Patchelicious Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 If you could choose, which would it be and why? Never ridden Crankbro's but seems some swear by them?
V12man Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 XTR - the platform the shoe presses against is bigger - less point pressure on the shoe/foot - and surprisingly it is bigger than on the XT pedals too.
koukie Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I used eggbeaters for a long time, they were light and shed mud very well but did not last. Had to rebuild them a few times. I prefer my current S-Tracks over the eggbeaters.
Skott5 Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I ride shimano and my son rides crank brothers.I have a set that is at least 8 years old, been to hell and back at least twice and will probably outlive Keith Richards.My son's crank brothers are 18 months old and in for a second rebuild. Shimano all the way, and you dont need the XTR either, unless you a serious weight weenie.
Kyle Petersen Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Crankbrothers are great, the float is what got me hooked. Love the freedom you have before you clip out. Yet to service mine.
Elvis Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 The thing about eggbetars is if you ding them against a rock they bend very easily and then you struggle for the rest of your race. happened to me a few times. XTR's are bullet proof. I think XT's even more so at a 30g weight penalty.
Patchelicious Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 I ride shimano and my son rides crank brothers.I have a set that is at least 8 years old, been to hell and back at least twice and will probably outlive Keith Richards.My son's crank brothers are 18 months old and in for a second rebuild. Shimano all the way, and you dont need the XTR either, unless you a serious weight weenie. Yes I do... I currently have XT, have had them for 3 years, not serviced once, scratched to hell, crashed and still going strong....they will stay on my multiday dual sus, but these are for a new weight weenie HT. I think I read somewhere about some concerns about XTR durability?
dirtypot Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Shimano. Any of them - XTR, XT and even 520's and 540's.You can't kill them. They almost never need work. They can take a hammering. They always just work! Egg beaters are nice pedals, but they are way more fragile. Also, if you're using your bike without mtb shoes (riding to the shops, riding to the showers at a race, etc) the Shimano's are much nicer.
mtbDobby Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 this is actually a valid point - I ride eggbeaters and prefer them...except in the above instances
V12man Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Yes I do... I currently have XT, have had them for 3 years, not serviced once, scratched to hell, crashed and still going strong....they will stay on my multiday dual sus, but these are for a new weight weenie HT. I think I read somewhere about some concerns about XTR durability?Don't worry about that - they last a long time - longer if you service them (which is a 5 minute job) - that said - there is a bad batch a couple of years ago that the axle comes out of for no apparent reason - Shimano generally just warrantee those.
Patchelicious Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 Don't worry about that - they last a long time - longer if you service them (which is a 5 minute job) - that said - there is a bad batch a couple of years ago that the axle comes out of for no apparent reason - Shimano generally just warrantee those.Great. Thanks. XTR it is.
mtbride Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Interesting to see the Look STracks (cheapest ones) are lighter than XTR's. XTR's being 307g and the Looks 284g (without the cleats). Just throwing it out there ... Been smashing my Looks for 2 years, they look like crap but the still work 100%. And a site for weight weenies ... http://www.bikescale.com/index.php?d=artykul&kat=49&mar=14
Patchelicious Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 Sis now you go and do that.... ????
mtbride Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Just stating what I found in my research on pedals: Look STrack: The cheapest one is actually lighter than the race one ... weirdThere is only 2 possible tension settings, being the 2 different cleats one can get. No other adjustment. they are for riders who are used to solid engagement.They are not very serviceable, once bearings are vrot, they have to be replaced I guess. But the bearings are big though, so should last longer than the norm.Big contact patch between shoe and pedal, larger than Shimano.Light, but only 4 grams more per set than the Eggbeaters Shimano: Lasts forever and is serviceable.Wide range of adjustment.XTR is light-ish Crank Brothers: Sheds mud well.Very little in terms of platform between shoe and pedal.Not sure how serviceable they are, but I think they need more attention than the other brands.Lightest of all.
koukie Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Sis now you go and do that.... Shimano is bulletproof, but I really like the feel/contact of S-tracks. But to answer your question if I have to choose between the shimano and eggbeaters I will take the Shimano.
NotSoBigBen Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Having ridden all my some 16years of mountain biking on SPD's of various levels I decided that for the 2015 Thaba 24hr I would take a 'raincoat in pocket' option in case it rained ... setup my singlespeed as a spare bike with my son's old egg beaters (he moved to S-tracks a while go) and the cleats on spare shoes. These I am told would be much better in the mud! So to make sure it was all good I did a few laps before the time with the eggbeaters ..... maybe just me but I didn't like that almost not 'connected' to the bike feeling I had, could be because the 'platform' is small than on the SPD's? Anyway it didn't rain
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