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I would never buy a single Crank Bros product
terrible quality on moving parts / bearings bushings etc
terrible quality on moving parts / bearings bushings etc
Soldato
I've recently swapped from crank bros to shimano and I agree, they are poor quality.
I'd still prefer to use crank bros and replace them every 4 months than shimano though. Crank bros are just so much nicer to use.
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The bearings and the cages are knackered on mine (2 pairs of candys).
In fact, I think I might still have them kicking around. If you want, i'll send you them. They wont be much use for riding on but it'll give you an idea of the release angles.
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As long as you dont expect them to last forever, you wont be disappointed in them.
As I said, I have recently moved to shimano. My main requirement at the moment is reliability leading up to a race in May. As soon as that is over i'll be swapping back to Crank Bros. To me, buying a new pair every 6 months or so is an acceptable price to pay for a pedal system I like better.
If coming from flats, 100% do not go for the candys. Mallet or Mallet DH will feel an awful lot more stable!
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from what ive read / heard / seen
CB products are fine unless they have a moving part or bearing in
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/crank-brothers-yes-or-no
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/dear-crank-bros
http://theteamrobot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/breaking-news-from-team-robot_20.html
Jim Brownrigg, Crankbrothers' head of engineering elaborates: "To make sure that high-end wheel consumers would be completely stunted in any and all attempts to replace or repair their damaged wheels, we had to strategically optimize every wheel component to be slightly different than the part it's replacing, while being functionally identical to the wheels we launched in 2005. Eliminating all backwards compatibility was a big challenge for us, but with a lot of hard work we made it happen."
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CB products are fine unless they have a moving part or bearing in
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/crank-brothers-yes-or-no
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/dear-crank-bros
http://theteamrobot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/breaking-news-from-team-robot_20.html
Jim Brownrigg, Crankbrothers' head of engineering elaborates: "To make sure that high-end wheel consumers would be completely stunted in any and all attempts to replace or repair their damaged wheels, we had to strategically optimize every wheel component to be slightly different than the part it's replacing, while being functionally identical to the wheels we launched in 2005. Eliminating all backwards compatibility was a big challenge for us, but with a lot of hard work we made it happen."
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I have my eye on the XT SPD Trails as well. Seem like good value and will no doubt last longer than anything else on my bike.
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The XT is OK - but IMO the best "crossover" pedals are Mallet DH.
Maybe this is just me, not being able to clip in at all / doesn't suit me - but the Mallet DH is the closest I came to feeling comfortable on a clipped in pedal.
XTR trail - felt like I was on my tippy toes trying to balance on the pedal - I can only imagine the candy being far worse being so tiny.
Same with the Shiman DX (even though the platform was bigger).
Then tried Mallet DH after I got sick of it all (tried someone else's), and it felt rather good. The combination of using a softer soled shoe (Five ten clipped in shoe rather than the than the shimano shoes I owned), bigger platform of the Mallet DH, and more "float" they provide, I nearly felt at home on someone else's borrowed kit.
Maybe this is just me, not being able to clip in at all / doesn't suit me - but the Mallet DH is the closest I came to feeling comfortable on a clipped in pedal.
XTR trail - felt like I was on my tippy toes trying to balance on the pedal - I can only imagine the candy being far worse being so tiny.
Same with the Shiman DX (even though the platform was bigger).
Then tried Mallet DH after I got sick of it all (tried someone else's), and it felt rather good. The combination of using a softer soled shoe (Five ten clipped in shoe rather than the than the shimano shoes I owned), bigger platform of the Mallet DH, and more "float" they provide, I nearly felt at home on someone else's borrowed kit.
I think the latest 5.10 clips (five ten impact vxi clipless) in will be even better than the ones i tried. Super lightweight and you can move the cleat backwards a fair old bit too.
Similar to how any bike I ride must give me that "in" the bike feeling (as opposed to feeling like I'm perched on top of it), I need to feel "in" the pedal... instead of trying to perform a balancing act on top
That's a good £200+ to invest though in the setup described above, so I can't be arsed taking another gamble... just in case I still can't fully commit to it. Wish I bought this combo to start with
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/c...-five-ten-impact-vxi-clipless-shoes-14-48787/
http://enduromag.com.au/site/enduro...s-mallet-dh-race-pedals-on-review-enduro-mag/
5 year warranty and apparently, they also are far better than all the CB crap that came before
Similar to how any bike I ride must give me that "in" the bike feeling (as opposed to feeling like I'm perched on top of it), I need to feel "in" the pedal... instead of trying to perform a balancing act on top
That's a good £200+ to invest though in the setup described above, so I can't be arsed taking another gamble... just in case I still can't fully commit to it. Wish I bought this combo to start with
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/c...-five-ten-impact-vxi-clipless-shoes-14-48787/
http://enduromag.com.au/site/enduro...s-mallet-dh-race-pedals-on-review-enduro-mag/
5 year warranty and apparently, they also are far better than all the CB crap that came before
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YT's prices are incredible, it must be giving some of the competition some nervous moments. I'm not really in the market right now but if I was... the few bikes I'd prefer cost at least double the YT, it'd be really hard to justify them!
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