Happy dance - new pedals!

[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.

[tzvia]

Aggie_Ama,
I've had Time Carbons (older version) since the mid 90's and when I bought my new Giant last year, I put them on and am still using them. Every time I think of trying the Crank Bro's, I stop myself and say 'save the money for the new TI Carbons when your old pedals wear out or break.' Well, I relubed them last year and I think they will be good for the next ten years, so no new pedals for me. I also like the two release angles you can set by swapping the left and right cleats. They have made clipless MTBing possible for me; the confidence I have that I can unclip without fighting it is worth every penny. They shed mud really well, and judging by what I have read on the Crank Bro's vs. my experience, they last longer and are easy to open and clean and don't need new bearings all the time. I'm on my 10+ year old bearings and they are fine. If I hadn't discovered Speedplays in the 90s I would be using Time Atacs for the road too. I love them.

[Aggie_Ama]

My cleats were definitely installed the easy way, I checked them numerous times. I used Candies on my commuter and loved them (same shoes I mountain in) but on the mountain bike no way. When you are really putting a hard effort up a hill and then suddenly need to put a foot down I found it difficult. They didn't seem to be an easy pop for me. But a lot of people love Egg Beaters for the trail so I have come to believe pedals are as personal as saddles. My husband is a die hard Time fan so to humor him I gave these a whirl.

Yesterday I rode again and find the disengaging much more intiutive. With Candies I was thinking of how to get my foot out. The Atacs are like my Keos on my road bike, light tension so I just pop out on demand.

[alleyoop]

My cleats were definitely installed the easy way, I checked them numerous times. I used Candies on my commuter and loved them (same shoes I mountain in) but on the mountain bike no way. When you are really putting a hard effort up a hill and then suddenly need to put a foot down I found it difficult. They didn't seem to be an easy pop for me. But a lot of people love Egg Beaters for the trail so I have come to believe pedals are as personal as saddles. My husband is a die hard Time fan so to humor him I gave these a whirl.

Yesterday I rode again and find the disengaging much more intiutive. With Candies I was thinking of how to get my foot out. The Atacs are like my Keos on my road bike, light tension so I just pop out on demand.

I am growing a season of discontent with my SPDs... and DH is like C, all over Time. I think I might have to give them another go around. Problem is that I love my SPDs for ease of getting out of, it is the getting in that is taking forever. I am scared of the reverse with the Times. Hmmmm. I am hopeing to save up some RLAG swag gift certificates for some new shoes, maybe I will make the switch then. Riding tonight??

[Aggie_Ama]

I am not riding tonight, way too exhausted but planning on coming out next week. We were going non-stop all weekend but I like RLAG so I will be out most weeks.

My Times are supposedly lighter tension than the regular Atac because they are women's. Plus I wonder when you tried T's if he had them adjusted for a higher tension? That is how C set up his new ones but I will stick with the weenie setting, I like it. I like that they are obvious when they engage, the Crank Bros weren't.

I used to ride SPD pedals (just like yours) on my road bike and loved how easy they were to get out of but clipping in I sometimes had to look for the pedal, a lot harder on the trail than the road.