When re-entering cycling six or so years ago, I tried every available pedal system on the market, with the exception of Speedplay (tried Bebop, which is similar). Of those, what I found was:
- Look: Front 'lip' of cleat often would hang when disengaging
- Shimano SPD: Caused knee discomfort (on me; not true on everyone) & occasional difficulty in disengaging
- Campy ProFit: Rocked. Totally.
- Bebop: Rocked, but wasn't completely comfortable with having the entire engagement mechanism embedded in the cleat
- Time Equipe: Little heavy but totally rocked. Replaced with Impact design.
- Time Impact: Final call for pedals. Completely awesome on every front. Haven't upped to the RXS for lightness and really don't plan to, either (heard there was a recall on them)
And that's what I can recall from my experience with pedals. Bear in mind that all of this was done on a road bike and with road cycling in mind. I wouldn't transition into triathlon until 2005 -- but I still stick with the Impacts.//d
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