Bebop, Inc. BeBop

Price Paid:  $100.00 at online

Summary:
It worked very well for short rides, but gave me hot spots over 20-30 miles. Repositioning cleats did not help.

I switched to Shimano A520 (touring pedal), and I like them much more (as clip-in pedal, platform side is a different story).

Strengths:
Easy to clip in - normally without having to look down.

Easy to clip out - if the cleat is set up just right.

Small and light.

Weaknesses:
Low pedal height requires cutting away part of the sole (at least on my MTN shoes).

Tricky to tighten cleat screws just right. I went down when unable to unclip an overtightened cleat. I went down unable to unclip when the cleat screws loosened after being undertightened. Had to use threadlock on the screws.

Gave me hotspots on rides over 20-30 miles.

Expensive and hard to find cleats.

Similar Products Used:
Crank Bros, Speedplay Frog, Shimano A520, platform pedals

Price Paid:  $0.00 at various places

Favorite Ride:
bike time is good time

Bike Setup:
fixed, geared, mtn--all wear the 'bop.

Summary:
I love this pedal. I run it on all my bikes-mountain and road and have for many years. Tons of float, low stack, releases both ways, double sided, sexy. What's not to like? The reason you don't see more of these is because they're not flashing at you from the banners and pop-ups and they're not new and different every year--so this consumeristic world turns a deaf ear.

I like a bit of lube, wax is best, on mine for that slickery feeling.

Strengths:
Everything.

Weaknesses:
Not a real weakness, but the cleats do wear out and you do have to hunt around a bit to find replacements.

Similar Products Used:
look, speedplay, spd, etc.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
These things just work perfectly. The metal cleats are very durable and don't gunk up. They engage and disengage easily. They're light, double sided, cheaper than comparable speedplay models, and have excellent cornering clearance. What more could you want? The only maintenance they require is a drop of lube on the latching mechanism every month or two to keep disengagement silky smooth.

Strengths:
light weight, double sidedness, price, cornering clearance, durable and ungunkable cleats

Weaknesses:
more people don't ride them so your LBS probably doesn't stock the cleats

Similar Products Used:
various spds