Which Egg Beaters?
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Which Egg Beaters?
Thinking about making the switch to the clipless pedals and people here seem to like egg beaters. Looks like there are a number of varieties, which one are the ones I want? Looks like Nashar has some $60, $100 and $130. What' the difference?
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Mainly spindle material and weight. Some of the higher-end ones may have Ti springs and engagement mechanisms as well, but most of the difference is in weight, just as with other brands.
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Weight and materials. The basic model is cromo. The next step up is stainless steel. They all function just about the same. I would just get the Cs unless there is a good deal on the stainless model.
You will like the pedals. Nashbar and pricepoint often have good deals on eggbeater/shoe combos.
You will like the pedals. Nashbar and pricepoint often have good deals on eggbeater/shoe combos.
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mostly weight as they use more exotic materials in the more expensive version, thus they weight less. There is some talk about the chrome, the cheapest version, not holding up as well as the other models, thus i got the next one up, the stainless steel.
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yeah like people have said the chrome model will not hold up to weather as well as the Stainless. If you mountain bike with them or scuff them hard, get them wet and dirty frequently, they may rust. (I have the chromes and I have absolutely no problems, although I don't ride in the rain).
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Have Candy C's , SL's, C's and Mallet C's. Darn if they don't all work crisp and smooth. No corrosion prob yet with the C's, but they have not been taxed in the wet and mud.
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You'll note that on the cheapest model, the edges of the pedal 'wings' are not rounded. I have heard of issues with these eating the bottoms of people's shoes. The SS version and higher have rounded edges and don't do this.
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I have a pair of the stainless ones and I have been thinking of picking up a pair of their quattros... anyone have any experience with this model?
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I have the stainless, got em on craigslist for $60. after about 1 1/2 years I've worn out the cleat, but the pedals look much like they did when I bought them. I'm using toe clips till I can buy a new set of cleats, but I highly recomend egg beaters.
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
I have a pair of the stainless ones and I have been thinking of picking up a pair of their quattros... anyone have any experience with this model?
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I had the Chromos which were great pedals while riding with a bike that has a freewheel, but they unclipped quite often when I was skidding with a fixed gear bike - which was not a "nice" feature.
I swithed to shimano spd 540's as the Shimanos do not unclip while skidding. ie. I feel safer with them. I liked the eggbeater more though in other areas... (clipping in, mud shedding, "feel" etc)
I swithed to shimano spd 540's as the Shimanos do not unclip while skidding. ie. I feel safer with them. I liked the eggbeater more though in other areas... (clipping in, mud shedding, "feel" etc)
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Anyone else have the unclipping while skidding problem with egg beaters? This would be a big issue for me as I'm brakeless. I don't skid a ton, but the pedal interface is my primary braking mecahnism. I was thinking they would improve my control over clips and straps with my street shoes.
Was thinking of getting a pair of those Shimano sandals for the summer and some of the more normal looking mountain shoes for when it cools off.
Was thinking of getting a pair of those Shimano sandals for the summer and some of the more normal looking mountain shoes for when it cools off.
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I ride with candy SL's...I used to have the stainless ones, but the semi-platform makes riding so much nicer on your feet
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I can't imagine how the pedals would unclip themselves while skidding unless your doing some funky stuff by angling your heel inwards or outwards. Otherwise maybe make the pedals release later to help prevent accidently unclipping.
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Originally Posted by .:Jimbo:.
I can't imagine how the pedals would unclip themselves while skidding unless your doing some funky stuff by angling your heel inwards or outwards. Otherwise maybe make the pedals release later to help prevent accidently unclipping.
I had some very interesting situations with eggbeaters running steep downhills and trying to reduce speed....
skip...skip...skid...UNCLIP... Holy F!!! -> no egg beater in a fixed gear for me, thank you.
