellego, Speedplay |
| Bike Setup: | MTB: Zaskar, full xtr Road: Cinelli Starlight, Record/Chorus mix |
| Bottom Line: | Buy them for the road |
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Submitted by
Haro
a Cross Country Rider
from Tampa, FL
Date Reviewed: 2/18/2003 7:41:37 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | alafia, toe, pisgah forest |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | Perfomance |
| Strengths: | light weight, easy clip in from all angles in GOOD weather. Good for roadies. |
| Weaknesses: | Sieze up after repeated mud use. NOT recommended for clay or thick mud. Small platform size. |
| Similar Products Tried: | SPD, Egg, Time Attack |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR Pro, Hayes disk, Helix pro 6" |
| Bottom Line: | I've experienced several pedal systems and contend Time attack is the best for my type of biking (downhills, free rides, rocks, roots, swamps and sand) PRO - Adjustment on a flat bottom shoe is easy. They are simple to use. Very low profile makes them great for leaning in on curves (road bike). They are good on your knees. CONS - The beebops released unexpectedly and had a slippery float feel. They clog with mud very easily and sand makes them tight. I had to send them back to the factory because they seized up after repeated "wet conditions" use. If you are doing a long, rocky downhill and hit a bumb or root, you often pop out and they are hard to get back in while trying to prevent an endo. Easier to use than SPD, Better than SpeedPlay Frogs, About the same as EggBeaters .. BUT do not compare to the hold, mud shedding and ease of Time Attacks. If you do heavy riding in very rough terrain, add the 6 ounces and buy the Times. Buy them now or you'll buy them later. For smooth trails or roading - BeeBops are pretty good. |
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A Spag
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: 1/21/2003 4:08:02 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Light. Lots of Float |
| Weaknesses: | Bearings showing wear and slop. Cleats wear out quickly. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Time, SPd's |
| Bike Setup: | Marin Eldridge Grade, S-works Epic |
| Bottom Line: | These are great if you want a lots of float and light weight, but I think they are more suitable for road use rather than off road. Tend to clog up with dirt and the cleats wore out after 6 months riding (5,000kms). Towards the end they got very very sloppy. Make sure you budget a new set of cleats every year. |
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Submitted by
air
a Cross Country Rider
from berkeley, ca
Date Reviewed: 10/28/2002 11:39:40 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | north burma |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | cambria |
| Strengths: | smooth float. easy to get in and out. great design. light. needle bearings |
| Weaknesses: | don't feel as good with thick mud on them |
| Bike Setup: | yes |
| Bottom Line: | this is a followup from previous review. i love this pedal. no springs/no resistance to exit. it's so funny to see other people fall over when they stop because their "pedals are too tight". never happens with these. getting out is easy-when you turn your foot far enough you just fall off. they always come off in a crash-i never even think about it but i always come out. getting in is easy too-just step down. keep them clean and lubed. i've got em on my road and mountain bike. the cleats will wear eventually and you'll start to click out. when this happens, get new cleats. i've had the same pair of pedals for 3-4 years. i get new cleats each year. i rebuilt one set after a vigorous hosing down got water into the works last year-couldn't turn them the next week. took them apart;with a little cleanup and grease and they've been fine since. nice bearings inside. 4 stars for value cause they're a little expensive. |
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Submitted by
pete
a Cross Country Rider
from Maine
Date Reviewed: 4/14/2002 9:33:12 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Strengths: | lightness float maintenance-free |
| Weaknesses: | cleats |
| Bike Setup: | Giant AC Air Lite, stock, except for bebops and a black Psylo SL |
| Bottom Line: | OK, this is a follow up to an earlier review. I've had the bebops for about a year and have gone through 3 SETS of cleats. When cleats are new, these pedals are awesome. When they wear (and they do, damn fast), the pedals just suck...disengaging or remaining locked. Very non-confidence inspiring. Overall, they are pretty good pedals if you keep dropping $25 on new cleats every few months. But for that, you can buy new pedals and ride for years. I'm selling em and trying some composite ATACS... |
