Crank brothers pedal failure

[SleepyCyclist]

Pedal body slid off the axle - luckily was on the spin bike, so no injury. But I’ve never had this happen before and wonder if this is common or just a fluke?

Thought the lock nut had come loose - but it’s still there!

Thoughts?

[dustyrider]

I’ve had something like that happen to every single crankbrothers product I have ever owned. Supposedly the new stuff is of better quality, but I’ll never know. Might be worth calling them up, they’re extremely well practiced in customer service.

[regularguy412]

Happened to me while ON the bike, but it wasn't a Crank Bros pedal. It was Ritchey Pro Peloton. Same thing happened. Pedal body came off. On that pedal there IS NO LOCK NUT. And it was a Brand New Pedal. Literally.

I sent the pair back for a full refund. It was my first and last Ritchey-branded product.

I almost crashed when the pedal came off, but luckily I didn't.

Mike in AR

[FlashUNC]

The eggbeaters are hot garbage.

[pasadena]

Never have had that happen and first time I've heard of it.
The cheaper eggbeaters are just plastic bushings.

Just email them and see what they can do.
They were great with me when one of mine developed a bit of play. They rebuilt both pedals for free.

[Cicli]

Not suprised. CB pedals are garbage. Trash them and go with something else.

[pcxmbfj]

Had it happen multiple times on CB road and mtb pedals.
Preventable with regular inspection and tightening.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

The eggbeaters are hot garbage.

I sold them until the 3 or 4th warranty(loose pedal bodies soon after purchase) so dumped them..agree..junque.

[mtb_frk]

I used to carry spare pedals and the parts to fix them in my tool box to all my races and rides. Switched to xtr and have never looked back.

[R3awak3n]

I have never used egg beaters but they definitely are not know for their reliability, have heard horror stories over the years.

[Geekonbike]

I've had the same experience as everyone else that has posted here. The crank brothers stuff isn't super reliable. I had the candy and the eggbeaters. Pedal body separated from the spindle after about 600 miles.

I switched to Speedplay on my gravel bikes and haven't looked back.

[Geekonbike]

I've had the same experience as everyone else that has posted here. The crank brothers stuff isn't super reliable. I had the candy and the eggbeaters. Pedal body separated from the spindle after about 600 miles.

I switched to Speedplay on my gravel bikes and haven't looked back.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Geekonbike

I've had the same experience as everyone else that has posted here. The crank brothers stuff isn't super reliable. I had the candy and the eggbeaters. Pedal body separated from the spindle after about 600 miles.

I switched to Speedplay on my gravel bikes and haven't looked back.

Say again?

[Brian Cdn]

I have an older pair of SL eggbeaters that I picked up used from a forum buddy here. I've put almost 5k miles of cross/gravel/commuting on them over the last year and other than servicing them once, there have been no issues as reported. Although I do inspect daily.

[TBLS]

Agree the lower level pedals are wear items...staring at 2 worn sets on my workbench now. The ones with metal bodies wear longer...with the price of pedals near the cleat cost hard to expect more

My xt pedals lasted 20 years...if not for the financial stress of replacing 3 pair to convert back to shimano I would I would take the leap back