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Submitted by
formulaone33
a Cross Country Rider
from Tampa, FL, USA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Santos Trail Network | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Dead reliable, great in mud, easy to clip in and out. | | Weaknesses: | A bit heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | Onza Clipless, Shimano SPD 535 and 747 pedals, | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpy Comp HT. | | Bottom Line: | My wife got these pedals with her Jamis Dakota and loved them. I needed a new set of pedals for my HT bike so I though I would check them out. They are great. Very positive engagement and release. They are a little heavy but I really don't care on this bike. Price Point has them for $60 so the price was right.
If you want a set of pedals that just plain work and you will never have to worry about them, get these. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smokey422
a Cross Country Rider
from MO
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Landahl | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Speedgoat | | Strengths: | Durability! Mud clearance, good platform to pedal when not clipped in (like starting out on a hill). | | Weaknesses: | Difficulty in releasing until I modified the cleats. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano and Wellgo SPDs, Egg Beater originals (not recommended). | | Bike Setup: | Fisher HT, SRAM 9.0 drivetrain, Panaracer XC pros. | | Bottom Line: | I had a bad experience with these pedals when I first got them. Got crossrutted in a technical section, couldn't release the right pedal and fractured my tibia. After I got recuperated, I looked at the shaved cleats at Speedgoat and modified my own and also dremeled a little off the soles of my shoes. MUCH better release!
The durability of these pedals has been incredible. I've had them six years and the bearings are still going strong, have done nothing to them. They are good mud pedals, although I try to stay off the trails when they are muddy sometimes there will be muddy creek crossings and bogs.
I am rating at five flamers for value because they have been so durable. Four flamers overall because of the stock cleats but if modified they move up to five. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allan MacIntosh
a Cross Country Rider
from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Maddie's Madness - Fitzpatrick Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Got them from a used bike my Dad got | | Strengths: | Amazingly reliable, very solid, easy in/out
This is my 2nd year with them, no problems whatsoever and they were used 2 years before I even got them! Extremely worn down now still work great though. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, I'll live with that though considering how solid and reliable they are. | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap Wellgo clipless | | Bike Setup: | '04 GT i-drive 2.0, RS Psylo, pretty much stock. | | Bottom Line: | Reliable. Solid. Those are two words that describe them perfectly.
They're the type of thing were you never have any trouble with, the always work great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Z
a Weekend Warrior
from Bay Area, CA
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Skeggs | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$49.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Built to last and most importantly...NO Accidental Release! | | Weaknesses: | Maybe heavy? But hey, their metal not plastic. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi Rita SS 29er | | Bottom Line: | I ride a SS 29er and the most important thing for me is not to experience any accidental release. I've been on 10 rides so far and not one accident. I have Shimano on my other bike and I wouldn't dare use them with my single speed. If your looking for pedals that are simple, tough, cheap and without any surprises....these are for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark Lyndon
a Weekend Warrior
from NZ
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Wattles, Hot X Buns, Gunna Gotta | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | E Bay | | Strengths: | Easy and consistent engagement/release.
Quality bearings
Bullet proof | | Weaknesses: | Slight weight penalty for soiled design | | Similar Products Used: | Crank Bros Cand SL's (Crap), Reline Flats Nice bearings | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575 Enduro race | | Bottom Line: | Brought these 2nd hand 6 yrs ago, have road them hard and have never had a problem.
Have worn the bars flat, but they still going strong.
I brought some candy SL's to replace them for a change and cause EVERY one else had them wellr they crapped out after 2 rides and looked like they wouldnt last much longer sold them and brought a pair ot Time Z for a go.
Bootom line:
Great pedal, super smooth bearings even after 6 yrs,
Reallly good engagement consistent even in mud.
I would recommedn these to any trail rider as they very solid and reliable, if you want to save weight naybe the composite body ones would be the go but the bodys may not take the same beating.
I will try the Time Z's out and give a review after a while. Tehy felt really nice under foot on my test ride around the block, if too much pedal for me will get some more Atac Aluminiums.