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Wade
a Racer
from Woodbury
Date Reviewed: 3/1/2002 4:28:01 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | in the woods |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $65 |
| Purchased At: | classifieds |
| Strengths: | simple and FLOAT! |
| Weaknesses: | cleats wear out. |
| Similar Products Tried: | SPD's |
| Bike Setup: | Turner with zoot parts and Vail Cycle Works steel road bike and a Voodoo HT for a spare. |
| Bottom Line: | I use these pedals on all my bikes. For the last several years I've been using one pair of shoes (at a time two pairs total-but I have a new road shoe now). I wore out a set of the old style cleats-put on a new set (easy I had three pair) and am still going strong. When your feet start flying up in the air, it's time for new cleats. For the feel(FLOAT!) and ease of these pedals I don't mind buying a pair of cleats every other year or so. I rode these in the WV Wild 100 last year. That's a an offroad MUDDY metric. Many miles were walked (by all participants--stop snickering, go try it). I didn't have any more trouble that anyone else with clogging. And these pedals have NEVER locked me in like SPD's have. and you can buy 'em cheap from folks who believe everything they read in reviews. And I just checked out the egg-whoopers and am not impressed. SpeedyFrogs may be okay, but I already have all these bebops. 5x5 smoking hot hampsters |
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Submitted by
alan petrie
a Cross Country Rider
from spokane
Date Reviewed: 12/21/2001 7:21:30 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | step-in engagement, light weight |
| Weaknesses: | cleat wear, inconsistant release |
| Similar Products Tried: | Times, Wellgo, Onza, Speedplay |
| Bottom Line: | i first posted a review on this site in '97 and have been riding the beebops all this time. most of my riding has been in the summer and fall, though i lived in seattle most of that time so i still had some wet weather riding. overall the pedals have worked pretty well. i like the easy engagement and light weight. but, i have found that when the cleats wear they tend to disengage when you least want them to (like a jump). though not overly noticable, i think that the pedal cage wear is starting to affect the retention performance as well. i have tried to be diligent about cleaning an lubing the cleat (white lightning), but wear is going to be inevitable. i did have to service the bearings once...they were quite fouled with dirt and would barely turn. i think the seals would be fine if not ridden a lot in the wet, like mine often were. rather than replace the cages and cleats, i think i am moving on to the crank bros egg beaters. i would really like to have pedals that have reliable retention and the egg beaters look to be similar to the Times (which i've used for 'cross for years), but lighter. |
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Submitted by
B Katz
from Freehold, NJ
Date Reviewed: 7/27/2001 2:35:23 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Road |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | It's strengths are weight and float. I bought these since I was having a hard time with float on Shimanos. Decided to try Bebops instead of Speedplay because of weight. Easy to engage, lots of float, and stiff enough to stand (crunch) on without worry. |
| Weaknesses: | I use these on the road and find that they wear at about 6-7000 miles. The symptoms are random dis-engagement. Aaaaach! This is much better than older (pre-2000) versions. Those wore out barely out of the box, and the pedal wore along with the cleat!!! But they've now begun using stronger metal in the Pedal, and I don't have to replace both at the same time. |
| Bike Setup: | Road bike. |
| Bottom Line: | I'm buying another pair for a new bike. |
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Submitted by
Clay Holt
a Cross Country Rider
from Yuma AZ
Date Reviewed: 7/14/2001 12:45:49 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Anywhere cars arn't |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $147 |
| Purchased At: | Cambria . |
| Strengths: | Great pedals,lotsa float,(I like float)real good quality.(I like Quality!) These pedals should last for a while,they have just over 4000 miles on them now(average 52.35 miles per day so far this year) |
| Weaknesses: | The cleats really suck,as far as quality goes. and they don't last,when they get worn they don't engage easly,and completely,or at times disengage,as well as they should,as one occassion I discovered. we don't have a lot of mud around here so I can't commen |