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Submitted by
Jonathan
a Racer
from Chicago, Illinois
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lake Front (I live in the city....) | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | used on craigslist | | Strengths: | These are the best pedals I have ever ridden. They are totally reliable, clips in with a telling "twang", they don't let go when your sprinting (even when your sprinting for your life), require nearly zero maintenance, and feel solid. Everything breaks except for my pedals. Clears mud, salt, and ice like nothing I have ever ridden. Never are inescapable. | | Weaknesses: | hrmmm.. that is a difficult one. Perhaps the cleat material, the cleats are a soft metal which is fantastic for protecting floors and not destroying more expensive parts of the pedals with wear, but when they wear down (3+ months serious riding) they leave an uneven platform for your foot, which your lower leg accommodates for with a little conditioning. However I do have a set for beating the crap out of, and a set for racing which have fresh cleats. | | Similar Products Used: | Pheew!... various Shimano garbage circa 1999-2001, Time ATAC alium, XS, and World Champion series. Speedplay X series, Zeros, and Frogs. Time Equipe. Look Keo, and the I use the newest plastic pedals for racing road, and time trialing. | | Bike Setup: | Merlin Extralight
Winters: patchy shimano and old wheels. Old Dominator shoes.
Summers: 105/Ultegra mix with Ksyrium (light ones), Century aerobars (more hand positions than "pure" aero, probably little difference in profile), Sidi Genius, and Dominator 5 shoes. | | Bottom Line: | From my experience as a racing cyclist and year round commuter in a horrible city for 5 years, there is no pedal I would trust more for clearing intersections and sprinting for buses for a pleasant draft. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Timsk
a Cross Country Rider
from Brighton, UK
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Evans Cycles, Waterloo, UK | | Strengths: | Keep on going and going and going.... I've never performed any maintenance on them and I've used them for MTBing and commuting in very wet contitions. Thick plastic body is very tough and still looks fresh after 5 years of riding. Zero play in the bearings. Very simple; float adjustments are made by swapping the cleats between shoes. Engagement is easy with a nice reassuring 'clunk'. | | Weaknesses: | Heavier than a lot of the racing/XC pedals on the market but not as bad as some claim. Weight = durability. | | Similar Products Used: | Egg Beaters. My Egg Beater Stainless lasted 18 months with 3 sets of new bearings before finally seizing up so badly I couldn't remove the inboard race. Beyond repair, ended up in the garbage. | | Bike Setup: | Pedals have been on numerous bikes- A Santa Cruz Superlight, Intense Tracer, Kona Cindercone, Edinburgh Cycles Courier, A Brompton Folder, A Dahon Speed Pro Folder. On One Singlespeed. Did 2500 miles across America with them on my old steel framed touring bike. | | Bottom Line: | Don't Time deserve some kind award for this pedal, best clipless pedal ever made? I've never a component last this long. You can get them on Ebay for modest prices, I'm looking for a second set right now! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rich
a Weekend Warrior
from Franklin, MA
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Fells (right now) | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Bomb proof
Easy in and out the same every time
Simple set up. | | Weaknesses: | none that I can see | | Similar Products Used: | All SPD, Shimano, Nashbar, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Azonic Sabre
Z-1 BAM 130mm
Avid BB7 dics
Hope XC hubs | | Bottom Line: | I have been riding these pedals for more than 5 years. The same pedals. They are set to the lower release angle (15 i think). I have never had any trouble getting into or out of them once I got used to them. the first few rides were tough, but every time after, no problems.
These things are bomb proof. I have smacked, whacked and cracked these things on rocks, roots, cacti, trees and shrubs from AZ to MA, which the exception of the scratches and dents, these pedals are just as solid as the day I got them.
