Product Description
- Aluminum body with chromoly spindle and steel cast wings
- Small platform: XC/all-mountain/marathon
- Fully rebuildable and simple to maintain
- AllAccess cleats fit SPD bolt pattern
- Set of premium brass cleats and shims included
- The left pedal is indicated by a small grooved line around the threads of the spindle
| Item Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
| Weight | 304g |
| Intended Use | Mountain |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Pedal Spindle | 9/16" |
| Spindle Material | Steel |
| Pedal Type | Dual Sided Clipless |
| Defined Color | Black |
| List Price: | $120.00 |
| Price: |
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Product Details
- Size: 9/16", One Size
- Color: Black
- Brand: Crank Brothers
- Model: 11493
- Released on: 2010-12-31
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 2.00" h x 6.00" w x 6.00" l, .66 pounds
Features
- Aluminum body with chromoly spindle and steel cast wings
- Small platform: XC/all-mountain/marathon
- Fully rebuildable and simple to maintain
- AllAccess cleats fit SPD bolt pattern
- Set of premium brass cleats and shims included
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
By Bill Stevenson
This is a review after 1hr of riding with these pedals. I ride a recumbent in South Florida, have been using both SPD pedals with sandals for casual rides, and Look Keo Carbons with racing shoes for more rigorous workouts. Been a serious cyclist off and on since 1967. While the Look system always worked well for me on diamond frame bikes, this set up is not ideal for bents. Hot feet, unsure footing when stopped, and difficult click in and release are the main factors. SPD with sandals are more comfortable with cooler feet and safer stops and starts, but secure engagement and easy release proved illusive. After 4 plus years and over 12,000 miles of frustration on the bent it was time for something new. I decided to give Crank Brothers a try. I wanted to use sandals primarily. Since sandals flex for walking some sort of pedal platform is very helpful for support. The Candy series pedals offer a small platform not as big as other pedals, but the trade-off is light weight. Rotating mass is a very significant factor is cycling performance and at 304 grams these pedals are quite lightweight. The Candy 3 pedals are noticeably lighter than my SPD pedals were and similar to the Look Keo Carbons. These pedals feel very smooth and the bearings are serviceable and completely re-buildable, which is encouraging for longevity. Crank Brothers has a good reputation for customer support and parts should be readily available for these pedals. These pedals look and feel like high quality products. The cleats mounted in the shoes with no problems. Metal shims are available from Crank Brothers in three thicknesses if there is a compatibility problem with the shoes. The first thing I noticed upon clipping in is that engagement was at once easy and very secure. Gone is the trade-off between secure engagement and ease of release that is an inherent characteristic of SPD. There is not an adjustment nor a need for one with the Candy 3s. Disengagement with Candy 3 is also very easy. There is 6 degrees of float, which is adequate. The cleats can be installed to disengage at 15 degrees or 20 degrees, I set mine at 15 degrees and it feels just fine. Riding the bike I felt that the platform is adequate underneath my flexible soled sandals. A longer ride has to wait for the weekend, but first impressions are that the compromise between light weight and adequate support offered by the Candy pedals is pretty well sorted. I tried spinning at a very high cadence such as one might do in a sprint, and mashing a big gear up a hill at very low cadence. My feet felt fine, there were no unwanted releases, the light weight was noticeable. These pedals offer a very high level of performance and comfort for my application and are priced competitively between Shimano XT and XTR, two high grade SPD pedals for comparison. I will write a follow-up after gaining more experience, but at first blush these are worthy offerings.
The following comments are added as a follow-up. I have used these pedals now for almost 1 year and approximately 3,000 miles. All that was written above is accurate. The pedals have proven to be efficient, reliable, and comfortable in use with sandals. Although the cleats are still OK, they are wearing down and will undoubtedly require replacement at some point. The functionality of the Crank Brother system is so high that this is only a minor disadvantage. In summation, a total of 3 more bicycles have been retrofitted with these pedals including 2 belonging to my wife, who is not a gear head by any means, and she loves them too. In 44 years of adult cycling including competition, these are quite simply the best bicycle pedals I have ever encountered. Highest recommendation.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Doron Avizov
Having not ridden in 13 years, at first I wasn't sure if I liked these because I had nothing to compare them to. After a few rides I switched these out for Shimano SPDs (PD-A530 with platform on one side and SPD on the other) that I got from Amazon and after just a short test ride of the Shimano, the Candy 3 pedals are much better than I had initially thought.
Where they crush the Shimano pedals is float. I'm pretty sure they both advertize 6 degrees of float. The Shimano SPDs actually begin to release at 6 degrees but at that edge you feel that you're there and the pedal is pushing back on you to get you to back to center. If you're not conscious of this and centering your foot when the pedal tells you too, I felt pressure on the side of my foot. The Crank Brothers pedals don't release until 15 degrees. I don't know why they call that 6 degrees of float but it's clearly more forgiving, more float and yet feels much more locked in than the SPD.
I wish the Candy pedals had the same positive and loud click in and click out like the Shimano SPDs. The SPDs are easy to click in and and don't take much effort to click out. The 15 degree release, while great during a ride, can be annoying if you need to stop fast and put a foot on the ground. I also find these harder to get into than the Shimanos but once your moving I'm more comfortable in the Candy pedals.
I'll probably put the Candy pedals back on the bike since I need the float. I'll also rotate the cleats in a little to get the affect of a more forgiving release angle. With the Shimano SPDs, exact cleat placement is critical or you will feel pressure on one side of your foot or another. Cleat placement is critical in any system but I just like how forgiving AND locked in the Candy pedals feel.
Quality and construction of the Candy pedals is top notch. I was was told they provide enough platform to be able to ride in sneakers. I didn't find that to be the case. Note that my feet tend to rotate heals in towards the spokes. Rather than fight my anatomy, I use spacers to keept the pedals a little further from the crank and rely on pedals with good float. If you need float, freedom and to feel really locked in at the same time, these are great pedals.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By OC biker
A solid product, I had some lower end CB pedals on my bike but these are top notch. Well build and with replacable bearings they can last years. I pulled them appart and added ceramic grease, should be good for a while.
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