|   Egg Beaters Foot Pain? | xc-baby
Feb 17, 2002 7:53 PM | | I finally saw some eggbeaters in the shop - man! are they tiny or what?!
I was wonderign if they don't have enough surface area to be comfortable on epic rides? I mean, they seem like they would hurt your feet after a while almost like pedaling on a bare spindle...
Iam using real heavy 747's right now... |
| same for both since it's only the cleat that contacts the... | ÐMØN ©£@®¥
Feb 17, 2002 8:29 PM | | cleat retention on each pedal. Has more to do with how good your shoes are in not caving in the pressure. |
| re: Egg Beaters Foot Pain? | THB
Feb 17, 2002 8:56 PM | | You just need a shoe with a stiff sole
carbon ones work best it seems
if your using a casual type shoe with it you'll prob notice the sole flex alot. Maybe thats what you like in shoe.
I have a LG shoe and that has a stiff sole and I dont have any problems as most pedals dont offer much surface area anyways |
| You Guys Use Eggbeaters? | xc-baby
Feb 17, 2002 9:07 PM | | Are you guys responding based on theory or firsthand experience?
What is the longest ride you have ridden with eggbeaters and what do you weigh and what shoe do you use?
I have sidi dominator 2's i do rides from 1-6+ hours. |
| look at your existing pedals when clipped in..... | cyclejim
Feb 17, 2002 10:09 PM | | and see what part of your shoe contacts the actual pedal. Or is it just the cleat that contacts the pedal? Draw your own conclusions.
I have them and they rock. I don't do 6 hour rides like you & you're probably way above my level so maybe you know more than I do but personally I think they are great pedals and feel just as good, if not better than my Time ATACs |
| YES... | ÐMØN ©£@®¥
Feb 18, 2002 5:57 AM | | I have had the eggbeaters for a few months and have ridden them a maximum of 4 hours at one go (it's winter here right now). I weigh 190lbs. It all depends on the shoe as to what comfort you will have. Have done lots of long all day rides (10-13 hours riding time in 1 day, 4am-8pm, MTB and road) with different pedals and different shoes, and the times I have had sore feet was due to the lack of quality in the shoe. If you examine your 747s clipped in to your shoes, you will see that only the cleat is in contact with the pedal, same as the eggbeaters. As to the contact area of the 747s compared to the eggbeaters, they are similar in that the eggbeater cleat is as wide as the 747s is long. As for the eggbeater wires, they do not contact the shoes because the sides of the cleats contacts the pedal body near where "CRANK" and "BROS" is stamped. 
For the last bit of information, I use Carnac shoes. |
| re: Egg Beaters Foot Pain? | ICEAXE
Feb 17, 2002 10:40 PM | | I use sidi action srs's and the sole seems to be stiff enough to disperse the pressure well. Upon inspection of other pedals, it seems that contact areas are nearly identical. I haven't done a whole lot of riding with them, but I will say that they blow shimano and the likes away (thus far)! Engagement is practically spontaneous and release is predictable.
ICEAXE |
| re: Egg Beaters Foot Pain? | tvarden
Feb 17, 2002 10:42 PM | | I have them and love them. I have rode 3 hours on them with no problem. I use Cdale MC900 shoes if you care. I weight 155. |
| MC900 is a soft shoe... | Bufulo
Feb 19, 2002 9:15 AM | | in case anyone was wondering. It's as soft as most walking shoes. I have them and the flex alot when pulling up. |
| re: Egg Beaters Foot Pain? | casey
Feb 18, 2002 5:46 AM | | Did a 3 hour, 50 mile urban assault yesterday and no pain at all. The Egg Beaters are the best pedal around and I've used Shimano 747's, 858's, Speedplay Frogs and the dreaded Onza pedals. By the way, I have Sidi shoes. |
| I've got the 'beaters and used to run 747's as well | mattv2099
Feb 18, 2002 8:01 AM | | First, 747's aren't all that heavy. Mine weigh in at 398g.
The egg beaters are 288 grams. I run Shimano m220 carbon soled shoes. Once I trimmed the tread on the shoes these pedals work and feel great. I've ridden them for over 3 hours on the road and there's no problem.
The only thing I am having trouble getting used to is the spring tension. I used to run my 747's with such low tension that getting in and out took nil effort. You actually have to put some effort into clipping in.
They are good pedals and well worth it. The surface area or platform area is all in your head. There's more than enough contact to use these pedals without being clipped in.
good luck
matt |
| 747 to eggbeater | Browns110
Feb 18, 2002 8:34 AM | | I just switched from 747 to eggbeaters. Crank bros. claims in there literature that there is more contact area than on standard clipless pedals. I didn't feel the contact area was any smaller on eggbeaters than 747's. I did think that clip in was same as 747 but exit on eggbeater was smoother. Whether that was worth extra money.......? |
| no problems.. | Hammerheadbikes
Feb 18, 2002 1:06 PM | | done lots of riding the last 2 months on them
now, I do run SIDI D II shoes which have fairly stiff soles...
Charles
Hammerheadbikes |
| re: Egg Beaters Foot Pain? | SC-Rob
Feb 18, 2002 2:55 PM | | Check out MBA's review in Jan 2002. Also, Crank Bros have a drawing which actually shows that the EB has more surface area to stand on then other pedals (you are only standing on the cleat retention area on any pedal. I have ridden 3 hour rides on them with no problem. |
| Not necessarily true... | Bufulo
Feb 19, 2002 9:19 AM | | "you are only standing on the cleat retention area on any pedal." That would be the case with a stiff sole, not a soft sole. My Cannondale MC900 shoes are very soft and contact the entire pedal (Time ATAC) surface when I put weight on them. Definitely true if using a more normal stiffer shoe though. |
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