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Submitted by
Stuart
a Cross Country Rider
from Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | penmachno north wales | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | chainreaction cycles | | Strengths: | price and toughness | | Weaknesses: | needed to cut some of the tread off my shimano shoes to get them to click out. Paint soon disapears | | Similar Products Used: | shimano 636 and 545,wellgo and crank bros candy | | Bike Setup: | On-One scandal
rock shox reba forks
mavic crossmax wheels
shimano crankset, gears and brakes
maxxis ignitor front bontrager mud rear tyres | | Bottom Line: | I am a serial pedal killer ive never got a pair of pedals to last more than a year before they fell to pieces but these times are spinning nice and smooth after 8 months of the wettest weather i have ever known. I havent serviced them or in fact done anything other than hose the mud off them and squirt a bit of water dispersant on them.
Once I had taken a craft knife to my shoe treads I have never been stuck in the pedals however muddy it was and the only time I couldnt get to click in was when I had clay jammed into the cleat pocket it just took a couple of hard stamps to get in.
I have only given 4 chillis for overall because the paint wears off 1st time you get muddy so they look slightly shabby but otherwise cant be faulted | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bill
a
from broomfield
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | front range colorado | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Easy in and out. High quality for the price. | | Weaknesses: | A bit heavy. Paint scratches off, why do they paint these things anyway? | | Similar Products Used: | First clipless | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300 Full XT | | Bottom Line: | These things work great! Easy to find and clip in to and release just before you embarass yourself at the stop light. Great on street and trail. They are high quality and smooth as silk. If you are a gram freak buy the carbons. If you want pretty don't bother they look well-used after the first few rides. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chephy
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, ON
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyclepath at Yonge & Bloor, Toronto | | Strengths: | - solid and durable
- looks cool
- tons of float
- very secure (you won't unclip accidentally)
- satisfying click when clipping in :-)
| | Weaknesses: | - no spring tension adjustment (some view it as a + though)
- heavy
- slightly tricky to clip into | | Similar Products Used: | platforms, clips + straps | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Tricross Comp | | Bottom Line: | It's a nice solid pedal for a great price. I really love the generous float and the 13 degree release angle (switching the cleats can give you a 17 degree release angle if you prefer). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta, GA
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Olympic | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Gift | | Strengths: | Solid feel, positive action, adjustable float, easy out. | | Weaknesses: | Weight. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano SPD, Eggbeaters | | Bike Setup: | '04 Santa Cruz Blur, XT brakes/drivetrain, Mavic rims, Hope hubs, Fox rear, Reba Team fork, Thomson and Race Face hardware | | Bottom Line: | It's heavy, it's darn freaking heavy. On the other hand, it's solid, darn solid. I was getting annoyed at some of the flex and feel out of some of the other clipless pedals I've ridden over the years. My bike is light enough that an extra half pound is a small price to pay to have pedals I can really trust. Other than the grips and seat, these suckers have more to do with comfort and feel than any other part on the bike. It's a good solid pedal, not a great one, but you get what you pay for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Weekend Warrior
from Pembroke Pines, Fl, USA
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$109.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint...included sette mtb shoes | | Strengths: | Very durable...very cool looking...nice decently thick platform. cost was nice. | | Weaknesses: | From what other's say, weight...but this doesn't bother me. | | Similar Products Used: | just flat pedals and regular shoes. | | Bike Setup: | 07 stumpy expert. | | Bottom Line: | I got really into this 6 months ago, and finally got the nuts to clip into pedals. I got a great deal for these pedals and some element shoes. I love it and didn't find it too difficult to pop out of the shoes. I fell twice yesterday but on stupid slow stuff...nothing that hurt too badly. To anyone new...i would highly recommend them. Also, banged into plenty of rocks and they seem to take plenty of abuse!
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Submitted by
Trek Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Flint, MI USA
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Everything, a bit heavey, but bullet proof. Adjustable...just pop off the cover on the edge of the pedal. | | Weaknesses: | ??? | | Bottom Line: | I bought these along with the Sette shoes. Torquing the bike through hell is a breaze. I've ridden these in snow, slush, mud, all kinds of crap with out fail. If you are looking for a solid pedal system look no further, if you want t cool name, go have breakfast. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Omaha, NE, US
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Swanson | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Shop | | Strengths: | -Bulletproof
-Can cake em full of mud and have no prob clipin in
-Can be tuff to clip out of if ur a noob
| | Weaknesses: | -heavy
-lack of adjustability
-if there was a neuclear war the only thing to survive would be cockroaches and my times.
| | Similar Products Used: | SID and beaters | | Bike Setup: | Formally a old Trek Y-bike, just purchased a Rush 5 | | Bottom Line: | I rode these for 5 years on my old y-5 and never even looked at them. Never a drop of oil or even a cleaning. They always worked and that is exacly what I look for in a component.
