They are maybe 5 months old … and they were damn expensive. That’s it - time to chuckeminthebin.
Nasty 
Been mashing them on gutters/stairs/armadillos? Or just normal wear and snap?
I’ll take the other one 
Nope - I’ve been pretty soft on them. Nothing fancy, just a few k’s, Saturday rides, cafes and short commutes - I think they were just from a dodgey batch. But it’s enough for me - onto a new pedal.
i’ve had a few return crank brother stuff to the shop.
general opinion seems to be that they are a fantastic pedal if you are sponsored or can get them cheap, but they do seem to have some durability issues.
on a similar note, i love all the time pedals i’m using, on 4 differant bikes, but has anyone else had the thing with the end caps that cost a fortune, and have to be there to stop the pedal from moving lateraly, falling off.
great design except for the end caps…
Had the same problem with mine, the last time the cap fell off (it’s only happened once) i was drunk, so didn’t notice. The next time i went to ride ‘Colly’ she had lost the end cap on my time pedal. Sok got a mate who owed me a favor to pay for a new one. So not sure how much it cost but never the less, poor caps.
All this aside, i love my Time pedals… love em long time!
Ouch.
It’s time for TIME
Get in touch with them, I heard their customer service is pretty good.
My Candy’s have probably done 360 days out of the last 365 and are still going strong.
Another broken Eggbeater.
Broken springs. Broken cages. Sloppy bearings. Weak as piss cleats.
And people ask me why i run ‘dodgy’ SPD’s. Cause i can run the same pair of pedals, and second pair of cleats for three fuckin years. No worries.
Yep - I’m jumping the SPD train. Sign me up tomorrow.
What’s the problem here? I’ve had mine since 2003 (SLs). Almost daily usage. I even swap them between my two bikes. No problems.
Des
user error.
NOOOOOOO!!!
Did I mention that you can get NOS Time ATAC Alium pedals from EPX for $50. So much better than SPD’s. And cheaper at that price but not cheapo’s.
Don’t make the mistake Nath. You will pull out of SPD’s… They will be pants.
$50 eh? Are you boosting? What the crap is “EPX”?
They’re down in Port Melbourne, I think they do full carbon bikes or something, also accessories. Sometimes sell the Times on ebay too.
A quick GOOGLE returned this…
I know that you and Des are planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen.
I’m with Des, been riding eggbeaters since they first came out, bought first generation stainless models 6 years ago and other than one set of bearings and bushings and replacement cleats i’ve had no problems at all, have two other sets, same thing.
they got a bit sloppy once because the cage had deformed a little through thousands of clip ins/outs, squeeze them in a vice and they are as good as new.
I’m not anti SPD, some people like heavy over complicated engineering…ha
I would recomend that you send them back, if they get repaired or replaced someone here will buy them. I need another pair.
I’m not planning anything. I just do what Des tells me to.
For real. They’re the pedals I have on the Hillman. They’re NOS 2002 ATAC Aliums which are basically the same as the current model. Pretty good value when you consider that cleats cost $35+ these days…
They are here:
EPX Bicycles Australia
2/128 Bertie Street
Port Melbourne 3207
Victoria
Australia
Phone: 61 3 96464470
Fax: 61 3 96464479
Ask for Evan.
I’ve bought a few things from EPX before. Evan is a good guy.