Road Cycling - Q for eggbeater users

I have heard that egg beater cleats wear out quickly. I heard the rapid wear tale from a mountain bike reveiw site, basicaly this reveiwer said they work great at first but after a short period the cleat wear causes false releases and that the release issue was fixed by new cleats,a few others hinted at it but most didn't mention cleat wear as they only had there beaters for a month or two. Is this the case in your case as either mtb or roadies, do your worn cleats cause sprinting release and how quikly do they where?(in miles or some sort of time or useage number) And how stiff are the shoes you use, this might be related to the wear or releasing, I dont know but I'm gona find out.

--Capsicum

I have had my eggbeaters for nearly a year and have never had any problems. After reading your comments, I went and took a look at my cleats and didn't see any excessive wear, just the normal amount.When I'm riding, I stretch, pull and bend while in the pedals and they have never released on me.As far as sprinting, I have gotten out of my seat, and hauled arse up and down hills, never a problem?

I've got eggbeaters on three bikes, the oldest pair about 3 years old. No wear problem here. I love them and will continue to put them on new bikes as long as they keep making them.

No problems here. Eggbeaters and Eggbeater Mallets in use, with a pair of Candy C's on the way.

I could envision more rapid wear of the cleat interface in extremely gritty conditions, but for the most part the only wear I've seen is on the road-side down surface.

Well of course magazines are gonna say negative things about non-shimano stuff. That is part of the deal. Shimano buys lots and lots of advertising and in exchange Shimano gets good reviews on their stuff and negative reviews on everyone else's stuff. Sometimes it is subtle and only hinted at... like the Eggbeater cleat wear thing.

Well of course magazines are gonna say negative things about non-shimano stuff. That is part of the deal. Shimano buys lots and lots of advertising and in exchange Shimano gets good reviews on their stuff and negative reviews on everyone else's stuff. Sometimes it is subtle and only hinted at... like the Eggbeater cleat wear thing.

Rather than a Shimano conspiracy, I think its the tendency for people to vent the negative vs the positives. If your a big time Campy fan, you're gonna have nothing good to say about Shimano, even if you've never used thier gear. And vice-versa.

I heard the rapid wear tale from a mountain bike reveiw site
I suppose most of that wear comes from walking on not so smooth surface such as dirt/gravel trails, etc... and the cleats picking up a lot of crud. I think these cleats last a long time as long as you stay on the road.

Well of course magazines are gonna say negative things about non-shimano stuff. That is part of the deal. Shimano buys lots and lots of advertising and in exchange Shimano gets good reviews on their stuff and negative reviews on everyone else's stuff. Sometimes it is subtle and only hinted at... like the Eggbeater cleat wear thing.

It was a public reveiw site not a magazine. Kind of like epinions in a way, every one can just right a reveiw. (mags don't like to badmouth their main[or any] advertisors your right about that)
Just to make sure I'm clear, I'm talking about cleat wear not pedal wear. The pedals themselves seem to be quite well engineered and built. I will be using them on a road bike.

I'm talking about cleat wear not pedal wear. The pedals themselves seem to be quite well engineered and built. I will be using them on a road bike.

The cleats are brass. That way the wear is proportionally higher on the cleat ($17), which is replaceable, then the pedal ($100-$250). I'd hate to wear out a pair of Ti beaters and still have a nice shiny pair of cleats.

But again, I haven't seen a problem. Maybe they wear a little faster, but thats a price you pay for the operation of the clipless system.

If you're using them on a road bike, are you going to be using a MTB style shoe? That was one of my reasons for using beaters on my Fixed and Singlespeed, I wanted the MTB style shoes for walking about in.

The cleats are brass. That way the wear is proportionally higher on the cleat ($17), which is replaceable, then the pedal ($100-$250). I'd hate to wear out a pair of Ti beaters and still have a nice shiny pair of cleats.

But again, I haven't seen a problem. Maybe they wear a little faster, but thats a price you pay for the operation of the clipless system.

If you're using them on a road bike, are you going to be using a MTB style shoe? That was one of my reasons for using beaters on my Fixed and Singlespeed, I wanted the MTB style shoes for walking about in.
I was going for the ss not the ti, but I was under the impression they were plastic cleats, not sure where I got that.
I dont really care if they are mtb or road(I can do a full run in buckled ski boots :eek:). As long as they fit, I'm picky about shoe fit and have wideish feet, and are stiff, like solid cast iron stiff, and cheap is always a bonus, made somewhere other than china if I can find it (usa would be nice), weight is not a concern (my bikes are both 30lb on the nose, hey they were considered lightish in there day).