Time vs Look Pedals

OnTow
OnTow Posts: 130
edited June 2008 in Workshop
A refereshing change on Campag. vs. Shimano.....

I'm replacing SPD pedals, and would like a pair that are:
Easy to get out of
Have plenty of float
Have a good platform

Optional plus points for:
Ease when walking
Place to stick reflectors

Time pedals have been suggested to me, however I wondered whether Look pedals would be just as good, since they seem to be cheaper.

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  • gundersen
    gundersen Posts: 586
    I'm one for Time
    Used them for about 20 years

    They are easy to get out of
    Can be a bugger to clip in though
    Have plenty of float
    Have a large platform
    The newest type are easier to walk in
    Nowhere to put reflectors

    I use them instead of Look because it is easier for my ankles. Have broken my ankles in the past. Look has a wrong twist for me - Time has a good twist.
  • campagsarge
    campagsarge Posts: 434
    Ditto gundersen. I have used Time for 14 years - I went back to Look for half a season and found that they wrecked my knees so switched back to Time.

    I have heard some people likening Time pedals to walking on ice but I have never found that with the rotational and angular float The float works really well for me and I would recommend you give them a go, with the caveat that all bodies are different so what works for me, might not do so for you.

    You can get the Time Xen pedals for under £40.
  • portuguese mike
    portuguese mike Posts: 695
    Used both look and Time and i also found Time to be best in terms of knee comfort. i personally didn't find much difference in terms of disengaging (both pretty easy) but Times are perhaps a little harder to get into.

    If i didn't commute (where ease of entry in traffic is very important) i wouldn't have switched to Speedplay. However having made the switch i have to say that, apart from the price and amount of maintenance, speedplays are awesome.
    pm
  • MIsterGoof
    MIsterGoof Posts: 128
    I've just moved on from the 2001 SPD's and bought some Look Keo sprints in RED

    I am very happy with them, good platform, very easy to get in and out of, and I now do not walk like a constipated duck over glass when walking.

    There isn't much space to put reflective stickers, you could always put theom on your shoes !

    Altogether a massive improvement fromthe SPDs (cant comment on Time)

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