Time RXS(e) vs. SPD-SL

Triathlon Forum
1

Is the shimano noticeably more stable in terms of not allowing pronation?

Thanks,
Dan
www.aiatriathlon.com

2

The SPD-SL design is, imo, the most stable pedal system on the market. The revamped 07 pedals with the wider bodies (7810 and 6620) only improved their margin over the rest.

How much float, if any, do you want? With Time it is a full on 10 degrees, along with the 2.5mm of lateral movement. Shimano offers 6 degrees or the option of a fixed cleat. I used the Time RXS design for six months before the spd-sl design came out. I will never go back. Couple the stability and cleat retention security* with their robustness and the best bearings around, and I don’t think they can be beat!

  • I use the red fixed cleats and have the cleat retention bolt backed off one full turn more than Shimano recommend, to induce a tiny bit of float with the red cleats, and I have never had a problem. They feel rock solid.
3

Thanks a lot for your input. When you put the rxs on the lowest centering setting, can you feel it recentering still? I have the rxe and I wonder which setting this corresponds to as that is the main part of the pedal I don’t like.

Dan
www.aiatriathlon.com

4

When I enquired with Time USA some while back, they told me that the recentering force on the non-adjustable RXE pedal is equivalent to the middle setting on the RXS. Thus, if you want less recentering force on the cleat, you should be able to achieve it with the RXS model. There will still be some force. I never tried the RXE so I can’t compare apples to apples, though. If you do want float with no re-centering force, you could try Speedplay or the Keywin pedals from New Zealand. You can get the Keywins from worldclasscycles.com. Be wary of the Keywins on ebay. They are generally very old models (NOS) and don’t feature some of the improvements made to the design in recent years. Many folks swear by them.

You could pick up some of the lowest RXS model on ebay and give them a try before committing to a more expensive model, if your tastes run that way.

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I switched from speedplay free float to rxE, and I haven’t noticed the re-centering at all.