Crank Brothers Smarty Pedals...
07-02-08, 05:37 PM
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Crank Brothers Smarty Pedals...
Are these any good? They came for free with my bike and since it's the summer now I've been thinking of trying out clipless... should I play around with these? I'm currently happy with my toeclips/platforms.
Are they even worth selling? It seems to go between 40-60 online new.
So... keep the pedals? Or sell it and use the money to fuel crack addiction (or other bike parts)?
Are they even worth selling? It seems to go between 40-60 online new.
So... keep the pedals? Or sell it and use the money to fuel crack addiction (or other bike parts)?
07-02-08, 07:40 PM
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I would say keep them. They're not bad to learn with. I have them now because I'm too poor to afford real pedals.
07-02-08, 07:49 PM
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Smarty's are terrible. They are the "throw away" Crank Bros peddles. I just sold a set for $20 on CL (new).
I think you should sell them and get some real road pedals.
I think you should sell them and get some real road pedals.
07-02-08, 07:53 PM
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I'm not really sure what the diff is between these and Candys - but I love the candy in both C and SL, and have them on my road and commuter bikes. Group rides are a snap, I'm always clipped in long before the roadie pedal boys are, and I fail to see why anyone would want those 1 sided road pedals. Make sure you get stiff shoes if you're using mtb shoes on long road rides is the most I'd suggest.
Last - if you are caught in severe weather, and items are lost ( RAGBRAI 2005, Spencer Iowa) and you end up with a week to go and only your bike shoes, you'll want them to be some walkable MTB shoes rather than something esoteric that fits only a 3 bolt pattern....
Last - if you are caught in severe weather, and items are lost ( RAGBRAI 2005, Spencer Iowa) and you end up with a week to go and only your bike shoes, you'll want them to be some walkable MTB shoes rather than something esoteric that fits only a 3 bolt pattern....
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07-02-08, 08:03 PM
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The Candy's are a higher end pedal. Better/lighter spindle, springs, wings and more durable. I have the mallet's, eggbeaters (favorite), smarty's.
After putting a good deal of miles on my C eggbeaters I just sold them on CL for $20 also. I'd highly recommend getting at least the SL level just for durability issues.
After putting a good deal of miles on my C eggbeaters I just sold them on CL for $20 also. I'd highly recommend getting at least the SL level just for durability issues.
07-02-08, 09:06 PM
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Smarties were the first clipless pedal I got (for my hybrid, nearly 3 years ago). Of course they're not as nice as the Ultegra pedals I have on my road bike, but they're great for what I use them for. They hold up pretty well too - 3 years, over 5000 km, always left outside, no problems (although I really should get new cleats). I say keep 'em.
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I have them on my bike and I think they`re excellent low cost pedals.
Keep them and enjoy them.
Keep them and enjoy them.
