I’m looking to put some eggbeaters on both my road and tri bike, but want some feedback.
Why eggbeaters? I ride with high end mountain bike shoes (GASP!!!) and love being able to go back and forth between mountain, road and tri bike with the same pair of shows (and the same pedal on each). Yeah, I’ve owned road shoes and pedals, but honestly I prefer MTB stuff - the pedals are all smaller, lighter and double-sided, and I love being able to tear through transition areas in the MTB shoes.
I ride 'em. All shoes on all bikes. Works pretty good. I have heard that some races won’t let you leave your shoes in the pedals any more, which means running and slip-sliding around on road shoes, which is not the greatest. I saw a South African guy fall down VERY HARD at Nice in his road shoes 3 yr ago. I’m not sure I’d want to do IM in MTB shoes, but shorter distances mebbe. The high end ones you mention are basically a road shoe with a couple of strips of tread along the sides. Take off the heel block and away you go. Rotating weight is probably the same as with bigger road pedals all told.
Yeah, I ride a SIDI Dominator 5 MTB show - it’s the EXACT SAME shoe as the Genius 5 road, except for the cleat pattern on the mtb show, and the different holes. All SIDI shoes are like that - same shoe, different plate and name.
I love the fact that I can tear through transition areas without slipping all over the place (because of the cleats), and give up no performance. I also like to be able to go from MTB to TRI bike without switching shoes, s I want to consolidate the bikes with the same pedal. Sure, maybe the mtb shoe is a few grams heavier due to the plastic cleats, but the pedals are close to the same weight and the actual pedal cleat is WAY lighter than a road cleat. It’s a very light combo.
I’m not worried about any of the other factors - I just want to know how they perform. I want to put eggbeaters of all of my bikes. I’m really looking for any input on how these little guys perform as a road pedal.
They are fantastic on the mt bike and just as good on the road bike. Stupidity on my part this spring led to me having to use my mt bike shoes and pedals for a crit - lots of out of the saddle sprinting and full on hammering-they were great. As an aside, i will use this set up for all future crits, the ease of getting clipped in super fast put me right to the front at the first corner.
my only thought would be to have the cleat set up for the higher release angle.
there are a couple of pro road riders who were riding them. they now have a road version as well. You just have to make sure your shoes have the correct mounting holes as I believe they are a two hole mount and some shoes only have three hole patterns. I’d assume the road version of the eggbeater has compatible cleats.
The eggbeaters are excellant and simple, the only problem is that if your heel moves around alot when you ride they are a bit hard on the bottom of the shoe. Other than that they are great.
I have a similar plan with my bikes - one pair of shoes (Adidas Adistar XC mountain bike shoes, plenty light and stiff for me) to be used with a Rocky Mountain dual suspension, a Lemond cross bike, and my Soloist.
No problems thus far. I think that there’s little to no reason to go with the Quattro or Candy if you like the Egg Beater - the ‘platform’ is certainly not going to do anything on your road or tri bike, when paired with MTB shoes. Apparently the Quattro has a slightly smaller q-factor, while the Candy and original are identical. Might as well save weight, as I see it.
there are a couple of pro road riders who were riding them. they now have a road version as well. You just have to make sure your shoes have the correct mounting holes as I believe they are a two hole mount and some shoes only have three hole patterns. I’d assume the road version of the eggbeater has compatible cleats.
As to the performance question, I have had them on two of my bikes for 3-4 years, and I just put the newest version on my new road bike (vamoots - woohoo!). As long as you service them once a year or so they are trouble free. I have never had any problems. The brass cleats are pretty soft and do wear, but they are easily enough replaced. They are 2-bolt SPD style, but if you’re riding MTB shoes you’re all set. I have them on my SIDI road shoes with the SIDI SPD adapter, which I like better than the Crank Bros pontoon set-up. And of course on my MTB shoes as well.
Look licenses the pedal / cleat, and they make a version that has bearings at both ends of the spindle (instead of a bushing at one end like the Crank Bros models). They seem to sell mainly in Europe and can be difficult to find here. I have heard some complaints that their modified bearings do not seal well and that they foul in the dirt. Which kind of makes you wonder what the point is . . . . .
