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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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 (remove ".nospam" to reply)

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

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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 (remove ".nospam"
to reply)

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.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove ".nospam"
to reply)

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 (remove ".nospam" to reply)