JamesV

I'm an eggbeater veteran -- I've been using Eggs for the last 9,000 miles. I use them on my road bike for commuting and recreational riding. A couple of thoughts...

"Eggbeaters Hurt Your Knees." This is not true. The pedals themselves don't hurt your knees. Eggs have 6 degrees of float, which means your foot can pivot from side to side by a moderate amount. If your feet and knees need to deviate from a neutral straight ahead alignment by more than 3 degrees to either side, then you need a pedal that has more float. If your feet more or less point straight ahead when you ride, then you don't need float and there will be no knee pain with eggbeaters. I rode a double century with eggbeaters and I had no knee pain. Lot of other stuff hurt, yes, but not my knees

Bearings. If you buy eggbeaters, make sure you get the updated model. My first set of eggs wore out the bearings after only a few thousand miles; my second set, the improved model, have many more miles and show no signs of bearing failure.

The old model has ridges on the spindle body


The improved model has a smooth spindle body


Make sure you don't get this model. They will scramble your feet and knees in no time.


Ahem. Seriously, for an urban rider I personally think Eggs are wonderful. They are easy to get in and out of, which is a real blessing after the 6th or 7th stoplight. If you get the newer model with the improved sealed bearings the things seem to be just about bulletproof. They laugh at rain, mud, grit, etc.

KevRC4130

I got the eggbeaters + road cleats yesterday. The little rubber things on the cleats are already falling off. I see that it came with 4 extras, as if they expected this to happen. Any tips on how to keep the little buggers on? What happens if I was to just ditch them?

johnny99

The rubber bumpers protect the cleats if you ever walk in them. You could try zip tying them on. Or maybe the new Quattro cleat platform will work better.

97 Teran

I occasionally have that problem too- it's partly, in my case, down to the shape of the sole on my road shoes. The pontoon part of the cleat needs to be flush against a relatively flat part of the sole, otherwise walking will dislodge the rubber pontoon cover over time. You can try experimenting- by micro degrees- with changing the location of the cleat relative to your shoe's sole, but obviously any significant changes will/may affect your riding. As I've said before, I think the Crabk Bros. road cleats are a clever solution, but far far far from perfect.

hmai18

Only the chromoly model has a smooth spindle. The stainless steel and all the titanium variants still come with ridges.

JamesV

Nothing really... I never bothered with the rubber thingies. I just walk on the cleats. Over time the surface of the cleat gets pitted and scratched, but that doesn't matter to me; the critical surfaces where the pedal grips the cleat are not exposed to walking action.

JamesV

Thanks hmai18, I wasn't aware of this. I only use the chrome version. If you buy the SS or Ti version, I wonder if it's possible to tell if it's the old bearing model or the new bearing model?

hmai18

I believe Crank Bros. changed the designation on the stainless model from "S" to "SL" for '05, so if you have a package that says SL, I guess you're safe. As for the Ti variants, I'm not sure about how to tell the difference since Crank Bros. doesn't archive their old models on their site.

thewalrus

I think I've seen Candy SL in retail boxes that say "SL" on them, sold on ebay described as 2004 models, with fairly decent Buy It Now prices from reputeable sellers.

The Ti versions scare me, or rather, anything with a "185 pound rider weight limit" scares me. I'm around 170 lbs and can easily exceed 185 wearing a backpack, or with panniers.

Denny Crane

For those wondering how to mount the Quattro adapter to your 3-hole road shoe, the horseshoe shaped black rubber part is a cover that pulls off, giving access to the left and right screw holes. Install the platform with the 3 screws provided, and then push the horseshoe shaped cover back on. Crank Brothers instruction sheet makes no mention of the fact that it pulls apart.

idc

I ride Candy C pedals on my commuter/hybrid 700x25c, better than the clipless wellgos I used to have. They're great for constant clipping out + in.

rpeterson

Wow, you bumped a 6 year old post about a product that's been discontinued for almost 2 years, good job.

AngelGendy

I have Eb's and candy's. I like em both. I still go on short rides on my fixed gear with eb's and flip-flops.

Candy's are actually harder to pedal with flip-flops than the standard Eb's, the beater part tends to roll my foot.

I keep watching CL for a set of mallets for cheap for flipflop riding.

AngelGendy

HA! and I replied to it!

idc

Sorry. I was researching for something about Crank Bros pedals for use on road bikes, as I'm trying to decide if I should switch to road cleats/shoes. I guess I never realised how old the thread was.

RT

I use Crank Bros. Candy pedals exclusively (three road bikes). Despite the age of this thread, I'll chime in here that I use them because I also use MTB shoes exclusively (Shimano, Fly Racing, Exustar, TIME). Nothing with serious bite on the sole, and only use them because walking in road shoes is a pain.

baj32161

It doesn't matter. You would have gotten flamed for starting a new thread without searching first. You just CAN'T win here in the 41