Egg beaters all the way. Who needs a platform? I ride the egg
beater C's and they are awesome, inexpensive and they release pretty
easily. The only drawbacks are as mentioned earlier, they do catch
on some shoes and if your cadence isn't just right and you hit a
rock/root it'll release your foot. Even that's not bad to deal with
when you know it's going to happen. Buy em. Ride em.

Ryan H.

--- In njmountainbiking@yahoogroups.com, Carlos Tamayo
<c_e_tamayo@...> wrote:
>
> Leo,
> Being on a tight budget, I've made many purchases online. Both from
web merchants and through eBay. Not all purchases are what I
expected. Often, it's better to buy from a local shop. Particularly,
if you have ANY doubt about installation or compatibility. The key,
of course, is to find a good shop with a decent selection. The
expertise and the advise they can provide is usually worth the extra
cost.
> As for clipless pedals, I use Time ATAC and mostly like them.
However, because they are somewhat loose, my shoes tend to move
around and wear down the pedal platform. Once worn down, since
there's no adjustment, the pedal is too loose and needs replacing.
That's happened with a couple of sets and with different shoes, but
I've never heard of it happening to anyone else. I think I'll look
into Candy SL next. I have read that the Mallet C are large and can
have ground clearance issues on turns. I can't comment much on the
setup part, since Times have no adjustment, I just screwed them on.
The left pedal is left-hand thread, but you probably knew that.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Carlos
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: lgj7801
> To: njmountainbiking@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:34 PM
> Subject: [NJ Mountain Biking] Pedals
>
>
> Hi All,
> I am finally going to invest in some clipless pedals and I have a
> question. How difficult is it to set these things up by yourself?
In
> otherwords is it worth it for me to save some $$ and buy them on-
line
> or should I just dish out the money and have the guy at the bike
shop
> help me? I am looking at the Cran Bros. Mallet C pedals and I'll
buy a
> decent shoe for $80.00- $100.00.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Leo
>
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