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  1. Original post
    Euan
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    After three years of faithful rain or shine performance I deemed it time
    to move on from my very basic SPD Shimano shoes. They were the bottom
    of the range two strap model, comfy enough to walk in but their
    performance was lacking and getting worse with wear.

    Enter: Egg Beater Candy pedals and a pair of Cannondale Roam 5FR01
    shoes.

    They're laceups which appear to the casual eye to be a reasonably smart
    pair of runners. Walking in them's great and pedalling! Fantastico!

    Candys are really nice, so easy to snick in and out of. Really positive
    action and the platform is nice to have for powering down on. And the
    really cool thing is that I can use my Shimano 225 shoes with them as
    well :-)

    Legs felt a bit weird on first run, had to a) raise the saddle (thicker
    soles) and b) move the cleats all the way back. I've found that's the
    safest position for me. Did all that last night, absolutely perfect
    this morning.

    Grinning from ear to ear on the way in today :-)
    --
    Cheers | ~~ __@
    Euan | ~~ _-\<,
    Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*)

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  2. TimC
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    On 2006-01-16, Euan (aka Bruce)
    was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

    Quoted message said:

    After three years of faithful rain or shine performance I deemed it time
    to move on from my very basic SPD Shimano shoes. They were the bottom
    of the range two strap model, comfy enough to walk in but their
    performance was lacking and getting worse with wear.

    Enter: Egg Beater Candy pedals and a pair of Cannondale Roam 5FR01
    shoes.

    Waaaah! I thought you had found an LBS dispensing free confectionary
    for commuters in need of fuel.

    I would have made a 35km detour for that!

    --
    TimC
    Conclusion to my thesis -- "It is trivial to show that it is
    clearly obvious that this is not woofly."

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  3. Rayc
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    TimC said:


    Waaaah! I thought you had found an LBS dispensing free confectionary
    for commuters in need of fuel.

    I would have made a 35km detour for that!

    I thought that Le Kincks had free snakes for riders coming in. (Black
    Rock, Melbourne)

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  4. SuzieB
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    quote='Rayc'TimC said:


    Waaaah! I thought you had found an LBS dispensing free confectionary
    for commuters in need of fuel.

    I would have made a 35km detour for that!

    I thought that Le Kincks had free snakes for riders coming in. (Black
    Rock, Melbourne)[/QUOTE]

    I did indeed see a large bag of snakes near the front door at Le Knicks. I was well behaved and didn't take one as I was in 4 wheel mode.

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  5. flyingdutch
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    Euan said:


    Enter: Egg Beater Candy pedals and a pair of Cannondale Roam 5FR01
    shoes.

    Welcome to the club. i need new cleats on mine at the mo but they [censored] all over LOOKs, SPDs, TIMEs IMHO

    My shoes are on their last legs(???) so Im'm lookin round for some replacements.
    May even see what i can find in Holland/europe (Yaaay. only 12 more sleeps 😄😄😄)

    Occured to me whilst looking at road and mtb or commuter style shoes whyTF Co's dont make Road shoes that you can just attach optional walking/mtb-style bits onto?!?!?!?!?
    I want the stiffness of road shoes to race-climb in and the option to commute or walk in 🙁

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  6. Parbs
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    "Euan" wrote in message ...

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    Candys are really nice, so easy to snick in and out of. Really positive
    action and the platform is nice to have for powering down on. And the
    really cool thing is that I can use my Shimano 225 shoes with them as
    well :-)


    EggBeatery pedals are certainly nice. Check out the Ghost who sells Stikkas prices on the Quattro at the moment

    http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/product.php?productid=3449 ($119)

    Parbs

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  7. TimC
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    On 2006-01-17, Parbs (aka Bruce)
    was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

    Quoted message said:

    "Euan" wrote in message ...

    Quoted message said:


    Candys are really nice, so easy to snick in and out of. Really positive
    action and the platform is nice to have for powering down on. And the
    really cool thing is that I can use my Shimano 225 shoes with them as
    well :-)


    EggBeatery pedals are certainly nice. Check out the Ghost who sells Stikkas prices on the Quattro at the moment

    http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/product.php?productid=3449 ($119)

    Mmmm. Maybe that's my next step.

