Are Time RXS pedals durable???



On 4 Oct 2005 02:17:26 -0700, "AJS" <[email protected]> wrote:

>One disturbing thing is the reports of the pedal unscrewing itself.
>
>I've seached this group and the net and cannot find any other reports
>of these pedals unscrewing themselves. Anyone see this firsthand?


Given the fact that this dude thinks it's the *right* pedal that would
have to be reverse threaded, rather than the left, I think we can safely
dismiss him as a crank.

Jasper
 
AJS wrote:
> I've been looking for reviews of the Time RXS pedals on the net and
> haven't really found any. I did find these "user" reviews:
>
> http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/drivetrain/pedals/time/PRD_331258_2503crx.aspx
>
> One disturbing thing is the reports of the pedal unscrewing itself.
>
> I've seached this group and the net and cannot find any other reports
> of these pedals unscrewing themselves. Anyone see this firsthand?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anthony


Never seen a Time RXS pedal in person but I do have 13 years experience
with Time Equipe models and their durability. With the Time brass rear
cleat, it wears a groove in the side of the pedal body when you clip
out. With my 1992 Time Sport aluminum body pedals, there was a wide
deep groove from the brass cleat. With more time, it would literally
cut the front of the pedal off. Sadly the bearings on these pedals
gave up and I was too lazy to replace them. Might have damaged the
bearing surfaces too. So I bought a pair of Equipe pedals from Nashbar
a year or two ago for about $60 on closeout. I think the RXS pedal
bodies are plastic/carbon. And the rear cleat is still brass. So I
suspect the RXS pedals will be cut in half from unclipping the brass
cleat much quicker than the old aluminum bodied pedals.