By far the only component on my bike I don't have to worry about or adjust. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mancalledsharon
a Cross Country Rider
from salibury
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | great for getting into and out of.no need to do anything to keep these working | | Weaknesses: | when wet you have to clip in or you'll slip off the small pedal | | Similar Products Used: | nothing as good | | Bike Setup: | old marin with sram x9 avid v's pace forks | | Bottom Line: | buy these second hand they go on forever i have a pair on both bikes(fixed pompino and mtb) they are so easy to use with no lock in. if you've never tried any other clipless pedal don't bother these are the daddy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Collins, CO
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Devil's Backbone | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Given to me | | Strengths: | strong, easy in and out, maintenance free, install and forget about | | Weaknesses: | not the lightest pedal, but hey i'm not the lightest rider | | Similar Products Used: | ritchey (spd), flats | | Bike Setup: | Giant XTC, Reba, sram drivetrain, XT cranks, juicy brakes | | Bottom Line: | About 7 years ago I ehlp my uncle's team out at 24hours of Snowshoe in West Virginia. One of the guys on his team had a new bike with TIME atac alium pedals on it. He hated the pedals. As payment for being their pit crew he gave them to me.
Since then they have been on 4 different bikes, hundreds (probably thousands) of miles, and I havent done a damn thing to them. Never oiled them, never cleaned them. This is probably the only part of the bike I never think of. They are always easy to get into, easy to get out of. They have bashed off rocks, trees, roots, curbs, etc, and come out fine.
Never bother with anything else. Time ATAC is the way to go | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jorgex
a Weekend Warrior
from Almada, Portugal
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Former LBS | | Strengths: | -the best system of all times, specialy under mud
-13º or 20º(no screws to setup)
-at least 6 years of pleasure, light FR, lots of XC, enduro, muddy winter and my self(over 100kg)
-if u want to different from other bikers | | Weaknesses: | -heavy(back in 2000) and extremely heavy today
-clits not compatible with SPD pedals or any other system | | Similar Products Used: | Acor SPD's (1998-2000) | | Bike Setup: | Giant escaper'92 (hardtail), Manitou Axel 100mm(oem),Hope M4 disc brake, x-lite, Roox, Time pedals, Avid Flak Jacket, Rohloff chain, Hope, DT, SRAM gripshifts, Nokian blue tires, Primal jersey... (so much tunning) | | Bottom Line: | I tottaly agree with previous reviewer, Time pedals are not so compatible with Sidi Action 2 SRS.
I bought the shoes and pedals at the same time(in different stores)and only later i discovered the compatible problem.
This is from my Sidi Action 2 SRS review:
"About the Time pedals, it will gently cut the removable sole when trying to put in/out your feet in the pedal, after that it will stabilize. There's no problem at all."
Action 2 SRS has a soft sole so it's relatively a small problem.
All bike shoes are made for SPD use, not for other systems like Time, CrankBrothers, Northwave...
In the end this brand will improve your riding skills.
If, for some reason, these pedals die , i'll buy TIME pedals again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
anton
a Racer
from los angeles
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | sdeals | | Strengths: | super reliable, durable and easy to get in and out of | | Weaknesses: | relatively heavy, grooves developed in the shoe | | Bike Setup: | magnesium hardtail | | Bottom Line: | So i have been reading all these positive reviews and i am surprised that noone mentions the problem that i have. After less then 2 years of use these pedals developed play with my SIDI shoes. Eventually i figured out that there were massive groves in the sole of the shoes which caused the play. Due to this wear the position of my foot is altered on the pedal increasing the q-factor and messing up my pedal stroke.
I could blame the shoe... but its SIDI and its hard for me to master the courage to blame $300 shoes. My brother is also having the exact same problem with his Northwaves anyway.
I would also recommend against the older versions of these(the ones i use) since they had round rails which potentially puts more pressure into the sole of your shoes. The newer ones have square rails so that the pressure is further distributed across the contact point. No doubt that Time made that change to address the problem i am having.