    Eggbeater cleats have no trouble fitting on the Shimano R074S Shoe
    (second one down on http://www.cecilwalker.com.au/category270_1.htm )?

    How long do those cleats last when walked on? Gotta be better than
    look cleats!

    --
    TimC
    "The application did not fail successfully because of an error"

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  8. flyingdutch
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    TimC said:


    How long do those cleats last when walked on? Gotta be better than
    look cleats!

    --
    TimC
    "The application did not fail successfully because of an error"

    if the 'standard' cleat, in my case about 14mths of daily commuting and a bit of racing/BR'ing etc thrown in too

    If using the road-style cleats they come with bits on the sides to walk on and protect cleat so theoretically longer (and 'roadies' only walk form bike to bakery counter and back 😄)

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  9. Parbs
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    "TimC" asked...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/product.php?productid=3449 ($119)

    Mmmm. Maybe that's my next step.

    Eggbeater cleats have no trouble fitting on the Shimano R074S Shoe
    (second one down on http://www.cecilwalker.com.au/category270_1.htm )?

    I'm pretty sure there is a three holed cleat available.

    Quoted message said:

    How long do those cleats last when walked on? Gotta be better than
    look cleats!


    No idea. The cleats are made of brass so are pretty soft (and also expensive) Mine are doing OK - mostly SS mtbiking (shudup Dave)
    so a lot of walking gets done.

    Parbs

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  10. flyingdutch
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    tonight spotted:

    Jazmo (on mtb!)
    and NickZXR(?) on a rather beautiful 'fixified' black and chrome Tommasini bike. dang that was sexy!!!

    OT, you say? Non! He had Eggbeaters 😄😄😄

    PS Nick. Post pix of that bikepornage

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  11. Random Data
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    Parbs said:

    No idea. The cleats are made of brass so are pretty soft (and also
    expensive) Mine are doing OK - mostly SS mtbiking (shudup Dave) so a lot
    of walking gets done.

    So you're going to get the premium cleat? The more durable version, made
    out of a different brass that's not quite so .... erm, soft?

    --
    Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
    "Did you know God had a plan for you?"
    "Does it involve a high-powered rifle and a belltower?"

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  12. flyingdutch
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    Random Data said:

    So you're going to get the premium cleat? The more durable version, made
    out of a different brass that's not quite so .... erm, soft?

    there is such a thing?

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  13. Random Data
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    flyingdutch said:

    there is such a thing?

    Just been released OS, I don't think the importers have them yet.

    http://www.crankbrothers.com/premium_cleat.php?itemId=

    --
    Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
    "...and Trogdor smote the kerrek. And all was laid to burnination."
    - Strongbad

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  14. flyingdutch
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    Random Data said:


    Just been released OS, I don't think the importers have them yet.

    http://www.crankbrothers.com/premium_cleat.php?itemId=

    why are they brass?

    are there any other brass cleats???
    Isnt Brass relatively 'soft' ???

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  15. Parbs
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    "flyingdutch" wrote in message ...

    Quoted message said:


    why are they brass?

    To stop the pedals from wearing?

    Quoted message said:

    are there any other brass cleats???

    Don't know

    Quoted message said:

    Isnt Brass relatively 'soft' ???


    Yes

    Quoted message said:

    --
    flyingdutch

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  16. petulance
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    Euan wrote:

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    Quoted message said:


    Candys are really nice, so easy to snick in and out of. Really positive
    action and the platform is nice to have for powering down on. And the
    really cool thing is that I can use my Shimano 225 shoes with them as
    well :-)

    Glad to hear that. I just got myself a pair from Ebay. I was getting
    sick of my crappy SPDs (a pair of entry level 505s that came with my
    mountain bike) as I was having lots of trouble clipping in on one side
    (then again, it could just be my lack of co-ordination).

    I was convinced to try the Candys after a damp but not too muddy
    ride through the Oaks (Blue Mountains).

    I am worried about the lack of adjustable release tension though. Then
    again, the Candys are meant to have "perfect" release tension.

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