Shimano "egg beaters"

Maybe_one_time said:

any comments? I am new to this

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Bill "is the big 'S' knocking out Eggbeater knock-offs now?" S.

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Quoted message said:

any comments? I am new to this

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MedTek, Inc.
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Cedar Crest NM 87008-9423
Voice 505 286 9738
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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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James Bliehall
Chief Operating Officer
MedTek, Inc.
36 Haven Drive
Cedar Crest NM 87008-9423
Voice 505 286 9738
Cell 505 228 2246
www.MedTek.Info