clipless pedal question(Time specifically)

"William Pughe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Well, my trusted Ritchies died last year so I'm needing to get some new
pedals. I picked up a pair of Speedplay, but unfortunately they don't
let you clip out to the inside. My shins are sick of getting trapped
between my bike and the rocks. They're great for non-technical riding,
which pretty much rules out all the trails I ride around here.

I was looking at the Time cleats this weekend, and noticed that they
are not symmetrical. Does this make it harder to clip out in one

direction

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than the other? Basically I would like a pedal that is easy to clip out

of

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in both directions, doesn't get gummed up with mud, and has some float.

You would have to grind the cleat a little to clip out on the inside.

"William Pughe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Basically I would like a pedal that is easy to clip out of

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in both directions, doesn't get gummed up with mud, and has some float.

Time ATACS do that for me.

Have you thought about the Ritchie Pros .They are designed Like the shamano
959 .Work good for me .Good mud clearance and a little float .
Just my opionion

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J/O TrailBlazer At Large

Jamie TrailBlazer At Large said:

Have you thought about the Ritchie Pros .They are designed Like the shamano
959 .Work good for me .Good mud clearance and a little float .
Just my opionion

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J/O TrailBlazer At Large

All options are still on the table, just trying to figure out what's best.
Ritchie definitely makes good pedals.

However, the LBS has Time in stock, and I'd like them before heading to CO/UT
next week.

William Pughe said:

Jamie TrailBlazer At Large said:

Have you thought about the Ritchie Pros .They are designed Like the shamano
959 .Work good for me .Good mud clearance and a little float .
Just my opionion

--
J/O TrailBlazer At Large

All options are still on the table, just trying to figure out what's best.
Ritchie definitely makes good pedals.

However, the LBS has Time in stock, and I'd like them before heading to CO/UT
next week.

I missed the start of this thread, sorry if this response is out of context.
I recently switched to Eggbeaters and am very happy. They don't seem to
have the "positive snap in/out" that I am used to with Shimano, but they
feel very good. I've had zero problems in slightly muddy conditions, and
the slightly smaller platform does not seem to bother me. No comment on
their long term durability ... yet.

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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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William Pughe said:

Well, my trusted Ritchies died last year so I'm needing to get some new
pedals. I picked up a pair of Speedplay, but unfortunately they don't
let you clip out to the inside. My shins are sick of getting trapped
between my bike and the rocks. They're great for non-technical riding,
which pretty much rules out all the trails I ride around here.

I was looking at the Time cleats this weekend, and noticed that they
are not symmetrical. Does this make it harder to clip out in one direction
than the other? Basically I would like a pedal that is easy to clip out of
in both directions, doesn't get gummed up with mud, and has some float.

Thanks in adavance.

Will

I have been using the ATAC's for about three years on my road and mtn
bikes. They clip out in both directions with no problem and work well
in all conditions with little to not maintenance. They also take a
lot of abuse. My riding buddy uses the original egg beaters and they
work equally well, unless you are not clipped in, then they tend to
roll under your feet. If you go that route I highly suggest the ones
with the platform.

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Quoted message said:

I was looking at the Time cleats this weekend, and noticed that they
are not symmetrical. Does this make it harder to clip out in one direction
than the other? Basically I would like a pedal that is easy to clip out of
in both directions, doesn't get gummed up with mud, and has some float.

I've been using Time ATACs for 4-5 years now. You can definitely clip
out in both directions. Because they're asymetrical, it takes a
different amount of rotation to unclip in each direction. Time now
marks the cleats right & left, but mentions mounting them reversed if
you tend to ride with your toes pointing in.

They are excellent in New England mud, both clipping in and out. The
bearings on my original Carbons have been amazingly durable. They've
outlasted 2, maybe 3 XT bottom brackets with zero maintenance.

Downside is the wear issue. As the cleats wear your retention
gradually diminishes. The pedals wear (at a slower rate) too, so
cleats reach their effective end of life quicker as the pedals age.

They have some float, but nothing like Frogs. The amount of float also
varies over time depending on the relative wear of the cleats &
pedals.

HTH, Dave Dowler

Craig Brossman said:

William Pughe said:

"Jamie TrailBlazer At Large" <[email hidden]> writes:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Have you thought about the Ritchie Pros .They are designed Like the shamano
959 .Work good for me .Good mud clearance and a little float .
Just my opionion

--
J/O TrailBlazer At Large

All options are still on the table, just trying to figure out what's
best.

Quoted message said:

Ritchie definitely makes good pedals.
However, the LBS has Time in stock, and I'd like them before heading
to CO/UT

Quoted message said:

next week.

I missed the start of this thread, sorry if this response is out of context.
I recently switched to Eggbeaters and am very happy. They don't seem
to have the "positive snap in/out" that I am used to with Shimano, but
they feel very good. I've had zero problems in slightly muddy
conditions, and the slightly smaller platform does not seem to bother
me. No comment on their long term durability ... yet.

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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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The egg beaters look good, but I've heard that the cleats wear out really
quickly. Which isn't a problem I guess, as long as it's easy to change
the cleats.

William Pughe said:

Craig Brossman <[email hidden]> writes:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I missed the start of this thread, sorry if this response is out of context.
I recently switched to Eggbeaters and am very happy. They don't seem
to have the "positive snap in/out" that I am used to with Shimano, but
they feel very good. I've had zero problems in slightly muddy
conditions, and the slightly smaller platform does not seem to bother
me. No comment on their long term durability ... yet.

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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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The egg beaters look good, but I've heard that the cleats wear out really
quickly. Which isn't a problem I guess, as long as it's easy to change
the cleats.

I have heard the same, but they are easy to change.

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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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