|   POLL: What pedal are you using? | surfinguru
Oct 21, 2003 8:41 AM | | I'm currently running the Shimano 520's and am looking for something else. Curious to know what everyone else here uses.
FWIW, I live in Santa Cruz and ride Wilder, DeLaveaga, Niseine Marks quite abit and any other technical single track I can get. |
| Eggbeaters... | Metroid
Oct 21, 2003 8:44 AM | | Here's an MTBR poll asking the same question with over 11,000 participants...
http://www.mtbreview.com/polls/polls.asp?id=1026&view=results |
| Model Specific.... | surfinguru
Oct 21, 2003 8:56 AM | | Metroid, thanks for the link there. Looks like Shimano is the significant leader. However, SPD is pretty generic. (I counted 7 SPD models on their web site....)
With the CrankBro's release of the Candy's and Time's announcement of the new XC's, I was hoping for a more "model" specific answer.
Thanks again! |
| Time ATAC Carbon - nm | Erok
Oct 21, 2003 4:46 PM | | ` |
| Time ATAC Carbon. (nm) | mg
Oct 21, 2003 8:47 AM | | |
| Time Z - NM | Hammer_FLMB
Oct 21, 2003 10:46 AM | | |
| Traded Time Z for Time Carbon (NM) | Crash_FLMB
Oct 21, 2003 2:08 PM | | |
| Time ATAC alium's -nm | cw
Oct 21, 2003 9:11 AM | | |
| re: POLL: What pedal are you using? | Pitbull
Oct 21, 2003 9:53 AM | | surfinguru,
I am currently using the Time Atac carbons. They are a good pedal, but I did prefer the shimano 747 pedals (I am not a shimano person). Ritchey pedals I recommend (at least the earlier ones). I will not use the eggbeater again (ever). Right now everything is Time, for me it is easier using one pair of shoes. I would opt for the 959 by shimano, but four sets of pedals are not in the budget. I have to stress again ......... Eggbeaters Suck !!! |
| Why eggbeater sucks? | gn
Oct 21, 2003 12:23 PM | | Why do you say eggbeater sucks? How about some reason? (I'd like to know). What kind of riding do you do? Thanks. |
| Why eggbeater sucks? | Pitbull
Oct 21, 2003 6:37 PM | | I've used the eggbeaters for a season. I wanted to like the pedal, I thought they would be my favorite pedal. The first problem I encountered was "hot foot" I am told this depends on your shoe quality, so I did try other shoes (shim320, Sidi Dominator) and from what I understand are some of the best offerings, but "hot foot" never left. The cleats worn out inside of a month (I rode daily for at least a couple of hours at a time). When I needed to run down to local quicky mart walking shoes didn't stay on pedal, I agree this may not be a big thing, but if bike your only transportation it is everything at times. The straw that broke the camel's back is when the spindles bent ....... this maybe an isolated situation, but my spindles bent. The mud clearance was great, but in the deserts of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Lower Colorado mud is not a big issue. These pedals also seemed to get hung up on rocks (they grabbed more from underneath) than the ritchies, Shimanos, and time pedals I was so use to. I also weigh in at 230 pounds ..... I trash bottom brackets regularly, so when the spindles bent I didn't bother, I stuck with what worked ...... and it wasn't the eggbeaters. |
| Time ATAC Carbon NM | Bulldozer
Oct 21, 2003 9:55 AM | | |
| Shimano 959's | Hecubus
Oct 21, 2003 10:12 AM | | |
| 959's and 747's (nm) | Brace1
Oct 21, 2003 10:26 AM | | |
| Time Z control | Brown Teeth
Oct 21, 2003 10:31 AM | | easy in/out but one bearing needed attention, otherwise 1600 singletrack miles and works great, much easier on the knees than spd's and nice having the platform for those ocasion dabs, have fun! |
| time z on all mtb's, atac on roadie. nm | weather
Oct 21, 2003 10:35 AM | | nm |
| Eggs | Mikey
Oct 21, 2003 10:35 AM | | I've been using Eggs since summer '02.
+ super-light
+ easy entry & exit (easier than the TIME ATACs I used previously)
+ easy rebuild
- occasional hotspot on the ball of my right foot
- they need to be rebuilt each year for $15, when TIME and Shimano need no maintenance. |
| Krate | Thegarzacomplex
Oct 21, 2003 11:04 AM | | |
| HAHAHAHA | surfinguru
Oct 21, 2003 12:32 PM | | Man, that was good. Those look like the ones I had on my old, rusted out cruiser I used to ride to the beach to go surfing! Thx for the laugh! |
| original egg beaters | iceaxe
Oct 21, 2003 11:36 AM | | |
| Frogs (nm) | DoctorJD
Oct 21, 2003 12:14 PM | | nm |
| Egg Beaters | msisti
Oct 21, 2003 12:37 PM | | |
| frogs for tender knees, in S.C. <nt> | don_coyote
Oct 21, 2003 1:13 PM | | |
| Time Atac Alums, Shimano - 747, 545, 515, and Welgo Road. | ciclistagonzo
Oct 21, 2003 2:18 PM | | 5 Bikes 4 spuds one Atac.
Running the 545 on the Freeride bike (Tech riding), the ATAC's on a my XC FS (Less Tech).
OLE!
Aaron G. |
| Ritchey Pro V3's (nm) | Spain
Oct 21, 2003 2:21 PM | | |
| until my ATAC XS's get here, I'm using Time Aliums | DudeOnABike
Oct 21, 2003 2:52 PM | | But have been using eggbeaters until recently. Glad to get rid of those things. The Aliums are great pedals, but they are quite heavy. So they're holding me off until I get my new Time pedals.
Ellison |
| chrome EBs now. When XS gets here, EBs go on road. (nm) | dan K
Oct 21, 2003 3:49 PM | | . |
| triple ti eggs | VT Mike
Oct 21, 2003 3:27 PM | | got lucky on eBay, only paid about $210 |
| venerable SunTour XC Pros and rare XC Compes nm | club
Oct 21, 2003 3:42 PM | | |
| Shimano 515s. Wish I had 959s...nm. | Smytty
Oct 21, 2003 5:40 PM | | |
| Shimano M545s | pimpbot
Oct 21, 2003 11:14 PM | | They're pretty cool, but heavy, and get clogged with mud easily. I may switch pedals for winter fun times.
It's prolly a bad habbit, but I like that I can clip out of them for technical stuff and still stay on the pedals. |
| Time Atac Carbons | uofabill
Oct 22, 2003 8:12 AM | | I tried various SPD type and had problems with the little plate screws coming loose and falling out. Also no good in mud.
Tried Egg Beaters and wanted to like them but never could get out of them as easy as the Times also they will release inadvertantly if you do hit the bottom on a rock. Hot spots were a problem too. I a die hard Time desciple now. |
| Sun/Ringle Zu'Zu | mbiggy
Oct 22, 2003 9:53 AM | | best pedal for your buck. |
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