Lifespan of Crank Bros?

[bluebug32]

I've been using Candy C pedals on my mtb for a few years and last weekend, one pedal completely fell apart. I unclipped (or at least thought I had) and the pedal came off with me!

I really like Crank Bros, but have heard from others that they don't last as long as other pedals. Just curious if the Titanium ones are any better in terms of quality and lifespan? Any other pedals that have a similar float, etc, but last longer?

[SadieKate]

Did it just come unthreaded or break? What came off on your shoe? You should post more specifics.

I've ridden various Crank Bros pedals for a long time as had my clydesdale-sized hubby and no problems whatsoever.

[bluebug32]

I'm entirely sure of specific pedal lingo, so I'll do my best...

The spindle was still attached to the crank arm, but the rest of the pedal ripped off. The bearings were also shot. Someone I was riding with said the same thing happened to him. Just curious if the Candy Ti pedals use better materials, etc. or are mainly weight saving.

What kind do you and hubby run, SadieKate?

[jobob]

There's some basic maintenance that needs to be done on Crank Bros pedals (especially older ones). Check the info that came with your pedals, or go to the Crank Bros website, for more information about that.

- jobob, happy eggbeaters user.

[GLC1968]

My husband rides the Candy's on his commuter bike and had a similar problem just last week. I don't know exactly what happened, but it was bearing related as well (and the pedal was unusable). He ordered a reconditioning kit from Crank Bros and plans to fix it himself.

Our assumption is that this must be fairly common if they have a reconditioning kit for sale.

[Miranda]

I don't own eggbeaters (yet), but heard about re-building them at the lbs when shopping around.

One shop guy hated them. He said, "well, yea... they are 'ok' I guess if you want to be rebuiling your pedals every year... I think the spindle is inferior, blab, blab, blab...".

*momentary digression... ONE reason of many I get my bottom line info from my TE pals and not my lbs... lbs guys that don't either 'sell it' or 'ride it' think the 'it' is fecal matter if not one of the two... most annoying when trying to make an informed decision... ahh, feel better now*

OK, next shop guy loves them. Rides them. The higher $ Ti is suppose to be stronger spindle somethin somethin, but middle $ eggbeater should be ok for 125# humble non-racing trail gal like me. BUT, he said... yes, you need to do the re-built kit, maintenance, etc.

I would assume like anything, there's a lifespan under predictable conditions.

[Flur]

Crank Bros Candy pedals should have the bearings greased every 200-300 miles. They can be greased while still on the bike, with a grease gun and the grease adapter that came with the pedals. I would imagine that this would extend the life of the pedals significantly over putting them on and not greasing them at all. I've only had mine since July though so I can't speak from experience on their lasting ability.

As far as the difference moving up to Ti, Crank Bros makes two different Ti Candies. The website lists what each of the pedal components are made of, so you can check there for the variations.

[bluebug32]

cool. I actually talked to my LBS this weekend and they will rebuild the pedal. Only $15 from crank brothers, so not bad at all.

[SadieKate]

I'm entirely sure of specific pedal lingo, so I'll do my best...

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What kind do you and hubby run, SadieKate?

I'm sure you know the lingo, but it sure wasn't clear what part of the pedal broke.

We run both Eggbeater SLs and Candy SLs. Have for many years now with no problems whatsoever. And very lax on lubing and we ride in dusty conditions and hubby is a Clydesdale.

[Triskeliongirl]

My husband used to use egg beaters. Twice it happened that the spring that holds the 4 platforms broke, and he couldn't clip in while out on the road. Both times we called crank brothers, and they had us send them in and they were repaired at no charge. But after having to pedal home unclipped on an egg beater twice, he replaced them with frogs (and he is not a heavy rider, 160lb, 6'1") and has never had any problems with them.

[SadieKate]

But which Eggbeaters was he using?

[Brandi]

I have a pair of egg's as well and have had a problem with mine in the past year where a spring will spring wrong and I can't clip back in. It's a weird situation with them. We were going to send them in (and still should) but dh was about to go on a long bike trip and while training with a brand new pair of egg's he crashed (he was ok) but bent it. So He had to buy a new pair right away. We sent in the bent one and they rebuilt it for us so now I have a new pair. But my old pair was only like 3 years old. So they are ok but the service with crank bro's is good. I like that.

[Triskeliongirl]

Just the standard original egg beater (not candies). It was a while ago so I don't think there were many models available then. They were very light, I think they were titanium but not sure.