eggbeater opinions
 

once I wear out the pedals I have now crank bros. will be my next.

my question is what the difference is between the eggbeaters and those candy pedals?

can you ride street shoes on the candies?

I dont have Candys,but I do have Smartys.The only differences I can find are that you can ride short distances on them without being clipped in,but for some reason the platform makes it a little more difficult to clip in till you are use to them.

They all have the same basic Eggbeater pedal at the center, you're just looking at different platforms around it.

They're all "mountain" style pedals, so "mountain" style shoes (aka SPD-compatible) will work. Supposedly some shoes need their soles trimmed, but I have a pair of Shimanos and a pair of Sidis that work just fine.

Not trying to hyjack here,but does anyone know the diff. between Smartys and Candys other than shape? Can I remove the platform and have just plain Eggbeaters?

The Smartys are a less expensive version of the Candys: Smartys cannot be rebuilt.

just give it up and buy mallets. that way you can actually ride in street shoes. It's possible with candys, just difficult. Impossible is my girlfriend, who managed to ride on her eggbeaters in heels.

the platform also diffuses the pressure on your foot from pedaling, I believe. Which is supposed to make your feet more comfortable on longer rides. I have Candy's and love 'em, but I've never tried plain old eggbeaters.

Candy's are a little more difficult to used to. Since the Eggbeaters have 4 entry points, they are real easy to get used to. In my opinion, if you're going with eggbeaters, you should get the SL's. Stainless steel spindles won't rust or oxidize. If you're riding in all weather, go SL. The base level EB's have a cro-mo spindle.

By the way, you can use road shoes, as long as they have a hole pattern for mountain cleats. I have eggbeaters on all my bikes. Road bike, fixed gear, and mtb.

I use Eggbeaters on my road bike and MTB.

Can't be beat.

This. If you're hoping to find something relatively easy to ride with street shoes, Candys are not the way to go. Smartys are a crappier version of Candys, and the difference in quality seems well worth the price difference if you decide to go with one of these. If you have a decent shoe with a stiff sole, I can't see why the platform on the Candy should make a comfort difference, though someone may have experience to the contrary? Still, I like the small platform on the Candy since it makes clipping in a tad easier and the bit of platform can be handy (albeit awkward and uncomfy) when not clipped in.

I have candys on one bike and egg beaters on the other, I started with candies as I thought it'd be better to have a platform incase I didn't clip-in in time. However I now prefer my egg beaters as they are easier to clip in, and not too bad if you miss clipping in for a few revolutions. I never found it stable enough in normal shoes on the candys - the egg beater bit sticks up into your shoe and makes it uncomfortable and slippery.

I'd recommend egg beaters if you are already experienced with clippy pedals.

I have a pair of Candies and Mallets. I love them both, but I would caution you away from ridding the Candies with street shoes. It works for short, light rides, but the eggbeater makes it VERY easy to roll off the pedal in REALLY bad situations. I almost ended up on the ground in front of traffic because of that. the Mallets don't have as much of a problem with that because of a larger platform surface and teeth at the edge of the platform. Mallets can be a problem if you are worried about pedal strikes since they are big as hell.

As for the eggbeater design in more generic terms, I've always thought it was a good compromise between rotation, mud clearing and price. :thumb:

eggbeater sl vs. atac aliums?

Quattros

What're you guys running for shoes/cleats ?

I have Eggbeater SLs and have been running them on my road bike with some old Nike mtb shoes. I bought fancy carbon soled Cannondale shoes and Ultegra pedals but I have not been able to dial them in with anywhere near the comfort I have with my old Nike shoes & Eggs. I was thinking of getting Quattro cleats and using my carbon soled road shoes but now I'm thinking maybe pick up a pair of carbon soled mtb shoes and just using the premium cleat ???

I have Eggbeaters, Candies and Quattros and the Eggbeaters are the most comfy because it allows for more motion while still clipped in.

If you're hard on pedals (like me, offroad) no contest. Been using atacs for @ 8 years(one set, by the way). Tried candys just to see- broken in less than a season.

Okay, a question.
Has anyone found that eggbeaters are much less practical with a fixed gear/road bike? I've come out several times while sprinting and nearly killed myself on my fg. I rode my girlfriend's candies and they just seemed to have the perfect amount of float.

I have a feeling something is wrong with my beaters, but should there be such a noticeable difference between the beaters and candies?

They all have the same float but I find it easier to unclip with the Eggbeaters.

Why does that sound so sexy to me?

I never popped out during a sprint, but the float/slack feel of the pedal was not confidence inspiring while out of the saddle so I switched to SPD-SLs. No more hot spots plus I feel completely locked in which is what I'm looking for. I still like eggbeaters though and I'll probably put them on my commuter bike now that I have two pairs of shoes anyway.

The Smarties (and MXRs) are OK, good even, for 4-5 months until they get gritty and don't turn so well. Since you can't rebuild em, they're trash. I also find that when you spend the $30-$50 on the nicer pedals the build quality and finish go way up.

Personally I am done with Eggbeater style pedals. 4 sides are great but even the platforms give me hot spots and they have too much float. I don't feel secure enough in them.