From: karl_best@novell.com (Karl Best)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
Subject: Re: Time Sprint pedals: any good?
Date: 6 Jan 93 21:09:17 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc.

In article <C0CIDu.A0t@Novell.COM> karl_best@novell.com (Karl Best) writes:
> I just ordered a set of Time Sprint pedals from Nashbar (they were on sale).  
> When they arrived the other day I was unpleasantly surprised. They're made of  
> plastic! They look like they'd break on the first ride. I looked at the  
> catologue to make sure that I ordered the right thing--their euphemism for  
the  
> pedals is "composite construction". 
> 
> So... has anyone had any experience with these pedals? Are they very durable?  
> Should I keep them or pay the bucks to upgrade to a better quality model?

Here's the responses that I've received. Thanks for those who wrote.

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I have them.  I've had them for about 400 miles, still work great.  Of
course, I won't know whether they need to be replaced after another
2000 miles (I'll easily put that many miles on the bike in the next 3
or 4 months...), but they're cheap and come with a warranty against
defects.

If you have money to blow, spending them on a more expensive pedal
might be better, but these seem to be durable enough so far.  I'll let
you know if anything breaks.

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I was disappointed with the 'composite construction' myself when I 
received them. I hate paying $85 for anything made of mostly plastic.
However, these pedals have proved durable enough for my purposes. I've
ridden them about 4,000 miles in the last year with a few races and haven't
had any problems. I would probably consider buying another pair if I could
get a good deal on them. The other pedals cost considerably more and if
you'll notice they're also heavier than the Sprint model.

If you got them on sale, I'd say you got a good deal.

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I bought a pair for my girlfriend (I ride the Sport Time model and like
them very much) and she doesn't like them very much.  It was very 
difficult to clip in and out.  I tried them myself for a while, and the
plastic is pretty slippery, so getting in can be a problem.

Can't say about durability, because I replaced them with the Criterium
model recently, but the Sprint's do tend to 'break in' after a while,
so it isn't nearly so difficult to clip in now as when they were new.

Overall, though, I would recommend the Sport instead of the Sprint.

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I've had the Time Sports for over 10,000 miles.  They're great.
Many friends have the Sports and the Crits and love 'em.

However, another friend just threw her Sprints into the closet and
bought some Crits.  Apparently the whole line is good except for the
Sprints.  Those things were never quite right.  Too hard to get in and
out of.  For some reason, this was never a problem with the rest of
the line.  If I were you, I'd upgrade.  Probably not what you wanted
to hear, but I think the plastic pedals just didn't cut it.

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So... definately mixed opinions. Sounds like the next model up (Sport) would  
probably be a better pedal to buy, but since I'm short on cash I guess that  
I'll keep the Sprints. I'm not too hard on my equipment anyway, so hopefully  
they'll be okay.

-Karl

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