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Originally Posted by nightfly
Anyone else have the unclipping while skidding problem with egg beaters? This would be a big issue for me as I'm brakeless. I don't skid a ton, but the pedal interface is my primary braking mecahnism. I was thinking they would improve my control over clips and straps with my street shoes.
Was thinking of getting a pair of those Shimano sandals for the summer and some of the more normal looking mountain shoes for when it cools off.
Was thinking of getting a pair of those Shimano sandals for the summer and some of the more normal looking mountain shoes for when it cools off.
this might not pertain to some, but a point of contention i've had is eggbeater's roll-clip-in "feature" (move foot across pedal, cleat catches spindle, click in - makes it easier). since i have toe-overlap, i usually unclip at low speeds or during a trackstand. and i've clipped-in by accident a few times. and that's no fun when you've already signaled to your body that it's time to put a foot down.
because of this, i've been thinking of going back to clips/straps or trying out those shimano spds w/ one side that has a platform.
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Glad this thread came up....
I just destroyed the bearings in one of the Chromo's last night. I extremely hard on bike components, and have a tendency to break everything. I like the whole eggbeater system - it's really secure and convienient. However, breaking after only 3 months of use is unacceptable.
So are the Candies that much better?
I just destroyed the bearings in one of the Chromo's last night. I extremely hard on bike components, and have a tendency to break everything. I like the whole eggbeater system - it's really secure and convienient. However, breaking after only 3 months of use is unacceptable.
So are the Candies that much better?
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i've got the ss beaters and ss candies and like em both. i do actually find sometimes my foot slides around on the candies platform before i hit the engagement, but with the beaters it's either in or you're not on the pedal. never had a prob unclipping while skidding or skipping, like morbot said that would only happen if you twist your foot, and then pretty much any pedal is gonna release.
i've had both for almost two years now and haven't needed to rebuild em or get new cleats yet.
i've had both for almost two years now and haven't needed to rebuild em or get new cleats yet.
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Originally Posted by get_nuts
They are flimsy and have a design flaw which causes them to break at the spindle. TIME "ATAK" pedals are far superior, IMO. As far as unclipping, this could also be caused by worn down cleats.
As a data point: I've only ever had one unintentional un-clipping, and that was because the cleats were almost worn to nothing. BUT! I do run brakes, so stresses would be lower.
Interestingly, when switching between my bikes with the SL's and the ones w platform C's, the worn cleats feel less worn on the C bikes than the SL bikes.
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Originally Posted by nightfly
Anyone else have the unclipping while skidding problem with egg beaters? This would be a big issue for me as I'm brakeless. I don't skid a ton, but the pedal interface is my primary braking mecahnism. I was thinking they would improve my control over clips and straps with my street shoes.
Was thinking of getting a pair of those Shimano sandals for the summer and some of the more normal looking mountain shoes for when it cools off.
Was thinking of getting a pair of those Shimano sandals for the summer and some of the more normal looking mountain shoes for when it cools off.
I'm pretty sure it's from the cleat being worn out though. they didn't use to have this problem, and the cleats show a good deal of wear.
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i like my eggbeater Cs and quattro SLs
never unclipped unintentionally.
never unclipped unintentionally.
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Originally Posted by poopncow
Care to share about the flaw?
As a data point: I've only ever had one unintentional un-clipping, and that was because the cleats were almost worn to nothing. BUT! I do run brakes, so stresses would be lower.
Interestingly, when switching between my bikes with the SL's and the ones w platform C's, the worn cleats feel less worn on the C bikes than the SL bikes.
As a data point: I've only ever had one unintentional un-clipping, and that was because the cleats were almost worn to nothing. BUT! I do run brakes, so stresses would be lower.
Interestingly, when switching between my bikes with the SL's and the ones w platform C's, the worn cleats feel less worn on the C bikes than the SL bikes.
The upside is that Crank Brothers has awesome customer service and replaces broken gear without a fuss, plus their no doubt finding a fix for said problem as we type.
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