They only make four different styles. The eggbeaters have no platform and allow four sided entry. The Candy's are Eggbeater's with a small platform. The Smarty's are a cheaper version of the Candy's and they aren't rebuildable. The Mallet's are Eggbeater's with a very large platform. All these can be used for MTB's or road bikes. If you want to use a road specific shoe they make a cleat for road shoes that work with all the above. The Quattro's are pretty much like the Candy's but they are designed for a road shoe and come with cleats for road shoes. I have the Candy's on my road bike and use a MTB shoe as I like to be able to walk easily when I am off the bike. This would make the most sense for you if you want something for touring and commuting.

 

I've had 4 sets of Crank Bros Candys and one set of Crank Cros Mallets. I use them on my road and mt.bikes. The little extra platform on the Candy really helps. I also use a mountain shoe, even for my road bike, because you can walk much better in a mt. shoe, and I only have to have one pair of shoes for all of my bikes.

It should be noted that the quattros use a different cleat that is NOT compatible with Crank Bros other pedals.

Since they all use the exact same mechanism, I don't think there is any difference in the way they clip in/out.

Performancebike.com usually has yellow Candy pedals on sale for $50-55.

Highly recommend them.

 

bw77:
The original Eggbeaters (no platform) were developed primarily for MTBing with 3 main advantages. Easy 4 sided entry as Ray indicated, good mud shedding, and small cleats so easy to walk in/on. If you have a good stiff (carbon?) shoe, I believe you can use the original (no platform) Eggbeaters on any bike.

I have the original Eggbeaters on my MTB and Speedplay X5's on my roadie. While I like the float (26 degrees?) on the X5's, I believe 15 degrees would be enough. The 26 degree float means you REALLY have to rotate your foot to click out. OK, this may sound stupid but a couple weeks ago, I must have forgotten which bike I was riding and rotated only slightly to click out (as I do with EB's) and WHAM, went down. (I think EB's have 6 degree float which is enough for me.)

I'm now considering Candies on my roadie because I've always liked my EB's and I have a Specialized Pro Carbon shoes. Or, I may go cheap and just put Eggbeaters on my roadie. One question sticks with me. I remember reading somewhere that Crank Bros. pedals may cause wear on the carbon sole.

Can anyone comment on this? Anyone out there using Crank Bros. pedals with carbon sole road shoes? Any issues?

 

Crank Bros. cleat/shoe compatibility?

Just checking cleat compatibility between Candies and Specialized Pro Carbon shoes...

Shoes have Look/SPD-SL triangle mounting.

Can I mount a Crank Bros. cleat on these shoes?

 

It should be noted that the quattros use a different cleat that is NOT compatible with Crank Bros other pedals.

Not true. The Quattro cleat is the same as the Premium cleat, with the addition of a plastic surround that protects the cleat and allows walkablity in road shoes. The only incompatibility is with Mallet pedals.

http://www.crankbrothers.com/quattro_cleat.php?itemId=74650

I use Quattro cleats and pedals on my road bike, and Eggbeaters with mountain shoes on my fixie, and interchange freely as the mood arises.

Quattro cleats also solve the concern (posted below) of wearing road-shoe soles with the pedals, as the pedals don't contact the soles directly.

 

Road vs Mtn Shoes

Road shoes generally have the 3 bolt pattern for an external cleat and Mtn shoes have the 2 bolt attachment for a recessed cleat. You can buy an adaptor for a road shoe to fit the Mtn cleat. It is a little easier to walk in than a road shoe with a Look cleat and cover, but not much. At least you don't need to carry the cleat covers.

I use the Candys on both my road bikes. I walk in cycling shoes enough to make it advantageous. I don't take the Fred thing (mtn shoes w road bike) seriously. I'd rather be able to stand and walk without falling down.

BTW, Crank Bro. cleats allow either 15 or 20 degrees of float. They are assymetrical so mounting Cleat A to the Left Shoe or A to Right Shoe chooses which float you get. Agree with earlier posts about adequate float. 15 is fine for me. Easier release is an advantage.

 

I have 2 sets each of the following clipless pedals:
Crank Brothers Eggbeaters
Crank Brothers Mallet M
Speedplay X2

I did use the Eggbeaters on my road bike for a while, and I have them on a cross/commuter bike. They are great unless you are new to clipless or you ride on very techinical terrain which would lead you to get lots of benefits from a larger platform, in which case I would go with the Mallets.

