Trike

As the cleats of my beloved Coombe pedals are getting old, with no replacement available i am looking into buying two identical sets of pedals one for rodie and one for fixie. (if you have coombe cleat & pedals for sale PM me please)

It seems that everyone likes the Time Atacs and have a few questions about them:
How often you need to replace cleats? (if you know a cheap place to get them let me know)
easy to walk with them?
do they have a free float or they tend to recenter?
what is the difference between the XE and XS Models (other than price)?
are they easy to unclip in fixie when crankarm is not at 12 o'clock?

another pedal i am considering is th Bebop, if you experience with them please share:
How often you need to replace cleats? (if you know a cheap place to get them let me know)
easy to walk with them?
do they have a free float or they tend to recenter?
are they easy to unclip in fixie when crankarm is not at 12 o'clock?

thanks a lot everyone!

thurstonboise

OK, my first response is: They still make BeBops? I haven't heard of them in years.

I run ATAC XEs on my fix, and I really like them. They're free floating with 2 different settings based on how you install the cleats. The float is both rotational, and a bit(5mm?) of side to side movement which a few people I know do not like. I think the XS has their "Sensor" technology, but I have no clue what that means. They're really easy to get in and out of, the pedal is kind of ramped so you get the cleat behind the front retaining bar and push forward a bit to lock in. Release is very consistent.

Trike

i see them available on many internet shops cleat are also available.

BTW how often you wear out cleats on your times?
you walk a lot with them?

thurstonboise

I do walk a lot on them, but they're only 2 months old.
I'm also on a pretty limited riding schedule for this year. i shattered my elbow in december and long distances still hurt way to much so, I can't really comment on the wear.

culcrsr

I first ran ATACs on my MTB and then started to use them with my fixie. I've had the same cleats for a few years from mountain biking..so not much walking done. I would say they are definitely fine to walk in, and easy to get out of. I'd definitely recommend them for anyone's fixie.

Trike

thanks a lot

Trike

None is using Bebop pedals?

Rattlebag

Time cleats lasted me about 4 months of daily use with some walking (but not a lot) before I clipped out twice accidentally. The second time this happened I nearly killed myself so I bought new ones straight away. The old ones probably have more use left in them if you're not bothered about unclipping when skipping brakeless down a big bastard hill

Hopetoditchcar

Does having the extra platrform space on a clipless pedal help? I noticed eggbeaters don't have them and they seem to be getting good reviews. Also what makes a time attack pedal different than a regular clipless pedal?

dutret

try the road forum.

xs vs xe.
the xs has tension adjustment the xe doesn't.

Trike

sorry but i am not sure what you mean:
that tension makes it harder to unclip or harder to float? is the float free or not?

dutret

harder to float. So no the float is not completely free.

Hopetoditchcar

What is floating? I am learning so much from this thread

Trike

being able to move feet side to side without unclipping, heltier for knees

Trike

even with tension spring loose, it is still not free?