Pedals of Choice

[ShawnoftheDread]

I use the Mallets on my commuter. I ride around the neighborhood with sneakers and take lunch rides in dress shoes with no issues, though I wouldn’t do more than a few miles that way.

I think they have about 5000 miles on them now.

[ebubar]

I use the Shimano PD-M324 Dual Platform pedals. Great for clipping in on commutes and for hopping on in regular shoes for sleaze rides to the grocery store.

[rule10]

I’ve only used Crank Bros 3 pedals for about 5 years now of riding, road, cx and mtb, probably somewhere in the 6-7000 mile range on a blue set I have on my fast bike. Not trouble, never regreased. I am something of a neat freak. Enjoy a clean bike.

[vvill]

Crank Bros user here.

4 bikes with Candy 1, one with Candy 2 (I splurged), and my MTB beater has an older generation Candy (from 2006 or so). Also a spare set of Eggbeaters if I ever feel like I need them or I happen to n+1 suddenly.

I haven’t serviced any of these pedals but so far so good. My first clipless pedals were some stock Wellgo SPDs on a MTB that sort of self destructed. I loved the Crank Bros quick engagement from my first set of Candys though, and I now have maybe 6 pairs of 2-bolt bike shoes (mostly commuter varieties) so I doubt I’ll want to change pedals again.

[Dirt]

I think I’ve used pretty much every pedal on the market.

Currently I use Time Atac on the mountain bikes, cross bikes and commuters.

I use Mavic Zillium (based on the Time iClic pedals) on the road bike. I still use Speedplay Zeros from time to time. I like them, but they’ve got durability problems.

[hozn]

@rule#10 74453 wrote:

I’ve only used Crank Bros 3 pedals for about 5 years now of riding, road, cx and mtb, probably somewhere in the 6-7000 mile range on a blue set I have on my fast bike. Not trouble, never regreased. I am something of a neat freak. Enjoy a clean bike.

Yeah, my experience is that the Candy pedals last somewhere around 4k miles when ridden in whatever conditions. I also tended to buy the cheaper ones, and that could certainly be a factor.

[dkel]

@ebubar 74451 wrote:

I use the Shimano PD-M324 Dual Platform pedals. Great for clipping in on commutes and for hopping on in regular shoes for sleaze rides to the grocery store.

Ditto this, though I only got mine recently using Christmas money, with the expectation that sometime in the spring I’ll get the kind of shoes that real cyclists wear 😎 (thus I can’t say a thing about the clipless side, or durability). Till then, my waterproof Merrells go great on the grippy platform side, and have been fab all winter, come what may.

[pfunkallstar]

I’ve been meaning to move away from my current Look pedals for quite a while. The cleats need to be replaced on a regular basis and tend to exhibit catastrophic failure when the front tongue reaches a critical wear level. I like eggbeaters for my MTB.

[scorchedearth]

I have Time ATACs on my mtb and my commuter. Both pedals are solid. If you want something durable (if a bit heavy), get some Time Alium ATACs. Those should serve you just fine.

To be fair, these are the only clipless pedals I’ve used so my experience is limited however the pedals I am using are great and I would recommend them to anyone looking for such.

[DCAKen]

I’ve been using the Crank Brothers Candy pedals on my two bikes. I have had the pedal fail with the pedal body coming detached from the spindle on the Candy 3. However, I was able to get them replaced for free. These pedals have a five year warranty on them. I called CB about the failure and they were willing to replace them. Since this would have left me without pedals for a while, I decided to return them to Performance Bike, where I had purchased them. They have a lifetime guarantee on what they sell, so they switched them out at the store while I waited.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@hozn 74459 wrote:

Yeah, my experience is that the Candy pedals last somewhere around 4k miles when ridden in whatever conditions. I also tended to buy the cheaper ones, and that could certainly be a factor.

Yep, about 5500 miles on these. I got to ride home with one good pedal. Unfortunately it was on my weaker leg.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@ShawnoftheDread 78196 wrote:

Yep, about 5500 miles on these. I got to ride home with one good pedal. Unfortunately it was on my weaker leg.

One-legged drill!

[TwoWheelsDC]

Also, since this thread is revived….I just picked up a pair of Shimano M424s for my FG and I like them so far. I wanted something with a platform, but I’ve come to enjoy the dual-sided SPDs I’ve had on my CAAD, so that ruled out the de rigueur A530.

[jrenaut]

@TwoWheelsDC 78198 wrote:

Also, since this thread is revived….I just picked up a pair of Shimano M424s for my FG and I like them so far. I wanted something with a platform, but I’ve come to enjoy the dual-sided SPDs I’ve had on my CAAD, so that ruled out the de rigueur A530. The cage is plastic in the cheapest version, then alloy if you spend more money, but I didn’t think alloy was really necessary.

Can you use those with regular shoes?

[TwoWheelsDC]

@jrenaut 78199 wrote:

Can you use those with regular shoes?

Yep. However, because they have the cleat in the middle that sticks up a bit, they probably aren’t as comfortable as a true platform. But in my limited experience (like, maybe a mile in non-SPD shoes), it seems like the platform is a little grippier than the platform side of the A530, which my feet tend to slip around on very easily.

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