If you have expensive shoes that fit well and you plan on keeping them for few years dont buy these pedals. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pablo
a Weekend Warrior
from Kernersville, NC
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Pisgah | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | mail order, but can't remember | | Strengths: | Bought them new in 1996, to replace the crappy shimano's that
came with my Y-22. What a difference. But, that is not why I'm writing this. To date, 10 years later, they still function like new!!! Never have been off the bike, and only cleaned and lubed them after say every ten rides or so... | | Weaknesses: | Maybe wgt, but hey, those lighter shimanos, were hell to get out of with any speck of mud!!! Light don't matter when you face down in the creek still attached to your bike! | | Similar Products Used: | there aren't any | | Bike Setup: | 95 Y-22 stock...... | | Bottom Line: | I'm finally going to break down and build a couple of hardtail retro's. What pedals do you think I'm going to use?
Maybe there is something better out there, but I'm not taking a risk....
Buy these used on ebay with confidence....
10 years ladies and gents! Thats along time for any MTB component!!!!
5(why not ten) habanneros!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dean
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Can always easily 'find them' and clip in, even under the muddiest of conditions! They make a satisfying 'click' that you can hear and that is very assuring! They are easy to get out of in sketchy situations with a bigger platform than some other miniscule models I have seen (like eggbeaters, etc.) | | Weaknesses: | Maybe I am a cheap bugger, but $100 for a tiny little pedal? I guess some cost way more... They seem a little hefty, but perhaps that adds to their overall durability. If I was a true weight weenie, I would join Jenny Craig and quit drinking beer, so I can't really complain... (I just bought a new pair of Time Carbon ATAC's and they feel significantly lighter.) It would be nice to be able to easily open them up to clean and oil them effectively as mine have developed a bit of a squeak over three years... even with faithful external cleaning and dropping oil onto the exposed springs through the plastic cover. I did completely EXPLODE a pedal on Jumping Pound Ridge as I accidently clipped a rock at high speed... the thing completely disappeared! CRACK and goodbye. Nothing left sticking out of my crank arm. Needless to say, I didn't do the Cox Hill portion and dropped out onto the the Powderface gravel road as fast as I could. It made for a brutal finish of the ride as I was trying to (unsuccessfully) outrun a thundershower / hail / snow storm at altitude! Now I have an appreciation of how a one-legged rider must feel (Brent Wolfe.) Wow. It was tough going up and down! | | Similar Products Used: | As mentioned, I just bought a pair of Time Carbon's... feel lighter, the same great clipping in and out properties, look slimmer and sexier, plus the red / black colour scheme matches the rest of my FSA parts (how Poseur of me!) but too new to objectively report... And of course the old standard-issue platforms that everyone knows of. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Turner Flux proto direct form Turner post-Interbike with FSA, SRAM, Magura, Rockshox and Maxxis bits. | | Bottom Line: | Love the 'ol fatty TIME's. Very dependable and low maintenance, like a gal I once ... well I ain't gonna go there. Other than that 'explosion' ... (but odds are any pedal would have gone "t1ts up" as my Auntie Sharon says, under those same situations!) If you aren't a weight weenie and want a solid, dependable clipless pedal that is easy to learn on, I recommend them. Not as high-falutin' as some others, but cheaper than what I just spent on those sexy, svelte new Carbon's be-atches! ("TIME" will tell if I come to love the new Carbon's more though. LOL!) After a suitably long evaluation, I will do a post on them too. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BikePharmer
a
from Boot-que, NM
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Easy to get in and out of and low maintenance | | Weaknesses: | make sure to put cleats on correct foot | | Similar Products Used: | spez pedals, well-go (spd type) | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz superlight | | Bottom Line: | Awesome pedals for the cash. Make sure to have the cleats on the correct foot or they are be-yotch to get out of, often resulting in skin-loss and extra doses of Vitamin I. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod
