There is a scar on my right shin; it's a fine double line that runs about four inches across the bony part of my leg. Thank you Mr. Shimano for the memories. There was a time when I was a loyal Shimano follower who believed that the bike part king did everything right, that is until other companies gained a foot hold in the market and started to outperform the crap out of old man Shimano's gear at half the price.
It was a SPD pedal that left the mark with is jagged edges that grab the shoe cleat. My cleat had a little mud on it which caused the cleat and the pedal to fail to connect allowing the skin remover to run down my leg. This was not the first time or the last time that I had the meat scrapper go down my shin. Crank Brothers offered me an alternative to the outdated SPD pedal system and I jumped on board with them. I haven't looked back since. The Crank Brothers pedal system is easy in and easy out even in muddy conditions and if you should have a mishap there are no scaring edges to make you yelp like a school girl. I have tried all of the variations of the Egg Beater pedals and found that they offered a lot of performance for low cash output but the standard Egg Beaters do not offer a platform for your shoe. A good pedal will distribute the pressure and forces across the front of the shoe. Without a platform the pedal will eventually begin to cut into the sole of the shoe. The bearings on the Egg Beaters have a short life span due to the fact that water and dirt bypass the weak sealing system and cause corrosion. So the egg beaters are a no go for me! Crank Brothers Candy eliminates all of the problems associated with the original Egg Beater design with a small weight penalty; however, they are still lighter than Shimano XTR at a fraction of the price. The Candy has a large platform to allow you to apply a ton of force without any flexing in your shoe and the platform also acts like a standard pedal until you get clipped in. I like to run the Candy 1 version because they are light weight, 282 grams, and they are inexpensive. Yes it is true that the old school SPD have a long life span but it is a false economy because of the original outlay of cash and the price you must pay in flesh.
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