Instant Review: eggbeaters on a road bike with road shoes

Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and
teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too.

Pedals:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051

Cleats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057

Not sure what the difference between all the pedals[1] are, and why
they justify a difference in $500. I went for the second lowest
priced ones on the theory that it's best not to go for a lowest
bidder.

The only thing to be careful of, is the old Look pedals were fine with
flat shoes, but eggbeaters rotate a lot easier, and are deadly if not
clipped in.

Given how good they are, I was thinking of putting some pedals on my
other bike, and putting some 2 holes cleats on those shoes, so I can
mix and match the road shoes vs mountain shoes on either bike as
appopriate. Shopping? Mountain shoes. I don't think I'll go so far
as to grab these half flats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13050
but which ones did you have, Euan?


[1] http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/S...beater&x=0&y=0
167g, $534, max rider weight ~85kg. Hate for them to break up Col de Burgundy:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13048


--
TimC
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"TimC" wrote in message
...
Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and
teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too.

Pedals:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051

Cleats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057

Not sure what the difference between all the pedals[1] are, and why
they justify a difference in $500. I went for the second lowest
priced ones on the theory that it's best not to go for a lowest
bidder.

The only thing to be careful of, is the old Look pedals were fine with
flat shoes, but eggbeaters rotate a lot easier, and are deadly if not
clipped in.

Given how good they are, I was thinking of putting some pedals on my
other bike, and putting some 2 holes cleats on those shoes, so I can
mix and match the road shoes vs mountain shoes on either bike as
appopriate. Shopping? Mountain shoes. I don't think I'll go so far
as to grab these half flats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13050
but which ones did you have, Euan?


[1]
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/S...beater&x=0&y=0
167g, $534, max rider weight ~85kg. Hate for them to break up Col de
Burgundy:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13048


--
TimC
Error in operator: add beer

Gonna bang on about supporting your LBS again...

I could, at a push, do the egg beaters for $130. The price quoted at Chain
Reaction is 49.99 GBP ($115) - that includes the cheapest postage of 10 GBP.

I think the extra $15 is peanuts for the service, backup and help you'd get
from your LBS. That's not just because I own a bike shop (declaration of
interest here!). I thought the same before I bought my shop, and always gave
my LBS first crack - without shoving internet prices down their throat.

What will you do when your pedals need servicing and your LBS has closed
down?

Cheers,

Frank

On 2007-09-29, Plodder (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
"TimC" wrote in message
...
Pedals:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051

Cleats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057

Gonna bang on about supporting your LBS again...

I could, at a push, do the egg beaters for $130. The price quoted at Chain
Reaction is 49.99 GBP ($115) - that includes the cheapest postage of 10 GBP.

I think the extra $15 is peanuts for the service, backup and help you'd get
from your LBS. That's not just because I own a bike shop (declaration of
interest here!). I thought the same before I bought my shop, and always gave
my LBS first crack - without shoving internet prices down their throat.

What will you do when your pedals need servicing and your LBS has closed
down?

Sure thing. You want to give me a $600 cabcharge, and a day off?

My LBS is a 314 km roundtrip away. Astronomers regularly take the
taxi from the airport for $300 each way, but they're typically paid
for by some foreign government.

--
TimC
It's funny, isn't it? All this antiterrorist legislation makes ordinary
law-abiding citizens want to blow up politicians. -- Mark South on ARK

TimC Wrote:

My LBS is a 314 km roundtrip away. Astronomers regularly take the
taxi from the airport for $300 each way, but they're typically paid
for by some foreign government.


Touche...!!

just out of curiosity what cleats/pedals were you using previously ?

My LBS is well aware of what I use them for, full services when I
require it and if I am going to buy something that I would think I want
help with later on and I will pay the added price HAPPILY, but for
things like tyres/pedals/cleats/etc... they know where they stand with
me, I just cannot justify it.


--
MikeyOz

TimC wrote:
Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and
teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too.

Now you'll have quick wearing brass cleat. Actually I don't know how
they last compared to plastic road cleats but they dont last anywhere
near as long as SPD cleats.

