Today whilst out riding they seem to have imploded. the left one got sticky, then clicked a bit and then locked up and un-threaded as i rode along (obviously as far away from home as possible).
Thats SIX WEEKS from brand new to broke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a nice evening for limp mode home.
Now, Times – i hear the XC8 have play in them as you pull up – is this true?
I like! Would like to see Time included as well, but I like!
Re the XC8s, mine are faultless, as expected. No issues on upstroke that I’ve noticed. Occasional squeaking with my S-Works shoes, which I can’t quite trace, but it’s only very rare and not that annoying.
Lol! That guide should be issued with every pair of Crank Bros pedals. 😆
EDIT: Just worked out that I have a pair of Shimano SPD 515s from about 2003. Could even be earlier. Never serviced yet feel fine. Even better, I think they were the same pair a friend gave me (they came with a new bike he’d bought and he used Times), so I didn’t even pay for them. Win! 😀
Quite clearly you hadn’t undertook the daily servicing that is required. Love the pedals when they work, just got fed up with broken pedals, because I clearly didn’t rebuild them weekly.
Because, despite the lazy meme, lots of folk get on really well with them. I run Candys on all my bikes. I reckon the oldest set have done over 10,000km and have been serviced once.
Which version were they?
I swapped from Shimano to CB last CX season for improved mud shedding as I was fed up of not being able to clip in when it got sticky during races.
I’ve got them on two bikes, one did 18 races, the other 14 & both are still buttery smooth despite jet washing after every race & 3/4 times during each race for the second half of the season.
Shimano must have a poor idea of business strategy compared to Crank Bros. I have two pairs of DX646 spd pedal that, quite frankly, I’m bored of. They’re 17 years old and have not needed more that 1 service since I’ve had them.
They’re a bit grumbly but still spinning freely. Boring. Boring. I wish I had some of those new spangly ‘short shelf life’ pedals. I love bike parts that are engineered to look great.
I think I’ve said this before. One of the first upgrades I did on my 1998 M2 was a pair of SPD 959s (after a review by Shaun in ST). Seemed super expensive. That must have been – 2001? They’re still on the bike, still running, after years of abuse. No service.
I’ve always liked the Crank Bros feel of their pedals, the float and the soft engagement, i din’t like Shimanos mechanical feel and click in/out.
I got given the Ti axle Candys years ago, they never failed, but did get loose, so i’d rebuild them until the next time. Over the years i realized i could pick up the pedals brand new from eBay for less than the price of a rebuild kit, and thus i accumulated a collection of Candys (& Look) in varying stages of wear and brokenness (eggbeaters missing from pic).
I recently tried to move away from the Candys and tried out some Look S-Track, but they needed shimming which in turn my knees didn’t like (#oldguysneedfloat), so i took another punt on the “improved” Candy 3 – but after 6 weeks of use, no more, thats truly pants & unreliable.
Egg beater Sl’s getting on for 7 years old, never serviced – absolutely fine.
Egg beater 11 ti’s got to be at least 4 years old, serviced twice – absolutely fine.
Just thought I’d mention it..
I buy their crap because they are light, have a good amount of float,I find them easy to clip into and they shed mud really well. Oh and they are low maintenance!
I’m a sucker for Candys.
My current set are 3s, are 2.5 years old and do 100 miles of road commuting a week. They have just been serviced for the second time as the inboard roller bearing disintegrated without warning! Same problem as last time…
It shouldn’t happen but I don’t care because they’re fab.
I’ve had Candys and Eggbeaters for around 10 years and have had few problems with them. My look keo classic pedals on the road bike went before my original Candy pedals. As scotroutes said, there’s a lazy meme because of some really poor longevity occasionally; if all their pedals died after a few weeks they’d be out of business.
I have some old style Time ATACs (2009 and 2011 vintage); I only changed the tension on both from minimum to medium last year or so – not sure if the springs went slack or if I started to like them tighter.
I think thats about the age of my cheapest Candies…
Anyway for the OP just send them back to be swapped. Most people choose to ignore the major and minor redesign in the last few years. The earlier ones did suffer but the newer ones are much better internally. All companies have bad batches and to bin something rather than return under warranty is stupid, it’s one of the good things about buying new.
I’m just about to retire the XTR SPD’s on my CX bike they’ve done at least 8200 miles (but I think they did several thousand miles on the previous CX bike too).
I’ve never even looked at the bearings in that time but the cages are now so worn that they rattle, even with new cleats and they’re starting to unclip randomly.