Frostbike: Time Refines MX Trail Pedal Design

great, now that they’ve announced them, they need to get these to distributors asap… I have the old MX (with the bigger cage) on my DH bike, and my old ROCs on my trail bike died. These look like worthy replacements for the ROCs. Oddly, the new XCs are too short (flat?). My Bontrager RL shoes don’t quite touch the pedal body, which makes for a very loose disconnected ride when going downhill. it totally freaked me out and they were sold within two rides… so Time, please get these to your vendors. merci.

TIME pedals are the best MTB option on the planet. Their durability and performance is beyond impeccable throughout their line-up. Their only downside is initial financial barrier to entry, but once you’re there then you’ll have a pair of pedals that will outlast you.

Are these the same pedals Mavic is selling in the U.S.?

The Mavic’s look like they just rebadged these.

http://www.mavic.us/pedals-mountainbike-crossroc-xl#.UxIFo4VKZEk

OK – I am a weight weenie, and do love the Time pedals on the road, but have never seen a reason to jump from Shimano clipless on MTB. I did go all out wacky and get the XT trail pedals on my latest bike (which harmed my weight weenie soul, but holy frijole are they worth the weight)… What makes the Time MTB pedals so much better? Honestly – I don’t know and would appreciate real feedback. Thanks in advance.

@Donch15: Mavic aren’t being too shy about the fact that their previous pedals weren’t very popular, and they have gone ahead and licensed Time’s pedals and put their considerable distribution power behind them. If you look at Mavic’s current pedal line up, from road to MTB they are all Time’s.

@Carbonfodder: Depends on how you ride I guess, but I prefer Time because of the amount I can move my foot around on the pedals. With 6mm of lateral movement, plus 30 degrees of float (13 one way, 17 the other), I can move my foot around as if I’m on flat pedals, but with the security of not having my feet come off in rough stuff. I tried SPDs, and I felt locked in place. I put so much body English into my riding that I was constantly unclipping on the SPDs, but not so on the Times. It’s not that they’re “better”, just different.

@carbonfodder – KLR is on the right track, i would add that the higher end time mtn pedals with the tension adjustment are my preference because you can dial in the engagement and release with also influences the stiffness of the float. Also from my experience that no matter how much abuse i throw their way they seem to not show it or does not influence performance in any way. And the one last thing is if you ride in muddy crappy hell-like conditions the way they engage and release and the positive click makes their pedals far superior in my option compared to various other higher end pedals i have owned. hope this helps. get some feed back from your LBS also.

Thanks KJR and K11 – It is interesting to read “objective” reviews rather than the dogma/bigot/zealot “Just because I like it” angle. I think it would be worth trying out a pair of these on my fatty as I really like the idea of “feels like a platform, but is not going to release”… I kind of get that on my XT trails, but they don’t have anywhere near the 13/17 you mention. Always interested in trying out new toys!

gracias!