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spd's versus egg beaters
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Posted 2 years ago #
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caged pedals with double nylon straps pulled nice and tight
oh and OEM orange reflectors built in for safety
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i've had them on my mountain bike and road bike for 2 years never had a problem with them at all, much easier to get in and out of than shimano, simple to maintain, just greased them for the 1st time and at 20 quid you cant go wrong.
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I use Ti egg beaters on my XC race bike because they're light and really good to quickly clip into and also have lots of float for big races. On my guiding bike I use SPDs because they're never going to break.
Chris
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I've had egg beaters for about 7 years.. the original pair lasted until last week, I know that people have issues with them, but I swapped to EB's after having knee issues. As people have said, you don't get the range of tweaking you get with other pedals on the market, the only thing you have control over is the degree of release.. simply done by selecting which cleat goes on which foot.
I bought the new ones on CR (£25 I think). Same good quality as the originals
I adore them, I've done all the Mayhems at Eastnor and have never had issues clipping in.. they are easy to disengage and I've not experienced the unreliability that others have had. I am quite light on kit though
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I only get to do about 12-18k a year on them
That's some serious miles Joxster, about 40 miles every single day of the year. And if you've been using the same pair of eggbeaters since 2001 that's roughly 120,000 miles until their first service last year.
Just out of interest, how many chains did you wear out in the same time?
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I've had some candys since I picked some up in America when the pound was worth something. Before that I used SPDs. And before that I used those weird strap things who's brand name I forget. They were purple with yellow writing so probably best forgotten.
The SPDs I really liked. But the CR candys just seem to click in & out a bit easier. And they certainly work better in snow & ice than SPDs.
No service issues yet with the candys but I liked the way that the LX-type SPDs could have an easy grease refresh.
I prefer the CRs, but the click-in is nowhere near as certain as the SPDs - no resonant 'click!'. And they do pop out if you step over rocks on your pedalling foot.
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I've recently switched from spd's to Candy's - got a set of nearly new Candy 2ti and sourced a pair of upgrade Ti spindles from the US
The key benefits and negs for me vs spds are -
Extremely light weight - less than 200g for the pair
Easy to service and regrease
Personally find the Candy's more intuitive to disengage
Enough platform for riding unclipped through tricky bits
They don't engage as audibly as the spd's but are easier to clip into
Don't clog as easily with mudPosted 2 years ago # -
A little late I know, but another emphatic +1 for Time. I've had my Z Controls for about a year, ridden in all sorts of mud, snow and grit and they've taken a fair old beating from pedal strikes too. They're still absolutely faultless with zero play in the bearings. Lots of float and a lovely positive engagement.
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DWH - Member
That's some serious miles JoxsterNo, he means 12-18 kilometres.
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