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  • January 10, 2014 at 5:42 pm #990876
    MattAune
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    CX/Mountain bikes Crank Brothers Candy 1. Road bikes SPD-SL.

    Not a speedplay fan though. The cost and maintenance is a pain, plus I have seen more people pull out of Speedplays mid sprint than all other pedal types combined. This reminds me, I have to re-grease my wife’s Zero’s here soon.

    January 10, 2014 at 5:43 pm #990877
    KelOnWheels
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    SPDs. I have a MTB helment too. Don’t tell. ;)

    Also, this.

    January 10, 2014 at 5:45 pm #990878
    83b
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    VO City pedals on my commuter.

    ‘Ole reliable Shimano M747s that are still kicking after 15 years.

    January 10, 2014 at 5:49 pm #990880
    FFX_Hinterlands
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    Not sure if there is interest in flat pedals…

    RMX Sneaker Pedals on the Dutch Bike

    Plastic BMX platform pedals (with metal spikes) on the Handsome Devil

    January 10, 2014 at 5:57 pm #990881
    jabberwocky
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    Time MTB pedals (mostly various ATACs). Both my road and mountain bikes run them, so I don’t need to swap shoes around.

    January 10, 2014 at 6:01 pm #990883
    DismalScientist
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    The cheapest alloy caged pedals I can find: http://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/sunlite-bicycle-9-16-in-low-fat-type-alloy-mountain-pedal-with-clips-and-straps-1-pair

    January 10, 2014 at 6:03 pm #990884
    sethpo
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    Speedplay zeros on the roadbike (which I love) but I’ve been thinking about this question for my n+1 CX bike that will hopefully soon be joining my basement bikeshop.

    I want pedals that I can reasonably use for short (under two miles) rides in street shoes but then also are good for da mud and muck and fun.

    I can’t remember the exact model, but I saw some crack bro’s with a platform that might work or otherwise someone suggested SPDs. Thoughts?

    January 10, 2014 at 6:17 pm #990888
    hozn
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    @83(b) 74402 wrote:

    ‘Ole reliable Shimano M747s that are still kicking after 15 years.

    Quotes like that make me believe that one can expect longer life out one’s pedals. For the past 4 years I’d been using Crank Brothers pedals. Mostly Candy, one or two egg beaters thrown in. A lot of pedals. I have burned through 6-8 sets of pedals in that time on my commuter. Failure is anywhere from it shearing off the spindle to just incessant clicking and starting to feel sloppy as it wiggles around on the spindle. I greased them regularly (every few months) and I ordered the $15 rebuild kits for a few of them, but that only gave them a little more life. I have concluded that Crank Bros really just aren’t very durable pedals. I switched to Time Atacs for my commuter; I’ve been using & loving them for years on the MTB. They engage just as easily as Crank Bros and my experience suggests they are more durable — though, to be fair, I ride my mountain bikes a lot less [though in harsher conditions] than my commuter. I suspect that Shimanos are what I should be using. When my sets of Time Atacs die, I will probably convert. I should say /if/ they die, since I have no evidence that these ever wear out.

    On the road I use Look-compatible carbon Forte pedals. Light and [relatively] cheap. They work great — with all the annoyances that road cleats convey when not connected to the pedal.

    January 10, 2014 at 6:20 pm #990890
    hozn
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    @sethpo 74408 wrote:

    I can’t remember the exact model, but I saw some crack bro’s with a platform that might work or otherwise someone suggested SPDs. Thoughts?

    Maybe you’re thinking of the Mallet? http://www.crankbrothers.com/pedals_mallet.php

    I had a set of those once. Contrary to appearances, they are not actually comfortable with regular shoes (Time Atacs are more comfortable) since the cleat engagement part of the pedal sticks out significantly above the platform.

    January 10, 2014 at 6:51 pm #990894
    Subby
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    Heh I still use the A530 SPDs on my commuter/cx bike. I got sick of switching them between bikes, so I bought PD M520s (on sale!) for my road bike. Maybe I am missing something, but I they were cheap and work great and I can use the same shoes, etc.. Plus I can walk around places and not look like (more of) a dork.

    January 10, 2014 at 6:53 pm #990895
    cyclingfool
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    Your basic Shimano 520 MTB SPDs. Before SPDs (and between bikes) I used Nashbar alloy cage pedals w/ plastic toe clips and straps, which I still keep around in case my Shimano ever bite the dust unexpectedly or I decide to forego SPDs (on a bike tour potentially, say). Recessed cleats on sneaker-style MTB shoes are great for walking around off bike.

    January 10, 2014 at 7:02 pm #990896
    Dickie
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    Old Look Delta’s on both my road and CX bike so I can use the same shoes. They both have 20,000+ miles on them and still work well. I also carry some nifty toe-clips attached to Look cleats so I can snap them in if I want to use street shoes for bar trips, etc. My Globe single speed has old fashioned style toe clips/straps.

    January 10, 2014 at 7:14 pm #990898
    OneEighth
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    Time Impact on the black bike, Time RXS on the red bike.

    January 10, 2014 at 7:15 pm #990899
    jopamora
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    @hozn 74412 wrote:

    Quotes like that make me believe that one can expect longer life out one’s pedals. For the past 4 years I’d been using Crank Brothers pedals. Mostly Candy, one or two egg beaters thrown in. A lot of pedals. I have burned through 6-8 sets of pedals in that time on my commuter. Failure is anywhere from it shearing off the spindle to just incessant clicking and starting to feel sloppy as it wiggles around on the spindle. I greased them regularly (every few months) and I ordered the $15 rebuild kits for a few of them, but that only gave them a little more life. I have concluded that Crank Bros really just aren’t very durable pedals. I switched to Time Atacs for my commuter; I’ve been using & loving them for years on the MTB. They engage just as easily as Crank Bros and my experience suggests they are more durable — though, to be fair, I ride my mountain bikes a lot less [though in harsher conditions] than my commuter. I suspect that Shimanos are what I should be using. When my sets of Time Atacs die, I will probably convert. I should say /if/ they die, since I have no evidence that these ever wear out.

    On the road I use Look-compatible carbon Forte pedals. Light and [relatively] cheap. They work great — with all the annoyances that road cleats convey when not connected to the pedal.

    Pretty much my thoughts on the Candy’s without the years of replacing and rebuilding. On my 2nd set after 2.5 years. Totally failed to rebuild the Candy 2s because the plastic cap wouldn’t come off after 30 minutes of gorging the hell out of them. The Candy 1s that replaced the 2s have been used for about a year and are starting to feel sloppy/wiggly.

    Putting the Time pedals on the pedal replacement list.

    January 10, 2014 at 10:10 pm #990922
    83b
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    @hozn 74412 wrote:

    Quotes like that make me believe that one can expect longer life out one’s pedals. […] I greased them regularly (every few months) and I ordered the $15 rebuild kits for a few of them, but that only gave them a little more life.

    Not to rub it in further, but I’ve never even waved a grease gun in the general direction of the Shimanos and they still spin freely enough for my purposes. I should probably open ’em up and see what teenage grease looks like and how the bearings are holding up. For curiosity’s sake if nothing else.

    They are heavy as bricks though. ~400 grams with cleats.

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