astrx

eggbeaters that is. skid stop, next thing i know, my knee is in my chin. turns out one of those four loops that comes from the ceter spindle broke.

anyway, while the beaters are in the shop, i dont know what ill do. being bikeless for weeks while waiting for pedals is not an option. maybe this is a good time to revisit cheap clips and straps? any suggestions on good cheap used pedals?

Jesse M

MKS pedal combo from IRO? MKS sylvans, clips, and straps for $44. pretty sweet deal.

ZachS

uh, used parts bin at the bike shop or friend's basement?

toshi

Whoah.. how old were your eggbeaters? And which type (chromo, stainless..)?

astrx

i had the chromo. was thinking about upgrading, but is stainless steel any stronger than the steel under the chrome?

ill most likely look for some used mks, once i can find some.

Döner kebap

I would most likely suffer severe injury if my egg beaters did this to me.

Jesse M

yeah, i've got the chromo ones as well. i'll keep an eye on them from now on. how old/abused were they?

Old Dirt Hill

Speaking of problems with eggbeaters, one of mine has been having this issue where the plastic plug on the end wants to wiggle itself loose over time. I keep screwing it tight every couple of days, but this is a less than satisfying solution. Any ideas?

ka12na

Glue?

baxtefer

contact crank Bros. They'll send you aluminum end caps with pre-applied blue loctite

spud

astrx, contact Crank Bros and see if they'll send you a replacement pedal directly. or call the shop and see if they can exchange the pedal with a set they already have in stock.

Old Dirt Hill

Thanks for the info, I'll give this a shot.

astrx

yeah i kept asking crankbros about temps, and they never answer my question
im thinking of just getting the mks pack from iro or something. all my lbs's tried selling me junk for 30bones

redcurrycelt

Even good clips and straps are no match for clipless.. Just find a good cheap pair of SPDs or Times. They'll do you fine.

Old Dirt Hill

Still no reply from Crankbros, and to my horror, I checked the pedal this morning when I got to work to find the plug completely gone. Any ideas as to what email/phone number I should try contacting them about this at?

baxtefer

weird, when I emailed them they got back to me within 2 days. Then immediately offered to send me new bearings and dustcaps.

Old Dirt Hill

I sent my email to info@crankbrothers.com on Thursday afternoon, so it's very possible they just haven't gotten back to me yet.

les walters

eggbeaters suck get some real road pedals or at least some times

dkb

https://www.crankbrothers.com/tech_eggbeater.php

No_Minkah

That's a minority opinion around here.

Technohippy

Agreed. I have them on 2.5 bikes, one fixed others mtn, and I like them very much. Can't imagine myself breaking them.

LóFarkas

How do you do that?

BTW, I had 0.5 eggbeaters on my bike once. Beater on the left, SPD on the right, testing out my feeling that the beater is not as solid an interface as the SPD. I thought about leaving it like that for fun but the beaters were so bad I sold them.

les walters

what ever i just dont like them i think as far as on the road goes you cant beat road shoes and pedals
and i dont hit the trail much but when i do it on times
pedals are kinda one of those things every on saiz there kinds the best but i aint gonna lie i havent tryed them all all i no is eggbeaters suck on mountain and road bikes but who knows i never tried anything but the cheap ones im sure the better ones arent that bad

Surferbruce

blah. eggbeaters are great. used a pair for almost two years now with no maintenance whatsoever, they're light, easy in and out, and have an intuitive design.

carleton

I don't think they suck, but after moving from Time to Eggbeater, I do prefer Time.