Crank Bros. opinions?

I'm thinking about upgrading my pedals from standard Shimano SPD's to
some version of the Crank Bros. "eggbeaters," based chiefly on
recommendations from other riders, etc. I can't decide if I need to go
with the "Candy" or "Smarty" as opposed to the naked eggbeaters. I
ride mostly dirt singletrack, rock gardens, general "cross country"
riding and tend to avoid big dropoffs, although I do ride some fairly
technical downhill sections.

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance.

I'm thinking about upgrading my pedals from standard Shimano SPD's to
some version of the Crank Bros. "eggbeaters," based chiefly on
recommendations from other riders, etc. I can't decide if I need to go
with the "Candy" or "Smarty" as opposed to the naked eggbeaters. I
ride mostly dirt singletrack, rock gardens, general "cross country"
riding and tend to avoid big dropoffs, although I do ride some fairly
technical downhill sections.

I use the naked, original Egg-Beaters. Seems the weight benfit is lost if
you go with the beefy models...I love them but there are some issues...they
don't seem to last as long as my Shimano SPD's and they wear a groves in the
bottom of my bike shoes which causes a little play after a year or so...but
all in all, I prefer Egg-Beaters to SPD. For XC the standard type should
suffice.

Is there a big difference in Crank Bros. and Time pedals?


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On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:27:50 -0700, Prunes Moolic wrote:

I'm thinking about upgrading my pedals from standard Shimano SPD's to
some version of the Crank Bros. "eggbeaters," based chiefly on
recommendations from other riders, etc. I can't decide if I need to go
with the "Candy" or "Smarty" as opposed to the naked eggbeaters. I
ride mostly dirt singletrack, rock gardens, general "cross country"
riding and tend to avoid big dropoffs, although I do ride some fairly
technical downhill sections.

Any recommendations?

I've got plain Egg Beaters on two of my bikes and I think they're great,
even for techical downhill sections.

They have two main drawbacks. They're easy to clip in to, but if you miss
clipping back in from a standing start on a climb, then your foot can slip
off, when it may not do with a platform model. The cleats wear too
quickly. Despite that, I'd take them over SPDs any day.

On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 22:46:39 -0500, Scott G wrote:

I use the naked, original Egg-Beaters. Seems the weight benfit is lost if
you go with the beefy models...I love them but there are some issues...they
don't seem to last as long as my Shimano SPD's and they wear a groves in the
bottom of my bike shoes which causes a little play after a year or so...

You should get sole protectors with the cleats.

On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:27:50 -0700, Prunes Moolic wrote:

I'm thinking about upgrading my pedals from standard Shimano SPD's to
some version of the Crank Bros. "eggbeaters," based chiefly on
recommendations from other riders, etc. I can't decide if I need to go
with the "Candy" or "Smarty" as opposed to the naked eggbeaters. I
ride mostly dirt singletrack, rock gardens, general "cross country"
riding and tend to avoid big dropoffs, although I do ride some fairly
technical downhill sections.

Any recommendations?

I've got plain Egg Beaters on two of my bikes and I think they're great,
even for techical downhill sections.

They have two main drawbacks. They're easy to clip in to, but if you miss
clipping back in from a standing start on a climb, then your foot can slip
off, when it may not do with a platform model. The cleats wear too
quickly. Despite that, I'd take them over SPDs any day.