TIME Xpresso 12 Titan Carbon Pedals Red/Black, One Size

These have to be the easiest pedals to clic in to. Just so fast with no consciencious thought needed , put the toe in straighten your knee Clic, every time! Over 7ozs of weight saved from Shimano Dura Ace, which can be a pain to clic into

Functions great until the carbon spring breaks. Click in with care. My prior right pedal lasted 2 years and a few days. The warranty was 2 years.....But I still replace the pedals with these.

Great pedals, used ed them for years

Very satisfied with both seller and product.

PROs:- Cleat is closer to the pedal axle than every other pedal except SPEEDPLAY- Large cleat contact area- Very light - think in terms of rotational weight at a high cadence. It adds up and less weight is less fatigue on you.- Freedom for your foot to have less restriction. This helps with less fatigue on your knees and ultimately your legs.- Positive EASY engagement- Combining a large cleat surface area with a very light pedal that allows you to be closer to the pedal axle is a very noticeable improvement in your spin.CONs:- It's a carbon body pedal. If you lay your bike down or crash on it, you will damage the pedal - but how often do you do that?- It's not cheap- There isn't any way to impose a FIXED position with the cleat on the pedal. There will always be some type of 'play' with it. This does take some getting used to.- The release is almost too easy. Once your foot is at the 15 degree release angle, your foot comes out. I have not had any unintentional releases, but it worries me.1. The pedals are light. 151 grams (I weighed them myself on a digital scale) for the pair is amazing. My previous pedals (Shimano Dura Ace 7810) weigh 278 grams for the pair. The new Look Keo Blade Carbon Titanium weigh 185 for the pair. The Speedplay Zero Titanium weigh 165 grams for the pair. The Shimano Dura Ace PD-9000 pedals weigh 249 grams for the pair.2. You are close to the pedal axle. This is a pedal efficiency issue and it is noticeable. It's only 13.5mm from axle to cleat whereas the Shimano pedal is 13.7mm and the Look Keo Blade puts you at 15.7mm.3. There is a large pedal surface cleat contact area. The Look Keo Blade has 402mm2 of contact area while the Time Xpresso has 700mm2. The more of your foot that can press against the pedal, the more efficient your pedal stroke will be.4. There is 2.5mm of lateral movement of the cleat once engaged in the pedal. I am aware of this claim and altough I am sure that it is happening, it is not something I can feel or notice at anytime.5. There is 5 degrees of lateral float(where your heel can move freely left or right). This float is always there. You cannot 'lock it out' to a fixed position.There isn't any friction associated with this type of movement as the heel moves 5 degrees left or right as you pedal. It is a similar sensation to 'walking on ice'.Before these pedals, I had the Shimano 7810 pedal and used the Shimano SPD-SL SH-11 6 degree yellow cleat. This cleat does provide 6 degrees of float, but there is a certain amount of friction involved from the cleat against the pedal. It is not the same sort of 'free float'/'walking on ice' feeling you would get from a Speedplay or Time pedal. Once I started riding the Time pedals, I was surprised at how much my heel did freely rotate from left to right. I used to have a problem with my right knee feeling funny or slightly painful after a long ride, but now that pain is completely eliminated. Is there an energy/efficiency cost to your foot not being secured from lateral float/ movement? Time says no, and I think they are correct.The Time pedal offers a sort of automatic centering of the cleat. Your foot can still rotate 5 degrees freely, but it's somehow pulled back to center. There isn't any adjustment for this feature. With the Shimano yellow cleat, if you want to pedal with your foot slightly uncentered all day, you can without any correction.6. Spring tension for the pedal comes from the carbon blade on the bottom of the pedal. The included instructions do explain that there are 3 adjustments for this tension and that the pedal is already set on the least restrictive release tension.This adjustment also applies to the lateral tension you have with your heels (the tighter it is, the more your foot will get the 'pull' to be centered). The adjustment is made by turning a sided carbon/plastic screw against the carbon blade. The screw (that the carbon blade rests on) has 3 raised portions/ridges to it (one on each of the 3 sides) which supply a little more pressure on the blade to provide more resistance/tension to the release. The adjustment screw is on the side of the pedal and IT IS CARBON (or plastic, I'm not sure). The only way to adjust it is with a flathead screwdriver. You have to be VERY