Eggbeater Pedals

[VeloVT]

Oh, my review applies to eggbeaters, not candies.

These:

[lunacycles]

I love eggbeaters, but I love float. They don't seem very floaty compared to my speedplay x2 road pedals. what is great is that they have four points of entry...no looking down or kicking the pedal over the engage. Just put your foot on it and you click right in. They are a good commuter pedal, good mountain pedal...probably would be a good road pedal too.

[itself]

I wonder if there is more float on the plain eggbeaters vs the Candy SL eggbeaters? I too love float, and used to love my speedplay frogs, but the unpredictable release problems are ridiculous.

I'm hoping the Candy SLs have at least a bit more float than SPDs.

Lisa

[SadieKate]

Neither Eggbeaters nor Candies have any float. There are two release angles depending on how you set up the cleat - 15 or 20 degrees - and both pedals not only take the same cleat, they have the same clip in/clip out/release design.

What you may be calling "float" is the release angle or worn cleats. Try changing your cleats more often for less play between shoe and pedal.

The Candies are simply an Eggbeater with a platform around them.

I love both depending on the purpose. If I'm dealing with mud or snow, I want Eggbeaters. If I'm riding more technical dry trails where I may want to ride without clipping in, I want Candies.

I believe the shims are not to preserve the bottom of your shoe, but to provide more clearance if the lugs on your shoes are deep enough to prevent clipping in properly. If you don't want to use the shim, just grind away a bit of the lugs with a Dremel tool.

[SadieKate]

Oh yeah, as jobob recommends, make yourself a promise never to use cleats without Loctite.

[VeloVT]

Neither Eggbeaters nor Candies have any float. There are two release angles depending on how you set up the cleat - 15 or 20 degrees - and both pedals not only take the same cleat, they have the same clip in/clip out/release design.

What you may be calling "float" is the release angle or worn cleats. Try changing your cleats more often for less play between shoe and pedal.

Per the manual, eggbeaters have six degrees of rotational float.

(Documentation can be downloaded here: http://www.crankbrothers.com/support/faq_eggbeater.php. The Crank Bros site is easy on the eyes but kind of minimalist regarding information).

They are definitely "skatier" feeling than my Ultegra pedals and they have been since they were new. I guess YMMV?

[VeloVT]

I would add -- my subjective impression is that Eggbeaters feel as though they require less force to get out of than Shimano Ultegra or Dura Ace pedals require, even when the Shimano pedals are set at the easiest tension.

[SadieKate]

Per the manual, eggbeaters have six degrees of rotational float.

(Documentation can be downloaded here: http://www.crankbrothers.com/support/faq_eggbeater.php. The Crank Bros site is easy on the eyes but kind of minimalist regarding information).

Huh, I don't think they admitted to this originally. I totally agree your opinion on the web site.

Still, brand new cleats don't move as much as worn cleats. When the shoe/pedal interface gets sloppy, replace the cleats.