Time Atac Pedals

I've been considering making the switch myself, alot of people ive spoken to seem to think that ATACS are slightly more reliable in terms of accidental unclipping in comparison to spd's despite the shorter cleat life. They also offer better float which will slow the shredding of your knees i do believe (especially if you're running a very spinny gear)

Who wants some Aliums for £20?

Rip-off.

The float on them is great, and they are more secure due the design of the holding mechanism.

Rip-off.

How much are they in Chamberlaines?

Anyway, OP. UTFS.

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Ah!

anyone changed the bearings on the XS model?

what condition are they max?

oh and what model?

aserota, I made the change about 8 months ago and it would take a large sponsorship deal to get me to switch back.

the retention is complete whereas with my admitedly lower end spds it was possibly to unclip and the float is massive and genuinely free rather than the centralising effect the spds have.

thanks Ed.

For geared riding the SPDs are fine. I was riding my cannondale yesterday with SPDs and my foot kept of being released when leg braking. Will try out some ATACs

the good thing about time atac is there is very little to break or go wrong

what condition are they max?

oh and what model?

I think Reen is having them dude, but I'll get back to you.

anyone changed the bearings on the XS model?

just about to. turns out my inboard bushing is knackered (lots of vertical play near the crank). i've had a hard time finding replacement bushings (can't seem to get any direct from time or through time suppliers).
Did find a guy in the US who's willing to ship a similar bronze bushing (1014-16) for 10.25USD each.
I am hoping it will be pretty straightforward to change the bushings though. From what i can see, there's a nut holding the whole assembly on the axle, and once that's off both the inboard bushing and the outboard bearing are press fit.
Has anyone actually done this? Am I way off the mark?

Just changed over to Aliums (which finally arrived from Wiggle).

For fixed riding these feel so much better then SPDs. I have in the past unclipped from SPDs when leg braking hard; the aliums feel so much more possitive when under load. Only slight difference is clipping in (albeit after 10 mins cycling) is a little harder then SPDs; but overall a massive improvement IMO.

rocs better than aliums?

^ Yes

mucho

My Roc's have rusted during the winter... They could have used stainless steel for the pins holding the springs in place...

My left Roc XS Carbon (left hand pedal) has gone, on one side the clip-in is very loose and can be pulled out with backwards pressure.

Bit pissed off, I don't treat them so badly, what's the Time warranty like? These are expensive pedals.

My Aliums have also rusted on the 'bars' that the springs are on (and only a few months old). Bit dissappointing as they are presumably MTB pedals and all I have done is used them as an MTB rider would (mud, rain, washing with Muc Off etc,.)
Never got this with my Eggbeaters in the 5 years I used them for. Can't go back though as I much prefer the more secure feeling of the Time's.

Been using the same Aliums for nearly two years, no rust. I spray them on occasion with GT85, maybe that's it.

Is the general fixie-skid consensus to set the cleats to 17 degree release angle instead of 13?
Or to put it another way - Has anyone had unclipping problems set to 13?

Anyone had many problems with speedy cleat wear? I know Time are meant to wear quicker than SPDs but mine were unclipping whilst resisting after a few months of use.

take your shoes off and have a good look at the cleat to see how thin it is.

Change of cleats and still some play, only in the left pedal though. Tried two pairs of pedals and the play is still there in both. Maybe this is because I predominantly skid with my left foot forward, pulling up on the pedal.