Happy dance - new pedals!

[Aggie_Ama]

I have had a love/hate relationship with my Candies by Crank Bros. Last week I finally ordered some Time Atac XL (women's Time Atac) and installed them for my ride today. Wow, much better. I am still getting the confidence to not unclip too early in a hairy area but on the less technical features I clip in. On the Candies it was so hard to unclip I never clipped in one pedal. These are much easier to disengage and engage.

[Zen]

I have had a love/hate relationship with my Candies by Crank Bros...On the Candies it was so hard to unclip I never clipped in one pedal. These are much easier to disengage and engage.

I hear you there.
I just got new platforms and mini-cages to replace the Mallets and I have some Smarties still in the shrink wrap.

Reckon I'll put them on Ebay.

I've heard good things about Time pedals.

[Eden]

?????? I used Quattros almost exclusively until recently and I've always found Crank Bros to be the easiest pedals to get out of.... you can unclip in either direction. Could your shoe have been getting in the way of the cleat?

They are discontinuing Quattros so I've switched to Speedplays on my race bikes, but still have some on my commuter.

[tctrek]

They are discontinuing Quattros so I've switched to Speedplays on my race bikes, but still have some on my commuter.

I just graduated this year from SPD's to Speedplay Light Action on my road bike. I had a dickens of a time the first several rides getting my right foot to clip in. Never had trouble clipping out. After about 6 or 7 rides the clip in is natural and easy, but I was frustrated for several rides! Sometimes, patience is the key to something new and I'm usually short on patience.

[Eden]

I just graduated this year from SPD's to Speedplay Light Action on my road bike. I had a dickens of a time the first several rides getting my right foot to clip in. Never had trouble clipping out. After about 6 or 7 rides the clip in is natural and easy, but I was frustrated for several rides! Sometimes, patience is the key to something new and I'm usually short on patience.

I understand Speedplays have a break in period.. I'm a habitual right foot unclipper. My right is definitely easier to clip into than my left, which gets less action. Do watch out - if you have small feet like me, your cleats can actually be a bit un-level. When I first had the sp's installed I had a terrible time clipping in, then couldn't stay clipped in... I thought for a while that I wasn't going to be able to use the pedals (even a light pull up would pop my foot out), until I figured out that the person who'd done my cleat set up had used the wrong shim set for my very small feet. Once I had the proper shims in there and the cleats were sitting flat, no more problems. I like that there is a very positive cleat lock- no up/down movement at all. I still have some float, but may dial that out - I think I can with Zeros.

[Zen]

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I use mountain shoes. I've fiddled with them every which way.I'm going back to spuds on the one bike that I do want to be clipped in on.

[Eden]

Another thing to watch out with Crank Bros for is which side you install the cleats on - they don't have a definite left and right cleat. Depending on which side you put the cleat the release angle can be 15 degrees or 20 degrees - that extra 5 degrees that you have to turn your foot out could cause it to feel more difficult to pull your foot out.

[Zen]

I know about the left/right little dot thing. I just have trouble finding the spot to clip in. I put my foot on the pedal, move front, back, side to side (sounds like a dance) to no avail.
I don't need 'em anyway.