They are bulky looking and fairly heavy but they are absolutly bomb-proof. Also if you want adjustability go with the Ataks.
The day I bought my new bike I gave the shop back the SID and bought a brand new pair of em. Highly recomended product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JOSERA
a Cross Country Rider
from ARLINGTON, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | PRICEPOINT.COM | | Strengths: | They are very durable and strong, the can handle the beating everyday, good with mud, easy access and east release.
| | Weaknesses: | the only badk thing is that they are not ajustable and after a while one is looser that the other, it even say in the pakage that one is going to be looser that the other.
| | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp 2 | | Bottom Line: | VEry good product I like it to be the first set of clips its cool and sheap.
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Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Mass.
Date Reviewed: February 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$69.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Easy in, easy out. Mud shedding. Good platform. | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Ritchey. | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Owl Hollow hardtail. RockShox SID XC (oldy but goody), Shimano XT components. | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are a wonderful change from my previous brand. You know what you're gonna get. Predictable, which to me, is huge while mountain biking. You need to get out, you get out. Solid clip-in feel. I've been looking for an alternative to my last pedals (Shimano 858) and am I glad I took a chance on these. I have so much more confidence that they will perform as needed. Bigger platform, which wasn't a big deal at first, but now that I'm used to them, it's a bonus. They also are good at keeping the goop out. Even when they do get muddy, a coupla kicks with the shoe cleans 'em out. Yes, they are heavier than others, but if you're not an elite CC racer (I know, we all are), you won't be bothered a bit. I feel like I stole them for the $$. Time will tell, but for me, a long-time rider who still likes to push the envelope from time to time, these pedals deliver. If you're a weight weenie, look somewhere else, but if you ride in the muck (like I do), and mud-shedding, solid dependability at a reasonable price tops your list of concerns, these may be what you're looking for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodstock, GA
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Blankets Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Price and Durability So Far | | Weaknesses: | Weight-They are pretty heavy but I guess that helps durability. Either way Im not bothered. | | Similar Products Used: | None, first time clipless | | Bike Setup: | Steel Hard-Tail, RockShox Tora, Easton Bar, Selle Italia Seat, Truvativ Cranks, Panaracer Tires on Mavic 517 Rims | | Bottom Line: | So far so good. Not the easiest thing to clip out of Im sure but they get the job done. The difference between these and platforms is amazing. Cranking up a hill has never been easier. If you are looking to try clipless look at these pedals. Based on the reviews and price they cant be beat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Gallup, NM, USA
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any singletrack, anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | 1) Absolutely, utterly bombproof
2) Predictable engagement / disengagement with good feedback
3) Fiendishly simple design
4) Sheds mud like, um, er...something that sheds mud really, really, really well | | Weaknesses: | 1) That there's no excuse to buy another pair, since they never wear out or break (oops, I guess that's not a weakness...)
2) Heavy @ ~400 grams / pair (waaah) | | Similar Products Used: | Crank Bros Candy line | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Stumpy Pro (geared); Gunnar Ruffian (SS) | | Bottom Line: | I have ridden the SAME PAIR of Time ATAC Aliums for over six years (yes, you read that right: six YEARS). All I have ever done is replace cleats when the engagement / disengagement gets a little balky (cleats DO wear out). I have had the same pair of pedals on five different bikes, but they refuse to die. How many parts can you say that about? (In contrast, my six week trial of the much ballyhooed Crank Bros pedals ended in less than six WEEKS when one of the wings broke. Pitiful). THM: These are the most knee friendly, indestructible pedals you can buy and as close to perfect as anything gets.
