Shimano "egg beaters"

Maybe_one_time said:

any comments? I am new to this

Do you mean Crank Brothers Eggbeaters?

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Maybe_one_time said:

any comments? I am new to this

Your sig has way too much info for Usenet.

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S o r n i said:

Your sig has way too much info for Usenet.

At least he knows enough to use a delimiter. <--go ahead
look it up

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Quoted message said:

any comments? I am new to this

hehehe - kind of set yourself up there... Egg beaters are
crank bros pedals. Essentially it's just a wire whatchamajig
that looks a little like, um, an eggbeater. Apparently
clipping in and out is very easy, and they're light, if
that's important. Also a bit pricy. The original design had
not much surface area on it, so if you were riding in flat
shoes (for whatever reason) it was kinda tricky. There is a
new model out that has a kind of platform around the clip-in
area, which I guess would make it easier.

Shimano have a whole range of spds. They start from the very
cheap to the very expensive. I've stuck with them because
it's what my bike came with. On the whole they're slightly
easier to ride unclipped than eggbeaters, and you can get
them with paltforms around the clip area too. Mud build up
can be a problem though.

Best bet is to go to a shop and look at them and the
associated price tags.

HTH Nick

Maybe_one_time said:

any comments? I am new to this

They're one of only a couple of different options if you
don't want the defacto standard Shimano SPD pedals.
Time/ATAC are about the only other option.

All in all, people that use them seem to love them.
They are lightweight, easy to clip in and out,
excellent mud clearance, strong, easy to service
yourself and quite pricey.

They have slightly more 'float' than SPD's which means that
your legs or knees have more room to move and twist on the
pedal without coming unlatched (especially useful if you
have [censored]-eyed knees or injuries that need slightly space to
feel comfortable). They also unclip in one, specific
direction/motion compared to the SPD's that can unlatch in a
variety of ways (good or bad depending on your point of
view) depending on how you have tightened the release. They
are not compatible with Shimano SPD's (and vice versa) which
means you have to change the cleats bolted to the shoes to
ride SPD's.

As already mentioned there are different models, the
CandySL's have a small composite platform built around
them for extra support (useful if you wear a non-racing
shoe that has more flex in the sole), the Mallets have a
large platform built around them and are useful if you
want to ride in normal shoes or prefer to be unclipped for
certain moves.

Why are you interested in them?
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i have a set of crank-brothers egg-beaters - i like them -
slightly different action to shimano spds. but if u dont
mind the price - get them. btw i have the normal style.

panda

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