Sometimes I commute. Sometimes alone, sometimes with friends.
When commuting with friends especially at roundabouts, where you're dicing with oncoming traffic in rush hour and trying to find a big enough gap for two without killing anyone, it's come to my attention that single sided entry point pedals are a pain in the a**.
My pedals could just be crap or old or in need of a service and I know my cleats are worn but still. Every time, in this exact scenario I bloody miss the entry point and am then in limbo on the roundabout with a car approaching and 2nd rider coming up fast behind me.
So this got me thinking, I used to ride MTB clipless pedals, two entry points. Lets have a look.......Then I remembered these bad boys. 4 way entry! WHAT, MENTAL, how can I miss.
I don't recall ever missing the mtb pedals, just aim your foot in the general direction and they just work.
Enter Crank Brothers Egg Beater 1 pedals. I love the idea of these. I haven't fitted them on the bike yet but they have to be awesome. Customer reviews everywhere are good enough for me to go ahead with this idea.
I have road shoes and mtb shoes. I have 2 pairs of summer mtb shoes so thats not a problem.
Winter is another issue, 1) we're in the grip of winter 2) I own road winter boots that cost too much to never be used again.
I can't add the new pedals to the bike without the ability to use these, neither can I justify another £150 plus on mtb specific boots....well not for the time being.
Turns out, Crank Brothers can deal with this issue! WHAT ARE THEY! An incredible piece of kit, that's what. So I can attach these 3 hole bad boys to my existing winter boots and use them on my new 4 way entry pedals. Now I just need to fit the pedals and cleats and hope this brilliant solution works for me.
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