Pedals:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051

Cleats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057

Not sure what the difference between all the pedals[1] are, and why
they justify a difference in $500.

Less weight & more Ti

Given how good they are, I was thinking of putting some pedals on my
other bike, and putting some 2 holes cleats on those shoes, so I can
mix and match the road shoes vs mountain shoes on either bike as
appopriate. Shopping? Mountain shoes. I don't think I'll go so far
as to grab these half flats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13050
but which ones did you have, Euan?

Probably Candy C. I think the new Acid pedals would be good if you
wanted a platform - they dont look to have the same shin biting capacity
as the Mallets

Parbs - who has lots of Crank Bros pedals

Beware the bearings - or rather the lack of them. The inner bearing is just
a plastic sleeve, even in the expensive models, and the pedals develop
substantial slop between the pedal body and spindle after a few thousand km.
You can buy rebuild kits, but it's a bad design flaw in an otherwise good
design.

If you can find the Look 4x4 as NOS, it's the identical pedal but with
proper bearings both inboard and outboard. I bought a couple of pairs of
them when they were on the market, and they have lasted much better than the
EggBeaters, of which I also have several pairs.

Nick

"TimC" wrote in message
...
Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and
teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too.

TimC wrote:
Teh excellent. I'm hoping no more quick wearing look plastic and
teflon cleats. Bit easier to walk on too.

Pedals:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051

Cleats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057

Not sure what the difference between all the pedals[1] are, and why
they justify a difference in $500. I went for the second lowest
priced ones on the theory that it's best not to go for a lowest
bidder.


What's teh difference between egg beaters and the BBB Click and Go
Pedals on here http://www.cecilwalker.com.au/category229_1.htm#15 .
That's why I have always used on my road bike with my MTB shoes.

DaveB

"TimC" wrote in message
...
On 2007-09-29, Plodder (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
"TimC" wrote in
message
...
Pedals:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13051

Cleats:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13057

Gonna bang on about supporting your LBS again...

I could, at a push, do the egg beaters for $130. The price quoted at
Chain
Reaction is 49.99 GBP ($115) - that includes the cheapest postage of 10
GBP.

I think the extra $15 is peanuts for the service, backup and help you'd
get
from your LBS. That's not just because I own a bike shop (declaration of
interest here!). I thought the same before I bought my shop, and always
gave
my LBS first crack - without shoving internet prices down their throat.

What will you do when your pedals need servicing and your LBS has closed
down?

Sure thing. You want to give me a $600 cabcharge, and a day off?

My LBS is a 314 km roundtrip away. Astronomers regularly take the
taxi from the airport for $300 each way, but they're typically paid
for by some foreign government.

--
TimC
It's funny, isn't it? All this antiterrorist legislation makes ordinary
law-abiding citizens want to blow up politicians. -- Mark South on ARK

Well, OK. You're excused

me

On 2007-09-29, MikeyOz (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

TimC Wrote:

My LBS is a 314 km roundtrip away. Astronomers regularly take the
taxi from the airport for $300 each way, but they're typically paid
for by some foreign government.


Touche...!!

just out of curiosity what cleats/pedals were you using previously ?

Look deltas. Hated them from the start (only thing worse is going
cleatless).

BR(x) riders will remember I tried cleat covers for a time, but they
cost $20 (instead of the $30 I was getting the cleats for), and would
last about the same amount of time, although they did make walking
slightly more comfortable. These cleats come with a little U shaped
grippy thing for the road cleats. I guess they sit recessed on
mountain shoes, hence not needing that.

--
TimC
A debugged program is one for which you have not yet found the
conditions that make it fail. -- Jerry Ogdin

TimC Wrote:

Look deltas. Hated them from the start (only thing worse is going
cleatless).


That was what I had before I went to Look Keo's.... it was a whole
different world of comfort, feel and ride..... as long as it works for
you... thats the main thing. Brother has just gone from Delta's to
Keo's as well and he was amazed at the difference and improvement.


--
MikeyOz