a Cross Country Rider
from Gainesville,FL,usa
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | used | | Strengths: | Tough,easy in, easy out,reliable in all conditions,nice deg of float,positive engagement | | Weaknesses: | Ugly,bit fat | | Similar Products Used: | shimano m540,kore pedals, the ones with elastomer springs | | Bike Setup: | burner | | Bottom Line: | These have NEVER let me down,easy to get in/out. They have taken a beating in all conditions and still work great after 5+ years of solid riding. I tried some shimano m540 out of curiosity and they were useless in comparison to these.I will replacw the bearings soon and use them for a few more years . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Trumbull, CT | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Stock when I bough the bike ... | | Strengths: | Clips easy, unclips easy, works in any condition, does what it should. | | Weaknesses: | Maybe the weight? | | Bike Setup: | Titus Racer-X, King, Race Face, XTR, Skareb fork. The usual. | | Bottom Line: | Maybe some pedals weigh a bit less, but I've been riding this pedal for 4-5 years without even thinking about it. Never even occured to me to write a review because they've just done what they should year in and year out. They look pretty abused at this point, and I thought about replacing them. I read a bunch of other reviews and now I want to see if I can get luck and find another of the exact same pair. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trailian
a Weekend Warrior
from singapore
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | woodcutter,t15 single track,butterfly trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | 2nd hand from friend | | Strengths: | it's firm,give lots of confident when attackng climbs & downhills.easy to cleat in & out,good mud sheddings. | | Weaknesses: | not for weight weenies | | Similar Products Used: | shimano 424,520,959. C bros eggies S. | | Bike Setup: | a steel frame with well known components | | Bottom Line: | it's provide good mud shedding & firm pedalling which are essiential for trail ridings,unlike shimano always suffer from mud clots & the floaty & flexy eggies.
as i'm not a weight weenie,this is the best pedal to me so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Warren
a Weekend Warrior
from The OB MS, USA
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Womble Trail, Mt. Ida AR | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikes Plus, Memphis | | Strengths: | Durability and easy clipping | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Crank Brothers Candy Ti | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F300 Aluminum Frame, XT derailures, XT rapid fire shifters, XT casset and cranks, Manitou Splice Elite fork, Rhynolite Rims w/ XT hubs | | Bottom Line: | The best pedal out there, hands down. No reason to have anything else. They will last you for more than 5 years if you are a moderate rider and probably 4 or 5(probably longer) if you ride reguardless of weather. These were my first pedals and i willl never buy another type as long as i live. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Huntsville State Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Mud clearing, easy double sided entry, STRONG. | | Weaknesses: | Can't buy a used pair cheaply. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano and Wellgo | | Bike Setup: | GF Sugar 2 and Giant OCR Compact | | Bottom Line: | Doing adventure races taught me that other pedals are lame in mud. My partner used Atacs and swore by them. I tried 'em, LOVED 'em, bought some and haven't looked back.
I started road riding 2 years ago and tried some road pedals and was severely dissapointed with the time it took to clip in. In pacelines at stop lights, it took about 60-90 seconds until all the clicking stopped. I ditched the road pedals and traded out my Atacs when I rode the road bike. I couldn't believe how fast I was on the move compared to all the other seasoned roadies whenthe lights turned green.
So for 2 years, twice a week, I changed out my Atacs from mountain to road and back. Never greased the axle, dropped some chain lube in the springs now and then and beat the snot out of them on the trails. They have taken HARD hits on rocks, roots, curbs and my legs and when they go on the road bike, they are like butter! Heavy, ugly, dirty, old and cheap (Alium), just like me and I love 'em.
