Crank Brothers Smarty Clipless Pedals

[BRICKTOP 2980]

hi do anyof you use Crank Brothers Smarty Clipless Pedals ?if so what do you think to them are they the same has egg beaters?

[MIN]

They are essentially the same as Eggbeaters with a platform. They are slightly lighter that the Candy, but the Candies are rebuildable and the Smartys are not.

[TXBDan]

I've mountain biked w/ eggbeaters and Candys and once clipped in w/ a stiff shoe, you can't tell the difference. I ride eggbeaters now and would recommend them.

[happyvalley]

Smartys are junk. I bent the bail on the trainer my first time using them. They came on my new cross bike. Total waste of money imo. I have never had a problem with eggbeaters or candys and I've used both for years. For cross get the eggbeaters

[lightisright]

I am just now looking at these for my new MB FantomcrossPro. I've never used clipless pedals before and was leaning towards to Candy or Smarty pedals. Do they have enough platform to them to be used occasionally with normal shoes/sandals? Like when I just want to pop a couple blocks away to a friends house. That would be my reasoning to get the Candy over plain eggbeaters (or even get the Smarty which are larger but I did notice the non-rebuildable aspect of them). Thanks,

[TXBDan]

I've used the Candys before w/ regular shoes. Its a little strange because you feel the wings sticking up through the platform through your shoe soles. If its just a few blocks, etc itd probably be fine, but its not a real platform pedal for sure. Might be easier to just swap pedals as needed.

[testtube]

hi do anyof you use Crank Brothers Smarty Clipless Pedals ?if so what do you think to them are they the same has egg beaters?

I have the smarties on my commuter rig. Being an eggbeaters fan I got these 'cause the price was right. After 250 or so miles over 1 month I can tell these won't last the winter (bearing play/pedal chatter already and wings getting beat to h3ll, i'm 6'3" 200# for reference). Cleat engagement isn't as easy as the eggbeater, most likely due to the fact the you can't push/roll the wings easily due to the platform (that being said I find the eggbeater obnoxiously easy to engage).

I will probably swap these out for the eggbeater SL (forged instead of formed wings, etc.).

The smarties might be fine with moderate mileage and fair weather riding. For heavy use (or heavier rider) you might want something a little tougher...

[edgell22]

I agree Smarty's are crap. I had a pair and the wing bent on the first rock it hit and I couldn't clip into that side any more. Crank brothers replaced them without any trouble, but you will be without pedals for a couple weeks everytime this happens. Eggbeaters are much better and even easier to clip in/out of. I have had and know several people who have had clipping in/out issues with smartys. Never had a single problem with eggbeaters. I love them!

[PATH]

I have both Candys and Smartys. I find the Candys to be better. I like the larger platform and I am able to clip in and out better. I am in the process of phasing out Smartys on any of my bikes. I won't be going Eggbeater because I like a platform for my size 50 gunboats.

[mrkaztro]

Smarty's are not so "smart" the bearings suck and they're not rebuild able. You can't go wrong with the Egg or Candy

[thirdin77]

Can anyone who has had both the Eggbeaters and Candy's say which is easier to clip into? Also, does the platform on the Candy's give you something to stand on until you've clipped in, e.g. if you're leaving a stoplight and want to just stand on the pedal before clipping..

[happyvalley]

I have both eggbeaters and candys. The candys are better for pedaling without being cilpped in like starting out or no cleats and somewhat easier to find the wire bails to get clipped in. The eggbeaters will shed mud and snow/ice more effectively but are a little tough to pedal when not clipped in.

[nowheels]

I have both eggbeaters and candys. The candys are better for pedaling without being cilpped in like starting out or no cleats and somewhat easier to find the wire bails to get clipped in. The eggbeaters will shed mud and snow/ice more effectively but are a little tough to pedal when not clipped in.


I would have to agree with this point. I to use both and have issues with either..... just sometimes finding the clip on the egg-beater can be a bit clumbersome some times when in a hurry.

[testtube]

Just to follow up on my earlier post. One of my smarty pedals is dead, I haven't opened them up and they don't appear serviceable. It feels like the bearings disintegrated and the pedal knocks around on the axle. 2 months and ~600 miles of riding. They were cheap so I'm not really frustrated. Time to shell out the extra $ and look at a set of SL candies or eggbeaters...

[DDYTDY]

I run Candys , Eggbeaters and Mallets. I'm happy with all.

[linux_author]

have a pair of the smarty pedals (use eggbeaters and candies on my other rides)... the smarty set now has about 2,500 miles on 'em and still no problems... but as others have pointed out, they are NOT rebuildable, so when they go, they're gone... i got 'em at a good price, so i popped for them at the time...

i notice no difference between the smarty and candy pedals... OTOH, eggbeaters gave me hotspots on my previous shoes (661s)... i now use stiffer-soled shoes, so this hasn't been a problem...

p.s. i'm beefy, but i'm not a masher, so YMMV...