After building my new Dale Nano road frameset up from my old road bike parts i noticed one of the pedals was alittle rough. I looked all over to see if you can buy the tool to strip Time pedals apart and could not find one. A cloth and vice did the same job. Cleaned it down and packed it with grease, it is smoother but still not a 100% but the end axle bearing felt ok. They are knocking on now so thought it was time for renewal. I was never happy with the click in on the Time RXS so had alook at some other manufacturers. Angus uses Speedplay and has no problems, Arran uses good old Shimano with no problems. Looked at Time again but the newer Xpresso model. Had a quick google for reviews and they were mainly possitive so thought what the hell give them a go. They come in a lovely tin with a foam insert, cleats inc fixings & instructions. Removed my old cleats as these are slightly different and fitted the new ones. Removed the old pedals and fitted the new ones, simple enough job with a 10mm allen key & copper grease. The click in is a totally different feel altogether as is the twist out. Its alot easier to locate the front of the pedal before pushing down on the back to click in. The rrp is £225 - yes alot of money and to be honest they are not worth that, shop around - i paid £141.70 inc p&p, now that is a better price. •Automatic pre-opening of engagement mechanism
•Hollow titanium axle and carbon body with flexible carbon blade
•Oversized pedal platform 700 mm2 with interchangeable aluminium plate
•Adjustment of angular sensations, or “feel”
•Q-Factor adjustment — setting of lateral foot position
•BIOPOSITION Concept — minimal distance sole to pedal axle(14.4mm)
•Angular float (+/-5°) and lateral float (2.5 mm)
•Release angle: 15°
•Weight: 155 g/pair
•Supplied as a pair
•Includes cleats
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| Bang on the claimed weight |
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| New Expresson cleats & fixings |
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| Old RXS pedals, not much heavier |
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