The Speedplays seem to hold tighter on the road, so I went back to them.

 

No the Quattro pedals came with different looking cleats....

It does not look like the Premium cleat. It's more of a squarish oval.
The ones you posted is for 2-Bolt road shoes.

Here is the Standard Quattro cleat for 3-hole road shoes:

 

There all GREAT pedlas. I use them on the MTB for years (I tired every model, and now use Candy 4Ti on the MTB) and there ALL easy to get in and out.

Unless you go 4Ti on the MTB ones like the candy, Smarty or Eggs the Q-factor is more than road pedals. if you don't mine the slighty wider q-factor then go for the Candy or Smarty. I also went for the 4Ti candy for the shorter spindles. Now can order the short ti ones form CB for $100

I just got some Quattro SL and they are REALLY sweet! So easy to clip in, stable and a walkable cleat! I might, just might give up my keo carbon/Ti for the 4ti Quattro in a few weeks!

 

I've had 4 sets of Crank Bros Candys and one set of Crank Cros Mallets. I use them on my road and mt.bikes. The little extra platform on the Candy really helps.

I dunno, I'd have to disagree. I have a couple pairs of eggbeaters and I have tried the candies a couple times. I noticed no difference in the amount of 'platform' I had under my foot when not clipped in. Either way my feet were floating around on top of the 'wings', never came into contact with the platform of the candies. Maybe if you were running soft-soled shoes though.

It should be noted that the quattros use a different cleat that is NOT compatible with Crank Bros other pedals.

But does anyone know if it works the other way around? Could I use mountain shoes and cleats with the quatro pedals?

To answer bw77's question, I would go with the Mallets for commuting and touring, they're on my touring bike. That way you could just hop on the bike with whatever shoes if you need to.

 

I have eggbeaters, candy, and quattros. I commute with candy pedals with my spd sandals. I have eggbeaters on my MTB. My race bike has the quattros. I recently rebuilt the quattros, really easy. An earlier question concerned using other CB cleat setups on quattros, I can wear my spd sandals on my road bike. I haven't tried my road shoes on the other bikes though. As far as carbon soles, I have them on my road shoes. IMHO, any two bolt cleat or small cleat works better with a stiff sole. A more flexible sole may give a hot spot due to the small contact patch.

 

Yes, I tied my SIDI Dominator 4 shoes with the...

standard cleat and the preminum CB cleat and they work fine with the Quattros!

 

Just checking cleat compatibility between Candies and Specialized Pro Carbon shoes...

Shoes have Look/SPD-SL triangle mounting.

Can I mount a Crank Bros. cleat on these shoes?

You would need these. According to the Crankbrother's website these are designed for the Quattro but will work with the Candy's:

http://www.crankbrothers.com/3hole_cleat.php?itemId=

 

I have two sets of Quattros and two different pair of shoes. Both MTB shoes, one set Specalized and one Sidi. One pair has the cleat that came with the Quattros and one has the regular EB cleat. Both work fine. Quattros can be used with a MTB or road shoe. With the a road shoe, you use the rubber adaptor pictured above. With MTB shoes, just the metal cleat. Some MTB shoes may have to have one of the lugs cut down to fit over the inboard part of the pedal. MY Specalized did, the Sidi did not. The larger platform of the Quattro lets me start off with my foot on the pedal and not even worry about clipping in. Usally, the cleat then just falls into the clip without much thought or effort.

 

a close up

Specalized MTB shoe on Quattro

 

I have candy's on my mtb and smarties on my road bike. I love both sets - great pedals

 

I have the original Eggbeaters on my road bike, candy's on my commuter beater bike, and Mallet M's on my MTB. Works great for me.

 

I have been using the original eggbeater on my MTB bike for about 5 years, and in the interest of using my Sidi Dominator 4 with both bikes, I bought the original design SL for my road bike. When you install the cleats, you have some control over the amount of float available. I don't know what the difference is quantitatively, but I've tried it both ways and there is a difference. I use the "harder to clip out" setting and I've never had a problem. I did notice that on my old pair the spring is a larger diameter in cross section, and seems to have greater tension. I've always wanted to try the 4Ti, but just never felt a pedal was worth 4 bills.