Lifespan of Crank Bros?

[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.