R.I.P. Crank Bros Candy 3. 18/04/2016 – 02/06/2016

Another vote for Time ATAC here,had mine for 11 year’s no problem.

Cue the kiss of death for them. 😕

+1 #oldguysneedfloat apart from an early set of Ritcheys I’ve ridden eggbeaters since they were introduced. Never had a problem. Keep them greased and they are fine. And my knees still work too.

Just to clarify, I’ve always loved the Candy feel, despite their reputation as flawed, and I’ve never had a ride stopper of a failure before, just extra play, splayed cages (from rock strikes), and I’ve rebuilt many sets (rebuild kits no longer available for the older Candy SL types of pedal – except a diy version via eBay USA). I bit the bullet on the Candy 3 with its “improved” bearing design, only to have a bad experience far too early on. It’s just resonated all the negatives about longevity, so I’m going back to Time after many years away as I want reliability & float (#oldguysneedfloat). Anyone want to buy some Candy 3 pedals? Only 6 weeks old…

What colour of box are they in?

I got some SPD’s (emphasis on the S) on my 16 birthday. They still work. I was 33 this year.

So did I. I was 38 this year…

I thought I’d written them off about 15 years ago when I smacked one hard into a rock and bent the mechanism. Bent it back with a large screwdriver and a hammer, and they’ve been fine ever since.

Eggbeaters on both MTBs. Newest are about 10 years old. Greased regularly and the older pair (2002?) have had two rebuilds.

They aren’t fit and forget like Shimano and engagement can be a faff during on /off hikey bikey but…. despite never quite trusting their reliability, I stick with them because they inflict zero knee pain, unlike every Shimano SPD pedal I have ever ridden.

Do Time or any other brands combine CB Eggbeater float with Shimano reliability?

Do Time combine CB Eggbeater float with Shimano reliability?

– I believe that’s the gist of it –

Do Time or any other brands combine CB Eggbeater float with Shimano reliability?

Time ATAC’s cleats have around 5 degree’s of float, but the cleats are handed to increase the release point. As for reliability, they are excellent, I’ve been running two pairs for 11 years and haven’t serviced them yet.

kcal – Member

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.

Same. 959’s I got back in 2003. Not touched them. 1000’s of miles, all over the world.

Thanks, if original Eggbeater SLs can no longer be serviced, then I’ll need to buy something new anyway.

I bought some as my knee’s aren’t the best, they were great, so I bought another pair. The first then died and shortly after the second one did too.

I think Shortcut actually shouted something like “crank bros pedals” up the line of trolls, in the same way most people would shout “puncture”, because frankly they fail about as often as most people get punctures.

Replaced them with the new shiny alloy bodied version thinking that maybe I was just being too tightfisted buying the cheap ones. Those lasted even less time.

Do Time combine CB Eggbeater float with Shimano reliability?

definitely get float and definitely reliable

Eventually the cleat springs wear to an unusable point

One set of mine are getting close – you can pull your foot out if you have worn cleats on them but my newest set are fine in them

Probably about 15 years old and thousands and thousands of miles use

My road ones are like new as i dont clip in and unclip very often

Time – knee-friendly floaty reliableness.

Every pair of CB pedals I’ve had died. Two sets of Eggs, a set of Mallets and their flats. No idea why I kept buying their garbage products. So I stopped.

Keep the Ol’ Crank-brothers-stuff-breaks meme going kids… it means a greater availability of cheap CB kit for the rest of us.. 😎

Keep the Ol’ Crank-brothers-stuff-breaks meme going kids… it means a greater availability of cheap CB kit for the rest of us..

You’re welcome to it.

Around 8 years ago I promised myself that I’d treat myself to some triple ti eggbeaters if I could get my weight below the recommended maximum rider weight.

I am now floating around that weight (and could remain under it if I really cared anymore), but rides with people running them have put me off, shiny floaty and light as they are. It’s not the reliability per se, it’s the fact that a frequent failure mode is the pedal body unscrewing itself from the axle.

I loved the original Eggbeaters – never had a problem. Rebuild every 2 years or so – perfect.
The new ones however…
Gone through 4 sets of pedals on 2 bikes in a year – including a rebuild (Egg Beater 3 and Candy 3)!
The rebuild can only do so much – what gets them in the end is the wear to the bars and pedal body.

So I made the leap to Time a few weeks ago.

The good
Float is good – no knee issues.
Reliability is meant to be better – we’ll see.
Nice positive click in and out.
Confidence inspiring level of security – similar to brand new Candy on brand new shoes.

The bad
XC pedals feel like a very narrow point of contact with shoe – fine when pedalling, a bit disconcerting when descending off road on a cross bike.
MX version is pretty grippy and supportive, but is much less distinct in terms of where to put your foot for clipping in. Not quite got used to it yet.
Mine came with ‘easy’ cleats which means I’m stuck with the hard setting. Would have liked to try the medium setting which only comes on the normal cleats.
Weight is a lot more than Candys.
MX Mud performance is nowhere near as good.

“Keep the Ol’ Crank-brothers-stuff-breaks meme going kids… it means a greater availability of cheap CB kit for the rest of us.. “

It’s not cheap though is it? CB stuff is sold at price points you’d expect a premium product for, and they’re not. They’re cheap crap.

“triple ti eggbeaters”

Lad I worked with bought a pair, they were astronomically expensive for a pair of pedals. 3 weeks they lasted. 😆

Lad I worked with bought a pair, they were astronomically expensive for a pair of pedals.

But look! Shiny thing in shiny box!

Who are the crank brothers anyway, are they actual peopl?

Oo I know that! It’s a portmanteau of the founders’ names, eg Craig and Frank (that bit I don’t know nor care). Doubt they’re brothers though.

I’ve had all the CBs models at some point or other and the only crap ones were the Quattros. I bought the original candys when they came out and they’ve still got life in them despite being powerwashed and barely maintained.

I’ve killed a few pairs of candys and eggbeaters and switched to Atacs. Time pedals come in a tin, although it’s not as colourful as the CB boxes.

I swore I’d never buy another CB product after their headset fell apart in a similar timescale to the OPs pedals

But CRC keep doing stems and the like dirt cheap

£15 for an Iodine stem in fashionable 55mm length, natch, even came in a fancy box

Just as long as no one moves from these to XTR M980 race pedals with the incredibly short life, no rebuild kit and spontaneously detaching pedal body.

The Ritcheys are good were it not for the fact that 1 in 1,000 unclips gets hung up on my shoe. Can no longer risk them.

XTM780s – much more reliable apart from 2 that needed servicing and bearing float adjusting after the first ride.

Pedals seem to get a hard life

I like Egg beaters and I normally get a decent life out of them.

But in the end after 3-4 years I always find the engagement becomes loose.

There’s no way of tightening it is there ?

The rebuild for the pedals is just for the bearings isnt it

There’s no way of tightening it is there ?

2Pure fitted new springs to a pair of mine after I twatted them. Extra are current distributor so try them. Special spring tools needed.

qwerty –
Special spring tools needed.

You got sold a lie there.

Springs on CB pedals are only under compression when you’re clipping in, or try to unclip.

Assemble the spring and wings, place in body, slide the central shaft section in.

No tools required.

Body wear on Candy pedals is the main issue for me recently. They last about a year before the body is so worn my shoes wobble about on them, defeating the point of having the bigger body.

There’s no way of tightening it is there ?

New cleats?

Time pedals come in a tin, although it’s not as colourful as the CB boxes.

It’s a nice sturdy reliable tin though, not some crappy cardboard thing rolled in glitter…