careful here. If you crank too hard or too sudden on this adjustment screw, you will break it. The pedal will still work but you will not be able to adjust your tension. I read about a few people doing this before I received my pedals so I knew what a delicate procedure this was. What helped me is by pressing on the carbon blade with my fingers as I was trying to turn the adjustment screw. This eases the pressure of the carbon blade and lets you turn the adjustment screw a little easier without risk of stripping or breaking the adjustment screw. Even with the adjustment screw set on its maximum tension, it is not much different than the least restrictive setting.7. Engagement and release of the pedal are very easy. For initial engagement of the pedal you do not have to overcome any spring tension to get into the pedal (like you would with a Shimano or Look pedal - by stepping down into the pedal with a decent amount of pressure). For the Time pedal, the engagement spring is already held open. Once you apply pressure to the pedal with your cleat, the spring tension is released and the pedal grabs the cleat. It's an effect similar to a mouse trap.8. Release from the pedal is based upon its 15 degree release angle. Release is considerably easier on this pedal (even at its most restrictive tension) than it is with the Shimano or Look pedal. Once your foot is rotated to the 15 degree angle and you provide a minimal amount of pressure, the shoe/cleat is released very easily. I thought this may be a problem for me since when I am out of the saddle sprinting or climbing, I tend to get sort of wild or sloppy with my foot movement. I was scared of an unintentional release. Since I purchased the pedals, I've tried a few hard sprints and a few hard accelerations up an incline. I have not had any unexpected releases. I think this is due to the very wide 15 degree release angle. Your foot has to be pretty far out there to hit the 15 degree release angle.9. Cleats are easier to adjust or set up correctly as opposed to Look or Shimano. Although it is difficult to explain, it's an easier trial and error effort in getting your cleats adjusted to the your correct position.10. There is a q factor adjustment. This is only done by putting the left cleat on the left shoe for a closer q factor or by putting the left cleat on the right shoe for a wider q factor(and vice versa). The q factor is not adjustable beyond these 2 choices.11. I have read several complaints from riders about the durability of the Xpresso or iClic cleat. Riders say the cleats wear rapidly and need to be replaced often. The wear is from walking on them, not from pedaling or engaging or disengagement (Shimano cleats do have nice grippers on their cleats which hold up very well and hopefully Time will go to something similar). Time has improved the type of plastic used on this cleat in the last year. They do wear considerably better now but remember: bicycle shoes with cleats are not tennis shoes. They are not made for walking long distances or running laps in a parking lot. The heaver you are, the more wear and damage you can cause to the cleats. There are cleat covers made for Time cleats, but they are difficult to find. If you go through one pair of cleats in a year, that's fairly normal.12. A minor problem with the pedals is that they are so light, they will not drop in the rear (like a Shimano pedal would) for easier engagement. After a few hundred miles, the bearings 'break in' a little and the pedal will drop in the rear but it's slow.13. These pedals do have a carbon body. Anytime a cyclist crashes, you can always count on hitting 3 points: the handlebars, the seat and the pedals. For this reason, I will not race on these pedals. It's simply not worth the risk of easily destroying an expensive pedal like this. I have another set of pedals I will use with some different shoes for racing.

AWESOME PEDALS! I have used all the major clipless pedal brands over the last 30 years. This TIME pedal is by far the best. Lightest weight, easiest entry, easy release, best cleat (cafe' cleat) to walk in when not in the bike. By far the best design as it places the bottom of your foot closest to the axel. The TIME XPRESSO PEDAL SYSTEM is THE BEST!

Pedals are great however after one season of riding they should be replaced.The plastic contact where they meet at the back of the cleat wears very quicklyand will cause the rider to release by accident.

These pedals are GREAT! Trouble is the cleats are GARBAGE! They wear out within a month. In particular the the front point of the pedal. This pre-mature wear is caused by pushing off from a stop. I NEVER had this problem with my RXS cleats, they were bomb proof and lasted a reasonable amount of time. If you purchase these pedals, be prepared to replace cleats.