Most widely used pedal in the pro peloton?

FixUpLookSharp
FixUpLookSharp Posts: 66
edited May 2009 in Pro race
A bloke I know is making the (frankly ludicrous) claim that eggbeaters are the most widely used pedal in the pro peloton. I'm pretty certain that's not true, but what are the most widely used pedals in the peloton?
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Probably Look or Shimano. (Keo or Dura Ace). Depends on who sponsors your team.

    By eggbeaters - perhaps he meant Speedplay? They can look a LITTLE like eggbeaters. Eggbeaters are more MTN pedals - no?
  • FixUpLookSharp
    FixUpLookSharp Posts: 66
    Pokerface wrote:
    By eggbeaters - perhaps he meant Speedplay? They can look a LITTLE like eggbeaters. Eggbeaters are more MTN pedals - no?
    Exactly, but he really means eggbeaters! He swears that they're one of, if not the, most used pedal in the pro peloton, but I keep telling him he's mental.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    He's full of it. Eggbeaters are mountain bike pedals. Which require mountain bike shoes. Do you see any pro riders wearing mountain bike shoes!? :shock:


    Nope.


    He's just winding you up.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Several pros do use the Crank Brothers Quattor pedal, which is an Eggbeater with an external platform. I think Cadel Evans used to used them.

    I doubt that its the dominant pedal, though.

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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    LangerDan wrote:
    Several pros do use the Crank Brothers Quattor pedal, which is an Eggbeater with an external platform. I think Cadel Evans used to used them.

    I doubt that its the dominant pedal, though.

    crank-bros-quattro-sl-07.jpg

    They don't actually make them any more.

    Guess they weren't that successful.
  • FixUpLookSharp
    FixUpLookSharp Posts: 66
    Definitely not a wind up, he even rides eggbeaters on the track! He does this even though everyone tells him that he's a) not transferring the amounts of power he would with a pedal with a decent platform, and b) in danger of clipping out because eggbeaters aren't tight and are more prone to failure than other systems. He's full of shite, but he's so stubborn that he does my head in!
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    LangerDan wrote:
    Several pros do use the Crank Brothers Quattor pedal, which is an Eggbeater with an external platform. I think Cadel Evans used to used them.

    I doubt that its the dominant pedal, though.

    crank-bros-quattro-sl-07.jpg

    Thats the pedal i use on my race bike very good pedal but as you say id imagine few use them in the pro ranks.
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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    FixUpLookSharp wrote:
    Definitely not a wind up, he even rides eggbeaters on the track! He does this even though everyone tells him that he's a) not transferring the amounts of power he would with a pedal with a decent platform, and b) in danger of clipping out because eggbeaters aren't tight and are more prone to failure than other systems. He's full of shite, but he's so stubborn that he does my head in!


    Crikey! Are you married to him or something?
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  • mattsy666
    mattsy666 Posts: 91
    Pokerface wrote:
    LangerDan wrote:
    Several pros do use the Crank Brothers Quattor pedal, which is an Eggbeater with an external platform. I think Cadel Evans used to used them.

    I doubt that its the dominant pedal, though.

    crank-bros-quattro-sl-07.jpg

    They don't actually make them any more.

    Guess they weren't that successful.

    Lotto (or selected riders) did used to use them ... Freddy Rodriguez used to deffo use them and there were special Lotto editions made ...

    i (and my gf) have them on our road bikes and they work very well, decent purchase due to the platform ... not as secure as Looks but easier to use (esp. for the gf) ... a good upgrade from spd's if you don't want pure 'road' pedals ... i honestly just bought them so i would have something 'different' on my bike ... and the colour/design matched my frame ...

    oh, and it's the same system as egg beaters so your road cleat would work on those if you had them .. just no platfrom/housing ... i have the mtb version on my badboy and can use my road shoes with them (or vica versa)

    EDIT - just noticed they no longer have them on their website ... they did 6 months ago ... will now need to source new cleats and possibly spare pedals ... grrr
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    You'll have to trawl the i-net looking for them. Some places may only have the (expensive)Ti versions left. Great pedals, esp. on a fixie or a commute bike.
    M.Rushton
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    mattsy666 wrote:
    i honestly just bought them so i would have something 'different' on my bike ... and the colour/design matched my frame ...

