help with pedals
 

i'm looking for clipless pedals that use 2-hole cleats...basically atb pedals.

weight is not a concern. i'm looking for quality/value.

what i see on performance are the more inexpensive pedals appear not to have serviceable bearings. however, they are covered with a rubber o-ring on the crank side. i'd prefer pedals that are fully serviceable or have completely sealed bearings.

from what i can tell from the imagines on performance.com, it looks like the following fit that description;

speedplay frog mtb $105
crank bro's candy sl $120
crank bro's candy c $90
crank bro's eggbeater sl $120
time atac xs mtb $115
shimano 520 $55
shimano 540 $95

based upon $, i'd go with the 520's. however, i'm looking for experiences/opinions on the others. i use atb pedals on my roadie. should i look at pedals that have more of a platform like the frogs or candy's?

Here's what I use on a couple of my road bikes:

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/128...oad-Pedals.htm

I've had excellent results with them. Value-wise, you can't beat them. The quality is good and they even have kind of a "road pedal" shape. The cleats they use are Wellgo 98A, which are fully interchangeable with Shimano SH-51 cleats, btw. They use bushings, but if you dissassemble occasionally and stuff them full of grease, I can tell you they will last for years, in fact I've yet to wear a pair out. The only downside is if you want two-sided entry, these are one-sided-

those will work. i don't mind bushings as long as i can get in to grease the bearings....can't really do that on most of the other "value" pedals.

You can get the 520s for something like $34 (including shipping) from probikekit.com. I use eggbeaters and really like them, but the 520 are really pretty good and at a price that makes them very attractive.

I've had the M520's for about a year with about 1000 miles on them. I like them alot. But since this is my first set of clipless, I don't have anything to compare them to. No complaints here. note: I use the multi-direction release cleats.

For what it's worth, although many pedals technically have serviceable bearings, they may require special tools. Shimano pedals are that way, requireing a special tool to disassemble and another to adjust the bearings, as I recall. However, I have been riding Shimano SPD pedals for years and have yet to need to service any of them, despite many thousands of miles on them.

Two types of 520's. The M520's are double sided and are normally seen on MTB's The A520's are a road pedal and clip only on one side.
Both use the shimano 2 bolt cleat and Can vouch for both. The A 520's take a bit of getting used to after double sided cleats- but have a longer "Platform" to support the shoe and foot so less chance of a Hot spot on the foot.

And as to servicing- Have used M520' for most bikes- the oldest being 8 years old and have gone from bike to bike. None of my pedals Have ever needed servicing or regreasing or ever caused a problem.

i think i'm going to go with the a520's. i called the local performance shop and they can special order them. $75.

the cheapest i found them online was $67. but with shipping, they end up being close to $75.