I like 'em too. I’ve never used them on road, but I love them for mtn. IMO, they don’t feel as secure as the Look pedals I have on my road bike, but they’re a hell of a lot easier to get in and out of. Since I’m in/out of the pedals a lot on my mtn bike, I really like that. Oh, and they don’t gunk up with mud and dirt, like my old SPD style mtn pedals. But since I tend to keep my feet in the pedals nearly the entirety of my road rides (and I don’t have a problem with them getting muddy), I like the more secure/tight feeling of Looks on the road.
That’s not a road version, but rather an eggbeater with a larger platform for those *MTBikers *who prefer to clip out occasionally yet still have a foot on a platform. It’s basically the all-mountain version of the pedal, instead of the lightweight (platformless) XC version.
I wouldn’t think anyone would use it as a road pedal, given the fact that it’s the same exact interface as the eggbeater, except heavier. The pedal body really is just for peace-of-mind for mountain bikers.
Look licenses the pedal / cleat, and they make a version that has bearings at both ends of the spindle (instead of a bushing at one end like the Crank Bros models). They seem to sell mainly in Europe and can be difficult to find here. I have heard some complaints that their modified bearings do not seal well and that they foul in the dirt. Which kind of makes you wonder what the point is . . . . .
I saw the Look versions in a shop Ottawa 2 years ago, and thought they looked liek an eggbeater. The difference was that the Look pedals were $300. Paying for the name, I suppose.
So you like ‘em then? I like the light weight, and the fact that I don’t need this huge honkin’ cleat on the bottom of my shoe. Mountain bike shoes…I tell you guys, it’s the way to go. There is nothing funnier than watching a bunch of guys slipping and crashing wile trying to walk in their road shoes!!! I prefer to hammer all the way to the dismount line, then tear through the transition. I’m not an ‘unclip early and run in my bear feet kind of guy’.
I like the more secure/tight feeling of Looks on the road.
That’s really what I’m looking for…I want to know if they feel “loose” or tight. Usually loose feeling pedals can be attributed to worn cleats though, especially with MTB pedals.
To me, they felt looser than my road pedals (I’ve had look and shimano non-spd for road). You can adjust that tightness on the eggbeaters, if I’m not mistaken, and if so I had it as tight as it would go (it’s been a year or so since I rode them). But they never felt as secure as my road pedals. Not bad… but I don’t personally think I’d use them on road. I like the specific effort required to pull my fee tout of my road pedals. I think if I was all tired and my legs were flailing going uphill on a road bike in eggbeaters, I might accidentally yank my shoes out of the pedals. But that’s just me
That’s not a road version, but rather an eggbeater with a larger platform for those *MTBikers *who prefer to clip out occasionally yet still have a foot on a platform. It’s basically the all-mountain version of the pedal, instead of the lightweight (platformless) XC version.
I wouldn’t think anyone would use it as a road pedal, given the fact that it’s the same exact interface as the eggbeater, except heavier. The pedal body really is just for peace-of-mind for mountain bikers.
Sorry… this one http://www.crankbrothers.com/quattro.php the Quattro. (Dealing with Norton on the phone at the same time about a new virus on my computer and trying hard not to get pissed off
That’s not a road version, but rather an eggbeater with a larger platform for those *MTBikers *who prefer to clip out occasionally yet still have a foot on a platform. It’s basically the all-mountain version of the pedal, instead of the lightweight (platformless) XC version.
I wouldn’t think anyone would use it as a road pedal, given the fact that it’s the same exact interface as the eggbeater, except heavier. The pedal body really is just for peace-of-mind for mountain bikers.
FYI, while it may not be designed as such it is often used on road bikes.
actually like the other poster said the Candy is technically the mtn bike version, an eggbeater with a small platform.
The road version is the Quattro adn comes in lots of fun colors.
Thanks Tai - so…is there an advantage to riding the Quattro over the regular eggbeater? Same pedal, same interface, but one has a built in platform. I mean, does the platform do anything or is it just a ‘larger platform = peace of mind’ thing? You still really have the same amount of interface, don’t you?
