Look Keo Sprint or Time RXS ?

pirwin1
pirwin1 Posts: 248
edited May 2008 in Workshop
I'm looking to buy some new pedals. I have decided to either go for the Look Keo sprint or Time RXS but can't decide on which! Any advice, opinions or experiences of the pedals would be great.

p.s. how much difference does having a low stack height make?
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  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    i have just bought the really entry level time Xen pedals (which uses the same cleat as the RSX and are a new for 2008 entry level pedal) to try them. They seem rather low quality but then they were only £30 so I can't speak for the twice-the-price RXSs

    They are a bit tough to clip into compared to the SPD-SL's that I had before, but I have only had one ride on them so perhaps this will improve.

    Overall I am very impressed - i wanted to switch becuase I have a dicky knee and the time pedals are the only ones wth lateral float as well as angular.

    once clipped in they are very comfy - you forget you are clipped in but they are very secure.

    read more here:
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12564717
  • itisaboutthebike
    itisaboutthebike Posts: 1,120
    I have some Keo Classic's (essentially the same as sprint) - excellent value at £35 and very durable.
  • sloxam
    sloxam Posts: 861
    time, every time!
    massive platform and float. low weight too. i have rxs and love em!
    i hate hills (cos i'm fat)

    www.justgiving.com/steven-loxam/
  • xbenhanleyx
    xbenhanleyx Posts: 73
    Go for Time. Having also tried look and shimano, I would not choose anything else. They work great and the float makes it easier on your knees.
  • nmcgann
    nmcgann Posts: 1,780
    itisaboutthebike wrote:
    I have some Keo Classic's (essentially the same as sprint) - excellent value at £35 and very durable.

    The Sprints can have a higher retention spring tension setting. I have both Classics and Sprints and I have to set the tension to max on the Classics, but I could still do with a tiny fraction more.

    The Keo design is very good though - I find them much easier to clip into than Shimano SL which I also tried when I started using road pedals. If you use cleat covers when walking off the bike the cleats last well - I'm at over a year on my current set and there's life left in them yet.

    Neil
    --
    "Because the cycling is pain. The cycling is soul crushing pain."
  • stumpy paul
    stumpy paul Posts: 197
    The answer really is to buy the cheapest model (RXE or classic) as cheap as you can - or better still borrow a pair from a mate's winter bike to see how you get on with either. I tried time over the autumn and, contrary to what most find, the nature of the float gave me terrible knee pain (though I have a 20+ year history of knee surgery). Now on keo - the cheap classics on the winter bike, sprints on the summer / race bike, and they are great.

    Sorry if that muddies the waters, but it's what I found.......
  • shakal
    shakal Posts: 2
    Check this website out...gives you a nice look at all the Look Keos

    http://www.look-pedals.com

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