awesme Posted April 4, 2012 Share Hi there who's using this, comments please, using a set of Shimano's at the moment and looking at switching to the Candy 2 or 3. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenE Posted April 4, 2012 Share Hi, My wife uses them, and is very happy with them - definitely higher maintenance than Shimano's, but maintenance and bearing kits seem readily available - why the swap to Candy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted April 4, 2012 Share I want to get my wife onto clip less, and she spoke to another female riding, got convinced that the Candy's are allot easier to get out of, compared to the Shimano's I'd rather ride with the same pedal's as her in case we need to swap bikes, for what ever reason (happened in past that she had problems with Derailer). and well I don't have the best knees, and have done the very elegant fall side ways, after not getting feet clipped out fast enough, and the Shimano's are set at their easiest. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted April 4, 2012 Share I currently ride with a set of Candy SL, they are nice with a little bit of a platform but my feet seem to move around a bit and thinking about trying a set of SPD's. Getting in and out of them isnt a problem at all and mud isnt an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2012 Share I currently ride with a set of Candy SL, they are nice with a little bit of a platform but my feet seem to move around a bit and thinking about trying a set of SPD's. Getting in and out of them isnt a problem at all and mud isnt an issue.+1 neillp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted April 4, 2012 Share Candy 3's here, look they are pimp and light, but more maintenance than shimano's I have a set of XT pedals that I will fit before sani, they are really bombproof(fit and forget), but I will put the candy's back on for local races Also the newer generation Candy's have sorted out a few maintenance issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted April 4, 2012 Share A couple of you have now mentioned more maintenance, can you define exactly what you mean here. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted April 4, 2012 Share Another option would be to keep Shimano, and simply use Shimano SM-SH56 multi-directional release cleats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted April 4, 2012 Share You have to rebuild them with a special Crank Brothers kit...1 kit = 1 rebuild. Not hard to do...maybe 20-30 minutes but they cost between 150-200 bucks for Candy 3's Shimano...have yet to replace bearings on three sets I had...SPD 520, 540 and XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kona Kula Posted April 4, 2012 Share A couple of you have now mentioned more maintenance, can you define exactly what you mean here. G The bearings disintegrate, had it happen the other day. However I way prefer the feel to my shimano. So I went and bought another pair. My thoughts are buy the cheaper ones and the internal build is exactly the same. The only difference is weight. The cheapest ones still weigh less than the Shimano xtr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsew Posted April 4, 2012 Share A couple of you have now mentioned more maintenance, can you define exactly what you mean here. GI've used mine for a year (150k's a week) no issues and no maintence(Candy 3 1's) they float better or seem to so [i think] they are better for my knees (maybe ). Edited April 4, 2012 by ramsew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted April 4, 2012 Share The bearings disintegrate, had it happen the other day. However I way prefer the feel to my shimano. So I went and bought another pair. My thoughts are buy the cheaper ones and the internal build is exactly the same. The only difference is weight. The cheapest ones still weigh less than the Shimano xtr.Yip they crumble, and then the pedal doesnt spin freely. just ammending my comment 1 Kit = 1 Rebuild of 2 pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted April 4, 2012 Share I've used mine for a year (150k's a week) no issues and no maintence(Candy 3's) they float better or seem to so [i think] they are better for my knees (maybe ).Some people actaully hate the float, with Candy's and eggbeaters you get 2 different settings of float depending on how you configure the cleats on your shoes. This float cannot be adjusted where the shimano's can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenE Posted April 4, 2012 Share Another option would be to keep Shimano, and simply use Shimano SM-SH56 multi-directional release cleats...+1 - It's amazing what difference there is between SM-SH51 and SM-SH56 cleats - the SM-SH56 cleats clip out so much easier than the 51's, and you can clip out in any direction...and as you get more confident you just adjust the tension on your Shimano pedals...I would recommend the 56's for anyone starting out with clipless pedals, they're amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlight Posted April 4, 2012 Share How do you set the clip in and out tension on the candy's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted April 4, 2012 Share How do you set the clip in and out tension on the candy'sYou can't the "clip out" tension is fixed and depending on how you configure the cleats on your shoes it will be either 6 or 9 deg(can't remember exact no's) float before the cleat releases from the pedal, you can adjust this on shimano spd's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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