Treespeed

For over a decade of commuting and messengering I used the basic Nashbar MTB pedal until this happened a year ago.





This was a shock and I can no longer trust these pedals so since then I've been running Ritchey's V4's, which pretty much suck and they are quickly giving up the ghost in the bearing department.
I'm a big guy (235) and I tend to be pretty hard on my gear and am looking for recommendations on some double sided clipless pedals that have stood the test of time for other commuters. And while I know some of you swear by platforms for some good reasons, they just don't work for me. I've been riding clipless since '84 and I feel like I'm going to fly off the bike if I'm not clipped in.

Ka_Jun

Time ATAC Aliums.

moralleper

I second the Time's

CliftonGK1

Yikes.

I've had no problem with those same pedals in almost 600 miles of hammering the snot out of them on my fixed/singlespeed rig. Including a really gnarly curbstrike which lifted the back end of the bike clean off the ground by using the pedal/crankarm like a vaulting pole. That incedent did, however, thoroughly trash one side of the SPD mechanism.

cabana 4 life

shimano 540s i have been using them for years. been through 5 Michigan winters and still roll like new. i also have a set on my peddicab and they hold up to the stress of pulling around people all day. look at nasbar they have them on sale alot there only like $35.00

squirtdad

Was it the same set of pedals for 10 yrs or multple sets? (question is is there use fatigue involved...I have no ideas of what to expect for pedal lifecycle0

TRaffic Jammer

ATAC got your back. Time Time and Time again.

Treespeed

I believe you. I would be willing to bet that in the years before this I had put thousands of miles on other examples of these pedals with only attachment failures, but a spindle failure imo is always unacceptable, especially in a MTB pedal.

helmut

A second for Shimano 540s. They are so simple, there's little to go wrong. I've never heard of a spindle failure (though I do acknowledge it may have happened) on a 540.

superdex

Honestly, I think you got your $35 worth.

Pinyon

Shimano M540s and M520s are both very popular around here. I've never heard of anyone wearing out the M540s, and only heard about the bearings wearing out on a single pair of the M520s.

nahh

second/third the 540s

grimace308

time atac

Treespeed

Oh, no doubt on that, and I'm not trying to impugn on Nashbar one bit, they rock. I just don't trust them anymore for ME.

BigSung

Time ATACs. I weigh 245, and they haven't let me down on any of my bikes which includes full suspension mtn bike, hardtail mtn bike, my roadie, and lastly my ss.

funbob

Another vote for Shimano 520's or 540's. Durable and inexpensive. Have yet to be let down by either one.

JFlurett

I has to be asked.

You people can vouch for the durability of pedals all you want, but have you used them for 10 years?

I guess I'm not seeing what the problem the OP has..... $35/10 = $3.50/year. Seems OK to me.

bugly64

My eggbeaters SL are holding up great. I am over 200lbs too.

BigSung

Does 9 years count on a mtn bike handling my weight...albeit I don't do more than 2 foot drops?

funbob

I have a set of 545's that are going on their 11th year of service and third bike.
The 520's are on year 7 and their 2nd bike.
The 540's are finishing up their first year of service but I have nothing but great expectations from them.

TRaffic Jammer

I had to buy new Time pedals, when I wore out the original proprietary cleats/gen1 of the ATAC Sierras sold with Time shoes, I got well over 10 years with them and HAD to replace them because the new cleats didn't fit the shoes' bolt pattern. Daily riding 12 months a year. I should check if the new cleats work on the old pedals, I just like having them lying around. I went with used ATAC alums from CL. Bombproof I tell ya. And yes.... crashed on, aired with, and beaten, oh yes they were so beaten.

JFlurett

Certainly does count. Just wanted some perspective put to the OP's statements/requests.(I reread my first post and I wasn't clear in what I was thinking....long day)

I still stand by the OP got his money out of it. Would you swear off a brand of cars because you bought it used for $2000 with 100,000 miles on it, and it lasted you another 100,000 before dying?

jtwilson

Speedplay Frogs are the bomb! Virtually nothing to break on that pedal. Free float is nice, and super easy to engage/disengage.

Treespeed

I should have been clearer, I'd used that TYPE of pedal for years, replacing them after minor bearing or attachment failures every couple of years/10,000 miles, etc. But this failure was on a set of pedals that was at most a few months old and the upshot of the break was that my shin come down on the remaining end of the spindle with the below results:

So I'd like to find something with a better track record and I appreciate all of the suggestions.

Limey1212

I second the Frogs!!