Crank Brothers Pedals

Win over £1000 worth of Crank Brothers kit

Distributor 2pure provides bike dealers with the opportunity to net Crank goodies

2pure is offering bike dealers chance to win a full Crank Brothers Cobalt 3 kit, worth £1,015.

That top prize includes Wheelset, Stem, Seatpost, Handlebars, Grips and Saddle (Iodine).

Runners up win 30 pairs of Candy 3 pedals worth £94.99 for runners up.

Crank Brothers product range has come a long way since the days of the groundbreaking eggbeater pedals. Their product range is now up to eleven categories: pedals, wheelsets, bars, stems, head sets, saddles, seatposts, pumps, tools, bags and accessories. New for 2011 are the Cobalt 2, 3 and 11 wheelsets, with the Cobalt 2 weighing 1690g and the 3 weighing 1500g. The Cobalt 11 is the first Carbon wheel from Crank Brothers. Weighing in at just 1380g, this is the lightest wheel they have ever produced. Not only has the weight been kept down, the price has been kept down too – coming in at £1599.99 for a premium carbon wheelset.

Also new for 2011 are the Iodine saddles. Each and every saddle is handcrafted in Italy from Italian leathers and comes with replaceable rails and new noseflex technology.

Many Crank Brothers products now come with a five year warranty. Eggbeater and Candy 2, 3 and 11 pedals fall under the five year guarantee. This offers customers complete peace of mind and allows your staff to sell with confidence.

To be in with a chance of winning dealers only have to answer the following questions:

Question 1: How many years warranty will your customers have with Candy 3 pedals?

Holler It!: Review: Crank Brothers Acid Pedals

I originally ditched the Candy pedals due to an inability to get that "instant unclip" on my two-wheel recumbents. A few super steep climbs I did the very sad "stall and fall" as I was unable to unclip in time. Sigh... the issue was my show tread catching on the surround part of the pedal. Well, that and inexperience. Either way, switching to regular eggbeaters caused that problem to go away. But after several years on the minimalist eggbeaters I have noticed that on the really long and steep sections I get a bit of pain in the bottom of my foot. Since I do not ride uber-stiff CF soled road shoes, I decided to get something that would provide a bit more support. Enter the Crank Brothers Acids  2 pedals. It was a decision between the new Candy, Acids, and Mallets. Seeing them in person, the new Candy pedals are really really nice. The Mallets looked huge to me. Larger than even good size BMX platforms. The Acids fell somewhere in-between. As a bonus, they came in red that was a perfect match for the QNT. Sweet bling! The pedals provide a great amount of support for my shoe. The first ride where I hit any incline made this quite obvious to me. I was able to put a bit more power down without "feeling" the pedal at the bottom of my foot. The clip in and release action is not as clean as the plain eggbeaters, but this is really a non issue on the trike. No stalling. No falling. How about riding without clipless shoes? I tried this, and the Acids really do not fit this use very well. Too slippery and not enough "real estate" for use with the ordinary tennis shoes. Maybe if going down the block... but on a trike it is best to have your feet clipped in anyway to avoid the dreaded "leg suck" should your foot slip off. Maybe Mallets would be better for the non-clip use.

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