Brian Johnson

Hello,

You'll get a lot of votes for the Crank Brothers Eggbeater-type
pedals. I've noticed so far that most just praise their mud-clearing
capabilities. While this is certainly true (and I've ridden Shimano
and Shimano-clone SPD type pedals) I think another very important
attribute is their ease of entry and release.

All Crank Bros. pedals use the same cleat. You can switch the cleats
for a 15-deg or 20-deg release (sooner or later). The float is very
light and fluid-- on my initial ride I felt like the cleat/pedal
interface was greased! But it's the design of the cleat and pedal
that make them very secure. With SPD-type pedals, cleat retention is
a function of spring tension (it's adjustable on SPD pedals). Too
little tension and you'll pull out of the pedal more easily. Too much
tension and you might not come out at all! With the Eggbeater-type
pedals (Eggbeaters, Candys, Acids) the spring tension is fixed (and
very light feeling), but you will very rarely unintentionally pull
out of the pedal. Personally I have never once come out of the pedal
by accident in 3-4 years of riding Eggbeaters exclusively-- off-road,
on-road, cyclocross.

I first purchased the Candys for my MTB and liked them so much that I
switched all my bikes from SPD to Eggbeaters and Candys.

One final note regarding Candys-- I have found the plastic/composite
platform to be somewhat slippery against my Sidi Dominators. I don't
know if this is true for other shoes, but I don't find the additional
plastic platform secure in wet, muddy conditions. For cyclocross I
use the Eggbeater.

Cheers!
Brian J.

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