GuyContinental
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@hozn 85373 wrote:
I am in the [small] camp that thinks Crank Bros pedals are garbage. I wouldn’t run them on MTB due to second-hand reports of them breaking on rocks. I have mashed my alloy Time Atac pedals against rocks many times without them flinching. If you haven’t committed to a pedal system, I would definitely do Shimano SPD. I don’t run these,but know that it’s what I should be doing from perspective of durability of the pedals, durability of the cleats, ubiquity of the pedals (e.g. want to swap bikes with someone? want to test ride a demo bike? etc.). Mud clearance doesn’t matter unless you’re racing, since riding muddy trails outside of a scheduled event is strongly discouraged
(And from what I hear Shimano does just fine, anyway.) I use Time Atacs which are great, but the cleats lack any side-to-side position adjustability. They are very durable, though. Have yet to wear out a set on the MTB. My experience has been that Crank Bros get sloppy (retention springs) pretty quickly,then start making horrible noises,then eventually just fall apart while you’re riding (usu. ~5000 miles or so for me — depends on conditions, etc.).If you decide you really do want to try eggbeaters, I have a set that I will sell you cheap
I’ll take your eggbeaters. I love ’em. Also break ’em all the time but they are soooo cheap and once you break a few you end up with a nice pile of spare parts to rebuild casualties. Two benefits that Hans overlooks- 1) 4 point entry works really well (until you rip one of the cages off…) and 2) nothing but a Time offers the same level of float, I HATE SPDs, won’t ride them because of the short throw on the exit and Times, although durable like tank are also heavy like tank.
(Also Greg, didn’t I give you a pair of Eggbeaters? Hard to beat that price…)