I'm too lazy to keep changing 'em out so I just bought an OLD used pair for the road bike on Ebay for $30 and think I robbed the guy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Basso
a Cross Country Rider
from St.Louis, MO, USA
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sting Nettle/Blue Ribbon in Castlewood State Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Performance Bicycle catalog | | Strengths: | RELIABLE as the sun coming up each morning! Takes anything you can dish out. NOTHING will keep you from locking in! Can ride a long way without that sore spot you get on other minimal sized pedals. | | Weaknesses: | They can get a touch squeaky...after 10 years of use and zero maintenance! That lateral float Q-Factor thing...(look it up) increases as the cleat wears, so just get a new set of cleats every year or two. I personally like the lat float though.. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano...545..$$, pain in the A$$. a few others on friend's bikes. | | Bike Setup: | '96 Cannondale carbon Super-V full suspension | | Bottom Line: | Yes, I've used mine for just under 10 years with no problems and I've treated them like crap the whole time! Mashed them on rocks after a jump or fall hundreds of times, ridden through / under water for miles, let them dry for days caked in mud that hardened like cement then cleaned them off with a hammer, (no kidding, that Missouri clay drys hard!). Absolutely zero maintenance other than a squirt of WD-40 now and then and they just started squeaking a bit this year. I've locked in when my foot was so covered with mud and rocks you could not even see my shoes & they hooked up with no problems! Very easy to get out of as well. Great for all riding styles. I love 'em!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ariel A
a Cross Country Rider
from Stockholm, Sweden
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hellasgården in the outskirt of Stockholm | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Very good performance in heavy mud, cheap. Nice bearings they wont need any service for years. Incredible durability, I've used my Time pedals for 5-6years and they were still good until I recently changed for lighter CB Eggbeater SL. | | Weaknesses: | A bit heavy. Not the most sexiest look for a pedal. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano SPD545 (LX), Crank Brothers Eggbeater C and Crank Brothers Eggbeater SL | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude 2005, XT drivetrain and XTR derallieur, Hope Bulb/DT Hügi 240 hubs and mavic 717 rims, RS SID SL, Thomson seatpost, Avid Arch Rival 50, San Marco Aspide, Easton CT2 and Kore Lite Stem | | Bottom Line: | Great function, long lasting pedal with no maintenance required. They're a bit heavy but if you can live with that they're great especially their mud clearance.
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Submitted by
Vince Yong
a Weekend Warrior
from Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | All round | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Very Strong, reliable in muddy and wet ride conditions. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 515 | | Bike Setup: | SC Superlight, Fox RL 125m fork, mavic 317 rim, Tank Hubs, etc... etc... | | Bottom Line: | Was using Shimano 515 and they suck compared with them. Their difference is night and day. Before i switched the Time, i used to worry about trails conditions but had never had to worry afte i got them. Can't imagine not having them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Samuel Parkinson
a Weekend Warrior
from Derby, UK
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | stanage edge (the steep track not the causeway) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay.co.uk | | Strengths: | easy in and out onc you get used to it | | Weaknesses: | bearings have worn out, see bottom line | | Similar Products Used: | not ridden any other clipless (no need) | | Bike Setup: | hardtail, 80mm Z4 airlights, highroller/swampthings/michelin comp xc depending on trail, LX and deore, ritchley and azonic kit. 317 and XT wheels. | | Bottom Line: | Very easy to use and took about 10-15 rides to get fully confident in them. However my bikes got a low bb. about 11.5 inch. maybe even a tutch less. This results in the occasional bang with the local trail. As a result your feet can somethimes come out of the pedal unexpectedly (you can bendthe spring forward with enough force and release the cleat) mjot usualy a problem and probaly saves me from completely crashing. However they are now creaking like mad and seem to have about 1-2mm of play in them. Probaly isnt theyr fault as ive never had pedals last more then 8 months on this bike. will try and fix them and find out whats wrong, hopefull nothing major. giving it 4/5 as they are asy to use and i know people who uses several sets on different bikes and never have any problems, just me and my ridingstyle/ low bb seem to kill pedals in general. ive got a pair or shimano 525's wich althogh ive never ridden are completely re buildable with normal tools, might be giving them a go but not sure whether thyel be any bveter and i dont like the "feel" of them, probably just as good just not what im used to. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Everett VerSchave
a Cross Country Rider
from Park Ridge, Illinois
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Porcupine Rim | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | so long ago, can't remember | | Strengths: | incredibly solid pedal, reliable, easy entry/exit with mud | | Weaknesses: | aesthetics, if one thinks so | | Similar Products Used: | Performance clipless, Shimano 757 (long time ago) | | Bike Setup: | Control Tech Frame, xrt brakes/hayes, xt remaining | | Bottom Line: | Rediculously reliable, strong, easy in and out. Can't ask for a better pedal. If you buy another pedal, you will regret it. Have used a pair for nearly 10 years, and half the time doing observed trials! Solid solid pedal, thanks Time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thor
a Cross Country Rider
from Sacramento, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | various | | Strengths: | They are solid, you know absolutely when you are in and when you are out. RELIABLE! | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, ritchey, frog, cook | | Bike Setup: | blur | | Bottom Line: | These are ultra solid, ultra reliable. I've been riding for 15 years (scary) and these are the best - period. So good I put them on my tandem, blur, my ss and my road bike - no regrets. If you are worried about the extra weight, stop eating at McD's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Karl
a Racer
from Old York, UK
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | They go on and on and on and on
Never accidentally pulled out.