    You have a pink bike? How.....masculine! ;)
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Actually, the fashion now in some circles is to have the most garish thing. Someone I know who rides for Felt has pink Bont shoes,speedplays and a pink/white Arione saddle. Black is sooo yesterday, dahlings!
    M.Rushton
  • don key
    don key Posts: 494
    FixUpLookSharp wrote:
    Definitely not a wind up, he even rides eggbeaters on the track! He does this even though everyone tells him that he's a) not transferring the amounts of power he would with a pedal with a decent platform, and b) in danger of clipping out because eggbeaters aren't tight and are more prone to failure than other systems. He's full of shite, but he's so stubborn that he does my head in!

    Is he in Dublin or Chicago?
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    FixUpLookSharp wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    By eggbeaters - perhaps he meant Speedplay? They can look a LITTLE like eggbeaters. Eggbeaters are more MTN pedals - no?
    Exactly, but he really means eggbeaters! He swears that they're one of, if not the, most used pedal in the pro peloton, but I keep telling him he's mental.

    Your mate IS mental. If he actually watched road racing, he'd see that Shimano DX pedals are the weapon of choice ;-)
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  • kozzo
    kozzo Posts: 182
    http://www.crankbrothers.com/eggbeater.php
  • mattsy666
    mattsy666 Posts: 91
    Pokerface wrote:
    mattsy666 wrote:
    i honestly just bought them so i would have something 'different' on my bike ... and the colour/design matched my frame ...

    You have a pink bike? How.....masculine! ;)

    unfortunately it's the black/silver ones i have for my Six13 ... i'd happily have a pink bike though ... The pink Cannondale TT bike was always lovely ...
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    There is that Giro centennial edition Cervelo which looks good and didn't Pantani have a pink Bianchi? Not those pink Mercatone Uno shorts tho :shock:

    Jan looked good in T-Mobile pink and in full TT mode
    M.Rushton
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
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    Biggest pile of poo to put on my bike.

    Last week the whole pedal came away from the axel. Not funny.

    Up until then I had enjoyed using them. Now gone to Speedplay which came very highly recommend by Magnus Bakstead(?) at last years bike show.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    mrushton wrote:
    There is that Giro centennial edition Cervelo which looks good and didn't Pantani have a pink Bianchi? Not those pink Mercatone Uno shorts tho :shock:

    Jan looked good in T-Mobile pink and in full TT mode

    Even Alberto rode a pink Trek at the Giro last year! :)
  • FixUpLookSharp
    FixUpLookSharp Posts: 66
    Timoid. wrote:
    FixUpLookSharp wrote:
    Definitely not a wind up, he even rides eggbeaters on the track! He does this even though everyone tells him that he's a) not transferring the amounts of power he would with a pedal with a decent platform, and b) in danger of clipping out because eggbeaters aren't tight and are more prone to failure than other systems. He's full of shite, but he's so stubborn that he does my head in!


    Crikey! Are you married to him or something?
    Ha! No, but he's on another message board and I find it (disproportionately) annoying and irresponsible when he tells other people they could/should ride eggbeaters in road and track racing. Plus, I just don't like the bloke! :)

    Thanks for the answers, everyone.
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  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    I had those Quattro Pros on my road bike until a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately the tension seems to have worn off the spring so I lost confidence in them. There were a good option for me at the time though as I was using my road bike to commute to work on and having double sided pedals is a good thing when you have to clip in and out a lot.

    They lasted about 2 years of very heavy use so not too bad.

    I've now got a pair of Keos on my bike.
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  • don key
    don key Posts: 494
    FixUpLookSharp wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:
    FixUpLookSharp wrote:
    Definitely not a wind up, he even rides eggbeaters on the track! He does this even though everyone tells him that he's a) not transferring the amounts of power he would with a pedal with a decent platform, and b) in danger of clipping out because eggbeaters aren't tight and are more prone to failure than other systems. He's full of shite, but he's so stubborn that he does my head in!


    Crikey! Are you married to him or something?
    Ha! No, but he's on another message board and I find it (disproportionately) annoying and irresponsible when he tells other people they could/should ride eggbeaters in road and track racing. Plus, I just don't like the bloke! :)

    Thanks for the answers, everyone.

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