Comments on: Bebop Pedals – First Impressions

By: Wilfried

Wilfried — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:30:30 +0000

Hatte die Nase voll von all den anderen Pedalen und habe sie vor ca. 2.000 km wieder montiert. Sind für mich die besten Pedale. Aber ich brauche neue Cleats, wer kann mir eine Bezugsquelle nennen, oder auch liefern, falls ein Händler dies liest.

Alles Gute Euch Allen.

By: gabriel

gabriel — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:46:54 +0000

@Mtnbke, the problem with these pedals are for LIGHT people.

when you do not press the right amount of force, it will ‘almost’ snap in. and then when you make too pedaling upright force, it will came out.

so, the best test case for failure, is exactly the opposite from you.

By: freddo

freddo — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:51:08 +0000

I’m riding a road bike for “kneehab” post ACL/meniscus surgery. Does anyone know how much float is consideered a good minimum amount in my case? I’m using Shimano SPD mt-22 shoes with a recessed sole. Will these work with the Bebop cleats, or will I need to cut and grind the soles?
Is there another SPD cleat pedal that is a good alternative to the Bebops?

By: john

john — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:55:04 +0000

i’ve been riding these on road for about 5 years. if you get a good pair in which the pedal and cleat match well you’ll have absolutely no slop in either plane. I’ve never had a cleat wear out or develop slop.
I’ve drilled two holes into my three hole road shoes and you might need to put a small shim under the front of the cleat so as to help it click in. better than speedplay – they develop slop quicker and have more parts.

By: Zachly

Zachly — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:39:02 +0000

I have a pair of Bebops that are ten years old. I love them. Strong, lightweight, low profile cleat, easy to get in and out of. Perfect!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:06:34 +0000

Anyone know how adjust so they release easier w/o the need to twist your foot around?

By: bill ciavaglia

bill ciavaglia — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:58:46 +0000

I have been riding bebops for the last six months. They are attached to my Bacchetta recumbent. The 20 degree of float they offer is very helpful in alleviating knee stress often realized in recumbent cycling. The only draw back I have found, is the increased sloppiness between pedal and cleat once the cleats start to wear. Possibly more noticeable in the stroke motion, (more push /pull ) of a recumbent rider as opposed to that of an upright riding stroke. At 37 plus dollars for a new pair of cleats I hoped that the life span of the originals would have been longer lasting.

By: Tom S

Tom S — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:53:19 +0000

The sole of the shoe must be SPD (2 hole) and relatively flat. I used Bebops for several years, they worked great on my Mtn bike shoes and my Sidi and Specialized road shoes, but not on a pair of Nike road shoes I had, the soles were too curved, the cleat would flex and the pedal would disengage by accident.

By: Martin B

Martin B — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:44:35 +0000

Can they even be used with race-shoes? I have for example Shimano SH-R151 and their sole is bend, not flat. How can I mount the bebop-cleats on them?

By: Mtnbke

Mtnbke — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:54:28 +0000

I’ve been riding on Bebop pedals since ‘98-’99 and I weigh over 350lbs. I can tell you that the cleats don’t fail because of walking on ‘em, and if they were going to have problems I’d be the destructomatic that would bring the issues to light.

Definitely the best clipless pedal design out there and always has been for both road and mountain.

Shame on Speedplay for attempting to get these removed from market after they clearly copied the Bebop design for their X-Series (Speedplay threatened litigation to any reseller or shop that carried Bebop pedals. It took years but Bebop won the lawsuits. I’ll never ride on Speedplays again.)