Great bearings and seal.
Sufficient platform to keep pedalling when not clipped in. | | Weaknesses: | Little more heavy than the eggbeaters. | | Similar Products Used: | Nada | | Bottom Line: | Given the hard work these suffer, they are incredibly durable. Not a single thing has gone wrong with them.
If you have forefoot varus (lift leg- does foot sole angle upwards towards other leg?= varus) like a lot of people have, then these pedals are great to use with the "Powerwedge" (which basically 'corrects' forefoot varus).
The metal railings become grooved over time to accomodate your natural foot rotation during a cycle, so now these are very very comfortable.
Good compatability with Sidi Dominators.
3 years of perfect performance and no doubt will last many more years. Great product- go buy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Cross Country Rider
from LA CA USA
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lukens | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | reliable, well made, easy to use. | | Weaknesses: | Break in | | Similar Products Used: | spd | | Bike Setup: | specialized epic marathon | | Bottom Line: | I have been riding these for over 10 years and they still work as well as day one. You can just bearly tell they were once yellow, but they have taken hundreds of miles of trails and rocks and mud and have been the best thing I have done for my knees (lots of lateral movement). The break-in time for new cleats are the only drawback but after that, clicking out and in on a fast corner or technical section is a breeze. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David McKenna
a Cross Country Rider
from Dublin/Wicklow
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Djouce + Tree Rock | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Friend | | Strengths: | Shoes really stay in tight if thats what you are looking for which i am sure is fine for light-weight cross country | | Weaknesses: | As stated in Product Strengths but if you like to hammer up down and across bumpy trails, these pedals can hold you back a little, they leave you thinking " Jesus, if i crash now, i am f**ked. Read Bottom Line for the crash experience. | | Similar Products Used: | 1st set of clip ins | | Bike Setup: | Hard tail with Fox F100x (kick ass) and Hope Mini M4 Disc Brakes (also kick ass) etc... | | Bottom Line: | I got these pedals towards the end of last summer which didn't leave me much time to get used to them b4 the slippery conditions arrived here in wet Ireland. One day i was going down through a tecnical route near the Lead Mines (Dublin) and needed to swerve around basket ball sized rocks when i suddenly found myself trying to escape from my Time ATAC Pedals only to fail and land on two big rocks. Of i did my best to land in a protectiove position but came down on my right wrist on one rock and my elbow on another. I ended up with a Sprained Wrist and out of action for over a month. Now, i am riding with Kona spiked plats. I may try the Time again next spring, hopefully with more luck :-) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a Cross Country Rider
from central va.
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Pocahontas | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Cobblestone bikes | | Strengths: | ease of use,click and forget it,mud and other stuff dont stop you from being able to clip in or out | | Weaknesses: | after 1 ride they looked 3 months old but thats just being picky | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Devinci Guzzler | | Bottom Line: | I went in sticky mud today that would not bang off my shoes and the pedals clipped in and out with no problems.Ive had horse poop,leaves,small rocks,sticks and mud get caught up in these things or the cleats and have had no problems getting in or out. they really made my transition to clipless better due to the clip and forget it mechanisms. nothing to adjust is great for me. the cleats have worn a little and that makes them come unclipped without my input when I crash yet I have not had them come unclipped when I was upright accidentally yet. they are lower in price since I bought mine which makes them IMO an even better value | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Take a lickin and keep on ti |
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$ 115.00
