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LF Clipless Pedal advice
Ever since I've started using clipless pedals I've used a pair of Shimano SPD's. For some reason no matter now much I ride I've always had problems clipping in my second foot from time to time. I figure it is about time to upgrade, and thought I would ask for advice here. Most of the people I've talked to swear by Crank Bros. or Look egg beater style pedals. But I've also talked to one person that likes there Time ATAC pedals. I'm most concerned with ease of entry, but I am interested in all your thoughts on the different pedals available.
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Ever since I've started using clipless pedals I've used a pair of Shimano SPD's. For some reason no matter now much I ride I've always had problems clipping in my second foot from time to time. I figure it is about time to upgrade, and thought I would ask for advice here. Most of the people I've talked to swear by Crank Bros. or Look egg beater style pedals. But I've also talked to one person that likes there Time ATAC pedals. I'm most concerned with ease of entry, but I am interested in all your thoughts on the different pedals available.
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All about Time ATACs. Best pedals ever.
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Which is exactly what I have now. My problem isn't the force of entry required, but more so getting them lined up properly to clip in. I'm not sure why this continues to be a problem after 6 years of using clipless, but it still is. Granted not as bad as it used to be. I don't seem to have the problem on my road bike with my Look KEO's. Would your recommendation still be the Shimano's?
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No. Shimano has a very small slot that you stick the cleat in and makes it hard to clip in. When they get dirty they are impossable to get into.
I am doing the same thing you are doing. I am upgrading my spds to egg beaters.
I didn't know that Look made a egg beater style pedal. Thanks
I am doing the same thing you are doing. I am upgrading my spds to egg beaters.
I didn't know that Look made a egg beater style pedal. Thanks
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Shimano has a very small slot that you stick the cleat in and makes it hard to clip in.
When they get dirty they are impossible to get into
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+1. I don't know if the high-end Shimano pedals are any better but my 520 SPDs don't clear mud/debris well and often become difficult to clip into as a result. This is true for me even when the spring tension is at the loosest setting.
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Dirt and debris collect on the Shimano SPD pedals. The cleat will cram the dirt in the slot and not cause the cleat to not engage all the way. They do not shed mud or any thing for that matter.
Yesterday when I was out for a ride I got small piece of a pinecone stuck in between my cleat and pedal, jamming it into that “slot” causing it to not clip in. When I stopped to look at it I had to use a small allen key to force it out.
Great news that they work for you. They do not work for me or the OP.
Yesterday when I was out for a ride I got small piece of a pinecone stuck in between my cleat and pedal, jamming it into that “slot” causing it to not clip in. When I stopped to look at it I had to use a small allen key to force it out.
Great news that they work for you. They do not work for me or the OP.
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ATAC's, still love them ! The only other one that comes close are Frogs and that's what I use due to knee problems. Never had either fail when I needed them. I like the platform size on both. Eggs just always seemed small.
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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).
Originally Posted by Pete Fagerlin
Any pedal system can get jammed on occasion. I've seen it happen with Times, Eggbeaters, SPDs, Frogs, etc
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.
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In my experience, TIMEs and Eggbeaters are definitely better than SPDs in terms of mudshedding/getting into when dirty.
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This is false. Do you think that repeating it will make it any less false?
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).
It is not impossible to get into SPDs when they are dirty.
Any pedal system can get jammed on occasion. I've seen it happen with Times, Eggbeaters, SPDs, Frogs, etc.
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).
It is not impossible to get into SPDs when they are dirty.
Any pedal system can get jammed on occasion. I've seen it happen with Times, Eggbeaters, SPDs, Frogs, etc.
I have heard similar complaints about the SPDs often but very rarely about Eggbeaters and Times. Additionally, I have never had problems clipping into or out of with my low-end Smarty Eggbeaters.
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I use Speeplay frogs on both my Mountain bike and my Road bike with no complaints. I originally changed to them for the extra float, but I believe that they work well as MTB pedals as well.