what do you guys think of these…which models are the best and do you recommend them?
Five of us were just talking about these coming back from a race on Sunday. I use Pyro…but only for true sprints and short DU’s. I ran into a problem though with the “heel plate” and could not easily get in and out of them because of that piece. Easy fix though. I just removed those and now I love them. I probably would not use them on a hilly course. Once you get used to them, you will save significant transition time.
Remember to adjust seatpost height when you switch to them. The pedals plus your running shoes are most likely higher than your normal setup. Pyro sometimes has some production “blems” which you can get for significant discount. Call them and ask if they have any on hand and save some coin.
I’ve used them for a few DUs. Could never really get comfortable with them. I believe for me personally I gave up a lot of pedalling efficiency and really did not save huge amounts of transition time to make it worthwhile. I instead worked on transition skills. Others however love them.