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Submitted by
Woody
a Cross Country Rider
from Dublin, Ireland
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Cheap, maintenance free and reliable | | Bike Setup: | Sunn Crosss xc | | Bottom Line: | brilliant pedals you can use and abuse wihout worrying about them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marc
a Weekend Warrior
from Redlands, Ca, US
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Sturdy. After a few rides they were very easy to get in and out of. No maint. So far so good. | | Similar Products Used: | platform | | Bike Setup: | gt avalanche 2.0 | | Bottom Line: | They are a bit stiff at first, but after a few rides they are great. Feel good. I'm a first timer with clipless pedals and i'm very happy with them. They have 2 options for release angles. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fred
a Cross Country Rider
from EU
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | stable platform for foot, great clip in and out, excellent performance in mud. | | Weaknesses: | could be lighter | | Similar Products Used: | Egg Beaters | | Bike Setup: | I am carbon freak :) | | Bottom Line: | I have been riding 2 years wit Times Alium and after that 1 year with Egg Beaters. Now I am considering to switch back to Times. On Eggs foot is mooving (roatating) too much during ride and frequently slips off when getting on the bike in rush. As I am dooing MTB-orienteering I have to get off and back on the bike at every control. And during one year I didn't mastered to do it with Egg Beaters as smmooth I did it with Times. Also for me happens than in rush running I got my leg hit by the pedal, believe me flat Times are less painful than staples of Eggs. Otherwise Eggs are great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney / Australia
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | wisemans | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | with bike melbourne bike centre | | Strengths: | Simple, no maintenance easy to use. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano (which were harder to use and less durable) | | Bike Setup: | Jamis XLT2 which is a great bike (yeah the chainstay broke but they replaced it no questions asked) | | Bottom Line: | I have only had Shimano and these Time pedals. I highly recomend them to anyone.
I find the time pedal mechanism very easy to use, it requires no maintenance, and after more than two years of riding in rocky terain they are as good as new. (what more do you want)
The previous pedals (Shimanos) required constant cleaning and maintenace. I had two sets of shimanos in less time + they were a pain - screws always coming loose the mechanism blows up if you hit the pedal on a rock etc - yeah i didnt like the shimanos.
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Submitted by
Jeff Lukes
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, CO USA
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | White Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Gregg's Greenlake Cyclery | | Strengths: | Durability, ease of use | | Weaknesses: | Not really any, you could go lighter. . .but you could also go heavier. | | Similar Products Used: | Crank Bros Eggbeater | | Bike Setup: | GT Xizang, SRAM XO, Nuke Proof hubs on Mavic 517's, Mars Super fork, Avid Arch Rival w/ SD Ti levers | | Bottom Line: | I've read a lot of these reviews and never really contributed to the conversation, but when somebody weighs a pair of XC pedals and says they're about 3 lbs. for the pair, I've gotta put my 2 cents in. Come on man, take the shoes off when you weigh them or something! NOBODY would buy a 3 pound pair of pedals! I think you should check your scale.
That being said, I have used these for 8 years (or more) and I have never had a problem with them. Super easy to get into and just as easy to get out of. I have recently switched to Eggbeaters to see what all the hype is about, and I would have a hard TIME saying which I like better. Just a completely different feel. TIME's feel a little more secure on the cleat I think, but the Crank Bros. clip out easier under more extreme situations. You can't go wrong with either. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jody
a Cross Country Rider
from Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Los Robles, Sycamore | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | cam with bike | | Strengths: | Solid feel and click, held cleat well | | Weaknesses: | Disengaging with no real consistancy | | Similar Products Used: | Egg Beaters | | Bike Setup: | 05 Giant NRS1 | | Bottom Line: | Pedals came on my NRS. Used for 8 - 10 months...they had a good float feel and felt very comfortable to use.
Problems came with trying to disengage (click-out). Soemtimes it would release easily, others I could turn my ankle over 45 degrees and still wouldn't release. I read many reviews from this site and tried everything I could for many months to get them to work, but just couldn't release when I wanted, to the point of affecting my riding ability negatively.
I asked around with others I rode with, and 9/10 use Crank Bros. Switched to Egg Beaters and love them. Wish I would have switched sooner.
For those who love the Times and they work for them, great. From my own experience and other reviews I read...there are way to many persons with the same problems (maybe in the manufacturing process to explain the different experiences???) that I didn't want to waste more time hoping that they'd work how they should.
