Egg beaters - pals still like em'?

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by Cicli

They are nice. Amazing because their road pedals might as well be crank bros.

Had nothing but great luck with the latest gen Xpressos. Looking forward to the new XPros as well.

[cycle-spinner]

Swapped to Shimano. Much better.

[pasadena]

I ran SPD on mtb and cx, Shimano road
Swapped everything to Eggbeaters years ago and it's great. Never had a problem with them.

One pedal I noticed some play and Crank Bros rebuilt the pair for free.
I have 5 pairs right now.

[Ken Robb]

I like them and have never had a problem with them. Folks complain that the cleats wear fast but that is by designe: let the brass cleats wear (they are disposable) while the steel clamps on the pedals last a LONG time. I also like SPD and Wellgo SPD copies.

I gave up on carbon-soled road shoes and road pedals because I ride to places where I get off and walk around.

[ojingoh]

Hated 'em. Hard on my knees, inconsistent clip in and release.
I jumped on the bandwagon and went with a platform pedal (Drillium.)

[weisan]

[Cicli]

Originally Posted by weisan

Have you ridden thes?
Just wondering whats the difference between these and other mountain like flats. Or something like MKS.

[weisan]

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

Only place Egg Beaters belong:

Agree..in the shop we were 'talked' into trying them..after the 3rd warranty and the 'really? Never heard of that before' from the fools at crank bros..dropped them. 'crank' appropriate name.

[simplemind]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

If you want to try the ideas behind the Egg Beater in a pedal that actually works, get some Time ATACs.

What he said!

Originally Posted by weisan

Hey Pal, are you getting into MTB, or are you there already? Either way I'll offer this advice... start with flats. Your body parts will thank you for it. If you're just doing XC on relatively smooth terrain, the clipless is fine, but if you get into the gnarl, please start with flats.

That said, I really like the Crampon Ultimates and have used them for the past 3 years. They are very low profile and grip like crazy, providing you use a proper shoe like the Five Tens.

A great trail out by where you live (Brushy Crk), and I go there frequently if you want ot meet up sometime.

[djg21]

And I tried a set on a CX bike. I had nothing but problems with engagement, and wasn’t too excited about taking a dremel to my shoe sole to make more room for the cleat so it could engage and disengage without interference from the shoe’s lugs. After a few weeks, I went back to SPDs which just work out of the box.

[trener1]

I have egg beaters on my MTB and Gravel bikes.
I have been using them on my MTB for a really long time, for MTB they are great, the 4 sided entry and mud shedding ability is great for the trails, only reason I have em on the gravel rig is because I use my MTB shoes on the gravel bike.
I have actually had a couple of pairs break out on the trail when I hit a rock while peddling (the actual piece of medal that hit the rock cracked) but the pedal was still functional on the 3 other sides so I was able to finish the ride no problem.
At the time I was using the low end cheap version, when I contacted Crank Bros. they told me that those "entry level" pedals used a cheaper type of medal that wasn't designed for technical MT Biking, seems like a bit of a copout, but in any case I replaced them with the one of the mid level models and many rock strikes later they are still going.

[Seramount]

servicing pedals...?

huh? sounds like an unnecessary PITA...no thanks.

[Ed-B]

After that food thread I was thinking..."Like these?"

[weisan]

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