Originally Posted by
Pete Fagerlin
This is false. Do you think that repeating it will make it any less false?
I am repeating it because it is
not false.
Originally Posted by Pete Fagerlin
I've ridden with "dirty" pedals (lots of different mud, pine needles, pine cones, clay, mud mixed with gravel, etc.) and my pedals have shed mud/vegetation mixtures in all but a few cases. In those few cases all it took was whacking my foot against the pedal (while riding) to clear whatever it was that was blocking my cleat (probably a small twig compacted with mud).
I am sure you have.
Originally Posted by Pete Fagerlin
Any pedal system can get jammed on occasion. I've seen it happen with Times, Eggbeaters, SPDs, Frogs, etc
My pedals are 8 months old. They have been riding in 12 XC races, some happen to be very muddy but other are sandy dry. The cleats do not need to be replaced, the pedal tension is fine. I have had more problems getting in and out then I want to. They clog, jam and gum up on grass, weeds, sticks, rocks and in my opinion they shouldn’t have that much of a problem.
I fully understand that all pedals are going to get dirty, gum up with mud and will break at a certain point. My pedals are not up to my standards of simply clipping in and clipping out.