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Old 11-09-07, 03:37 PM
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The cool thing about the Time RX series is that the cleat is amazing for walking in and hence has a long life span but it also has a very low stack height, something that I've found makes pedaling feel more pure. They have a nice platform as well so no hot spots.
 
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Time. Had speedplay and look, hated both of them went back to time. Never any problems with them.
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Old 11-09-07, 04:23 PM
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I've used SPD-R's last year and liked them, but the lack of 2-hole shoe compatbility kept me from staying with them. I moved to Look Keo Carbons, and I love them so much I'd like to marry them. Awesome pedals and I don't think I could ever pull out of them.
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Eggbeater SL's for the float and brutal simplicity and durability. Though I get really weird looks from people sometimes.
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Shimano SPD-SLs. Mostly because the 105's were so cheap at the time I was buying ($35 from PBK), so I could get a pair of Ultegras for the race bike, and a couple pairs of 105s for the fixed gear and rain bike without breaking the bank. I haven't had any issues, so no reason to try the others.
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Old 11-09-07, 09:41 PM
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I run CB's Quattros. Just finished my first season on them. Relatively easy to get into. Nice float. I came from a MTBing background so these were second nature to use. Oh and I've never pulled out in a sprint or anything like that. The only thing I had to watch for the first months break in period was the cleats would loosen off about once every 2 weeks, but after a month i tightened them and they've stayed good the rest of the year.
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Old 11-09-07, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Kris Flatlander
I run CB's Quattros. Just finished my first season on them. Relatively easy to get into. Nice float. I came from a MTBing background so these were second nature to use. Oh and I've never pulled out in a sprint or anything like that. The only thing I had to watch for the first months break in period was the cleats would loosen off about once every 2 weeks, but after a month i tightened them and they've stayed good the rest of the year.
Can't comment on your post, but when I lived up in AB I used to work with a few people from Regina. I laugh every time I see that name. Yes, I act like I'm 13.
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Originally Posted by tfro
Can't comment on your post, but when I lived up in AB I used to work with a few people from Regina. I laugh every time I see that name. Yes, I act like I'm 13.
That's good to hear haha. I get by with the terrain we have, ol' Lumsden hill and all. However I get VERY jealous when I visit my relatives in Butte, MT (Levi Leipheimer's Hometown) and do the "Levi Loop" with Rob Leipheimer.
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Old 11-10-07, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by carpediemracing
The day I read about how to throw your bike in a sprint I excitedly ran to the bike, coasted down the driveway, and "threw" the bike - and my Vans promptly rolled off my Aerolites and dumped my crotch on the rear wheel. My "stuff" got jammed between the brake and the rear wheel and I skidded to a stop.

I never practiced my bike throws on Aerolites without the right shoes again.

Other than that experience, and the one where my pedal came off with a few hundred meters to go during a huge leadout, I loved them. Problem is trying to get the cleats right. If I ever get them going again, watch out! 76 grams (for the pair, including cleats and hardware), 360 degree engagement, insane cornering clearance, soft plastic even if you dig a pedal, and virtually impossible to pull out of - a criterium racer's dream pedal. The steel ones add about 60 grams to the equation. I have a box full of pedals, cleats, and various screws and plates waiting for me to figure out a way to use it all.

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+1 on Aerolites, loved them in the day - I used them back in the late '80's.. But man, if you think even a short look on KeO cleats is bad, try aerolites!


They appear to be still around - https://www.aerolitepedals.com/home.htm
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Originally Posted by Compressed
The cool thing about the Time RX series is that the cleat is amazing for walking in and hence has a long life span but it also has a very low stack height, something that I've found makes pedaling feel more pure. They have a nice platform as well so no hot spots.
Once I made the switch to Time RX's all of my hot spot issues vanished.

I wouldn't even consider another pedal since I had these.
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I had Look Keos. I sold them and got Speedplay Zeros (first ride today).

I was tired of trying to get my keo cleats adjusted right. The speedplays offer a lot of adjustment options and its a lot easier to adjust. Yes fore/aft adjustment requires you to take off the cleat, but I got it set right so no need to mess with it anymore. Its left/right setting that i'm getting hungup on.
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