????which Pedals????
- Thread starter Rafael-DH
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Ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Just kidding, but now I can voice my Time whoreness one more time 
. Go with the Time Z pedals, by far the best for DH :devil:. The Shimano pedals are prone to strange clipouts because of a fixed front of cleat position and you have very little float room before you unclip. Obviously riding downhill you manage to jostle around quite a bit (duh) so this can be a problem. The Crank Bros pedals are nice, but my biggest problem with them is that they have the possibility to unclip when you hit them on a rock. The action of the pedal works somewhat like a pair of scissors, when the bottom is hit and spreads a little bit, the top will spread that same amount which could force you to unclip when you don't want. It doesn't hurt that I do some work for Time, but the Z-Pedals are bad ass. Pretty burly too, and not even that heavy.
. Go with the Time Z pedals, by far the best for DH :devil:. The Shimano pedals are prone to strange clipouts because of a fixed front of cleat position and you have very little float room before you unclip. Obviously riding downhill you manage to jostle around quite a bit (duh) so this can be a problem. The Crank Bros pedals are nice, but my biggest problem with them is that they have the possibility to unclip when you hit them on a rock. The action of the pedal works somewhat like a pair of scissors, when the bottom is hit and spreads a little bit, the top will spread that same amount which could force you to unclip when you don't want. It doesn't hurt that I do some work for Time, but the Z-Pedals are bad ass. Pretty burly too, and not even that heavy.
right, you hit a rock and your foot unclips...
If you are hit that hard, maybe it's best your foot is out for balance as you tweak back into track.
If you are hit that hard, maybe it's best your foot is out for balance as you tweak back into track.
yeh what he said or maybee you should just be riding flats in the first place. lol. but if i was going to buy clipless for dh it would be the mallets all the way. but if what i said about flats changes your mind (yeh right) then get a set of tioga mx pedals.
times have a lot of float, mallets have a lot of float, shimano is a little bit tighter in the float department. i have shimano 646s, they discontinued the model a while ago, but i love them. the fixed front cleat isn't always bad, it keeps your foot in the same position. they're also really easy to unclip, i've heard that its next to impossible to unclip from the mallets. i havn't heard much about times, they're good from what i hear. and personally i like my shimano's. i think your best bet would be to go test some out at your lbs and go from there. but if not, i'd go with the times or the shimano's.
You are going to get 3 different answers for this, probably in relatively equal quantities. There's no way to know without riding the pedals yourself. They are all good and have different characteristics, which different people like, often dictated by what they are used to.
I have had quite a few pairs of Shimano SPDs and right now have 959s on my trailbike and 747s on my CX bike. I am buying clipless for DH this year and will certainly get 647s because I am used to the mechanism and I feel comfortable on them. I've used Times before and did not like them, but that was probably just because I was not used to it. I have been using Shimano pedals for about 7 years and rarely, rarely unclip by accident, even when I used them for DH.
I have had quite a few pairs of Shimano SPDs and right now have 959s on my trailbike and 747s on my CX bike. I am buying clipless for DH this year and will certainly get 647s because I am used to the mechanism and I feel comfortable on them. I've used Times before and did not like them, but that was probably just because I was not used to it. I have been using Shimano pedals for about 7 years and rarely, rarely unclip by accident, even when I used them for DH.
once I tried the Mallets on my DH bike I had to go to Candy's on my XC bike, and my gf demanded a pair as well. Engagement is a *little* bit harder than the shimanos that I ran before this, but getting out is truly effortless. anybody who claims that they're hard to get out of probably has them in the wrong setting, you can get either more float or easier exit just by switching the cleats from one shoe to the other.
the only *real* downside to them is that when new there's no way for you to pull straight up out of the cleat, as you can with shimanos. this has lead to me crashing and the bike coming along with me...
overall though, absolutely :love: the mallets.
the only *real* downside to them is that when new there's no way for you to pull straight up out of the cleat, as you can with shimanos. this has lead to me crashing and the bike coming along with me...
overall though, absolutely :love: the mallets.
mallets have probably the best combo of weight, clearance and ergonomics (the Mallet M's, at least), but in my experience they're not too strong. Lotta bent spindles under this 200lb expert. I've never gotten unclipped by hitting a rock; I think that's just something people say who haven't ridden them.
I have a couple pair of those red/black Shimanos. I never give them much thought.....which I guess is a good thing. I've never been stuck in them in a crash.
I have 2 pairs of 646 Shimano's at the house that are now toast. I love the engagement and disengagement but have had them replaced more than once.
I'm getting a set of the Mallets and giving them a go this season. The Mallet M is also almost 100 grams lighter than any other full cage clipless. That's for the "Acadian-wanna be's" in the house.
I'm getting a set of the Mallets and giving them a go this season. The Mallet M is also almost 100 grams lighter than any other full cage clipless. That's for the "Acadian-wanna be's" in the house.
hmmmm, seeing I ripped apart a pair in 3 weeks, 5 pairs would last...DHS said:
just under 4 months. what are you going to use the rest of the season? 
I like the Mallet Cs. Don't like the Time Zs much.
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For me Shimanos work best. Too much float is not a good thing fo me on my DH bike. My 647s are not tooo durable as meenttined in this thread, but the mechanism is smooth and the axel/bearings are second to none. I have only 3 pairs of them, I should stock up for the season eh?
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Go with Time. I love everything about them. Great float and very good consistent and predictable performance. However, I have not ridden the mallets before, so who knows.