TIME XPRO 10

£149.99 Pedals that like the lighter touch

DETAILS Carbon body; carbon blade and hollow steel axle; angular float (+/-5-degree) and lateral float (2.5mm); 13.5mm stack height

WEIGHT 228g (pedals); 89g (cleats)

The Time XPro 10s are distinctive pedals that feature some interesting technology, including a carbon blade that offers the benefit of easy engagement, low weight and stack height. Durability is good and the bearings can be user serviced.

The XPro 10 pedals are constructed with a carbon body and blade, a hollow steel axle, steel bearings and a smart carbon fairing over the bottom.

They boast a very large surface area for optimum power transfer and a low stack height if you like to be close to the axle.

Time’s neat trick is a retention system that remains open, so when you press the cleat into the pedal the action required is much lighter than with most other pedals. While other designs require you to push against the force of the retention spring, which results in a definite click, these have a quieter clip-in that is hard to distinguish. Clipping out involves a much more positive click, though. It makes living with these pedals on a daily basis very easy and they will appeal to newbies or lighter riders as they’re such a cinch to use.

One complaint is that the pedals aren’t consistently angled for quick engagement, which means you often need to flip them over before you can press your cleat into the pedal body.

The 15 degrees of float feels very natural as there’s a smart self-centring design that’s intended to work with the natural movement of ankle, knee and hip joints. This involves the retention spring constantly working to keep your foot in position, but it’s not intrusive. If you have bad knees, you’ll get on with these pedals.

With just three levels of release tension, they lack the same range of fine-tuning adjustment of some of the pedals on test here, but you can switch the 3-bolt cleats around for more or less pedal stance to suit your preferences.

VERDICT

A self-centring design works with the natural movement of ankle, knee and hip joints

Lightweight, thanks to the unique carbon blade design, but not cheap