With this experience, I probably won't be going back to Time or recomending their pedals. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
garret
a Cross Country Rider
from tres rivers, ma, usa
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | sterage rock | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | COMPETITIVE EDGE ELM. THEY ROCK!! | | Strengths: | easy in.. easy out.. mud shedding.. never get clogged.. just a great pedal | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | shimano | | Bike Setup: | 06' stumpy expert; stans upgrade | | Bottom Line: | Don't know what this guy was measuring with below.. but these pedals weigh in at under a lb. scale off? i'm not really a weight weenie.. i'm 6'5" 242lbs so the platform for my big feet is appreciated, and the pedals don't even so much as flex under my weight.. buy em' if you're a weight weenie.. buy the lighter versions.. but this set up ROCKS! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ez-e
a Weekend Warrior
from omaha
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | EZ in and out. Very durable no maintance. NO problems | | Weaknesses: | Aluminum version is HEAVY!!!!!!! re-sale value is nil | | Similar Products Used: | I hav only used time clipless pedals | | Bottom Line: | THese pedals work great I have never had a problem with the funtionality of them. i have ridden on a pair of these for a couple of years. indestructable!!!!
I did however weigh on of the pedals recently. One aluminum time pedal weighed in at 1 pound 7 ounces. that's almost 1.5 pounds per pedal. 3 pounds added to a bike in pedals alone is rediculous. retail price for these is way too expensive. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stratman
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Strengths: | Durable, easy in, easy out, zero maintenance | | Weaknesses: | if it's not flashy and new, people forget about it | | Similar Products Used: | SPD, Look, Crank Bros | | Bike Setup: | Klein Pulse | | Bottom Line: | Time makes the best cross country pedals, period. after breaking Cranky Bros and the @#$% SPDs nearly breaking me, I switched to Time. Other than cleaning them, i have done zero maintenance and have experienced no problems whatsoever. i've actually just worn out a set of cleats (too much float), but pedals are still going strong. after 6+ years of hard use, they still just work!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Racer
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | The Best, excellent reliable consistent release and positive engauging, solid and lasts for ages, little little servicing required, cleats and rails last longer than Crank Brothers | | Weaknesses: | more expensive than Crank Brothers, The cleat's do cost a bit more than other cleats | | Similar Products Used: | The original one sided Time MTB clipless Pedals, Egg Beaters, SPD's | | Bike Setup: | NRS1, Stumpy Pro, all stock standard | | Bottom Line: | Here is what I posted about a Egg beater VS ATAC comprision after trying out Egg Beaters for a year and now going back to the old reliable Time's.
Have been a Time fan in the past. Never had good experiences with SPD's. So I thought I would give the Egg Beaters a go on my new bike. Well after 10 months of riding I am now going back to some new Carbon Time ATAC's (even though my old Alu ATAC's still have pretty of life) as they are better in performance.
For the price the Crank Brothers are excellent but the ATAC's are the performance pedal but are more expensive.
The eggbeaters wear out quicker than ATAC's, the Crank brothers release is not as good is alot more variable than ATAC's, they do release when when you hit rocks with your pedals (I thought this was a false belief as they should in theory close tighter if you hit the front bar on the pedal) this maybe because my foot is turning on impact on hitting rocks or the rock is hitting the back bar on the pedal, but never had this problem on the ATAC's (maybe the Candys with the platform like the ATAC's are better). I have tried both release options on the Crank brothers and still get some non releasing on crashes which I didn't have with the ATAC's. The bars on the egg beater have worn rather deep groves into my Spec. Mountain Comp. Shoes and the egg beater bars have worn out alot quicker than ATAC's. The engauging is not as positive and I find I have a harder time searching for the pedal and a larger effort is needed to engauge the Egg Beaters over the ATAC's (but way better than SPD's especially in mud). I have never had any bushing problems with the eggbeaters like some people told me to expect.
If you are after a cheap good pedal that will last for a year of solid riding then the Crank Brothers are great. But if you race and are a hard rider and want to have a great pedal that will be reliable for 2-3 years at least then pay the extra go the ATAC way. I have never heard of any of my riding mates having any problems with ATAC's expect the higher initial price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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