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I've always ridden flats but I'm clip-curious. I love the advantages of clipping in but I can't get used to them.
I have good Mavic shoes and decent old Shimano DX pedals but every time I use them for a few days I can feel the pain starting in my knees. I've experimented loads with cleat position. I stand with my feet at 10 to 2 and I've had a specialist tell me I look like a duck. So maybe, I'll never get a comfy position for clipping in.
I was just wondering if Mallets have a little more float and would let me move into a less damaging position and cleat position would be less critical.
Just wondering. It's too much money to spend on something that might end up chucked in a tool box.
don't use anything with a significant cage around it - the pins etc stop your foot rotating during the pedal stroke so you won't get any 'float' as such.
I'd try Candy's or Eggbeaters.
buy a set of time atacs. lots of float and last a long time.
avoid eggbeaters, i snapped a new set of eggbeaters within the week. crankbrothers are crap.
Hmm, I was drawn to pedals with cages as I just assumed they'd be better. I tend to ride tech trails with drops and jumps and thought the cage would give me something to stamp on if I got unclipped. I hope to graduate to clipping in on my DH bike so I was looking at the beefier stuff.
I see what you're saying though. I'm going to ask around locally and see if I can borrow some.
EDIT:
crankbrothers are crap.
I was aware of this. Open to alternatives 😉
crankbrothers are crap.
Been running them for near on 7 years. Had the old and the new. Only failure was one bolt that came off. Current mallets are great but as said above the pins make everything more planted rather than floaty. The candies are great for float with more traditional stiff spd shoes. Can't really fault them.
crankbrothers are crap
I used them for years, greased them regularly and had no problems other than wear and tear. I switched to Shimano last year, the first pair were XTR's and had bearings fail within 3 months, the replacements didn't fair much better and were consigned to the bin. I've also got a couple of pairs of XT's which have been better.
Wifey uses Ritchie SPD's and my money would go either there or Time Atac. Although I haven't used Time since the 90's I know people who do and never have any issues.
eggbeater threads come up fairly regularly. posters usually fall in to the two camps, those who've used them and couldn't put up with the maintenance and falling apart, and those who are sticking with them.
a recent thread about times was pretty unanimously in praise.
Another vote for Time.
One more for Time.
Just to balance it out, another crank brothers lover, bit of maintenance occasionally but love the float, egg beaters for cross and candys for everything else even road.
Screw the pins fully in or remove - that's what I do on my previous generation CB Mallets (look like current DH flavour) - I then have plenty of float and a big platform for those 'not quite sure about this' moments.
a recent thread about times was pretty unanimously in praise.
Ok, thanks for the input. I don't want to turn this into a CB bashing thread. The problem is with my knees. Just wondering changing from Shimano will fix it.
crank bros here
you have to do maintenenace,- annual bearing change but its an easy enough job and the new mallets in particular are really good pedals, nice platform, good float, good in the mud and ice
Changing from spds to Time solved my knee problems. That's not to say it will for you though.
Crank brothers mallet dh's are brilliant pedals imo, i've hammered a set for over a year and only now needing a bearing change. A lot of deserved flak went towards the brand a few years back but i've had no problems with the newer pedals.
Have used Eggbeaters and there Ilk for 8/9years now and never had a failure.
In fact still got a set of the Original Eggbeater C's which are still on the original bearings/bushings.
The bearings are still smooth and spin fine though there is now a bit of play in the bushing end but a cheap rebuild kit would sort that out.
I like them for easy clipping in and the float.
I put the longevity down to pumping them full of grease from day one, and then bi-annual grease changes, all seems to work for me.
I'm around 14st so no lightweight either.
I've used SPDs, CBs and ATACs over the years. ATACs are head and shoulders above the rest imho. More float than SPDs and clipping in/out is a smoother more progressive action. More reliable than CBs (I've had two pairs of ATACs for the last 5 years or so and have never done any form of maintenance).
don't use anything with a significant cage around it - the pins etc stop your foot rotating during the pedal stroke so you won't get any 'float' as such.
This is Utter crap. My mallets have float and platform. All good for me.
No major maintenance issues either. They are old too.
(I've had two pairs of ATACs for the last 5 years or so and have never done any form of maintenance).
I passed a pair of seven old ones on to a mate of mine when I upgraded. He's still using them. I gave them to him about seven years ago. No maintenance at all!