Anyone here replace their SPDs with Time ATAC pedals? Did it transform your cycling experience, and if so, in what direction?

I used them for quite while, in both touring and randos, and when I had to ride quite a way to go shopping.

The pedals lasted well, and I got out at the weekend the five or six I have in storage over five years, but continue to decide against using them again because they don't accept the Shimano clip-ins.

The ATAC cast bronze for the clips may be different now, or likely not. I worse a pair about every year, and seeing I had around five of shoes (compared to around 8 now), that was quite expensive compared with Shimano cast steel ones that have lasted years..

Also found over a long period that the springs wore flat section from the movement to clip in. None ever broke, but were close if use continued.

Thanks.

I guess I should stick with Shimano.

When I tried SPuD type pedals, Atac Aluminum is what I got,
I have ... removed them now years ago..
and put platform pedals of one sort or another on..so as to use regular shoes..

because I'm just using my bikes as transportation,( in the past, touring ) not sports athleticism..

So ATAC pedals..? I Can sell a few.. QBP does stock all the small parts
for your favorite shop to order..




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I used them and liked them. Seemed like they had the reliability of shimano spd's plus the mud/snow shedding abilities of crank brothers.

I switched to flats and prefer those over clipless nowadays. The Time Atac's were my favorite pedals of the ones I tried though.

If you aren't slogging through mud or dealing with winter ice/snow I don't see any big reason to change away from spd's though.

Time makes great stuff but most folks don't stock it because there isn't much call for it. They aren't hard for your local shop to get but more than likely they will have SPD cleats easily available so I would just stick with those.

I replaced my SPDs with Time ATACs ages ago and have never looked back. It was easily one of the best things I've done. No more mud clogged pedals (made for several long rides home), no more self-disassembling pedals (made for one really long ride home) and plenty of float keeps the knees happy. I've had to replace the springs in 1 pedal after ~35,000 miles, otherwise I don't touch them. I have ATACs on everything I ride, road or mountain. I haven't found anything else that works as well.