Time I-Clic Carbon Titanium road pedals review
Cleverly engaging
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Time has also moved towards an oversized platform, a slightly narrower 52mm width but a longer cleat bed at 75mm. The longer, narrower shape doesn’t feel quite as stable as the Blade, and once the cleats wore in we did experience a little rocking. Despite being longer than the Blades, the titanium axled I-Clics have a much more open design, and weigh slightly less at 182g a pair. The entry-level Fibreflex versions (£82.99) are 260g a pair.
Time’s carbon sprung design uses an ‘auto-step-in’ engagement system: as you place your foot on the pedal, it opens and clamps your shoe. With no need to push through spring tension it’s easy to clip in. It’s different to any other system – and the best we’ve tried.
The I-Clic Carbon Titanium offers plenty of adjustability: the float can be altered through +/- 5 degrees which is great if your knees are a bit dodgy, and there’s a further 2.5mm of offset adjustment. Three extensions, on either side of the cleat and up front enable you to walk without damaging the engagement points or needing covers, but they do wear rapidly and can eventually break off. However, although the cleats wear faster than Look or Shimano, their ease-of-use means I-Clics are definitely our favourite pedals right now.
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Product Specifications
Product
| Name | I-Clic Racer Pedals (11) |
| Brand | Time |
| Weight (g) | 260 |
| Features | # Steel axle # Composite body # Carboflex: flexible carbon blade (TIME patent) # Aluminum arch axle # Carbon blade support # I-Clic: pre-opening automatic engagement (TIME patent) # Sensor: regulation of angular sensations # Q-Factor: setting of lateral foot position # Oversize pedal platform: 447 mm2 # Sole/pedal Bioposition 13 mm |
| Available Colours | Black/Red Black/White |
| Degree Of Float | 5 |
| Release Angle | 15 |
Authors
Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel. Having been testing bikes for more than 20 years, Warren has an encyclopedic knowledge of road cycling and has been the mastermind behind our Road Bike of the Year test for more than a decade. He’s also a regular presenter on the BikeRadar Podcast and on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. In his time as a cycling journalist, Warren has written for Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cyclingnews, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike and T3. Over the years, Warren has written about thousands of bikes and tested more than 2,500 – from budget road bikes to five-figure superbikes. He has covered all the major innovations in cycling this century, and reported from launches, trade shows and industry events in Europe, Asia, Australia, North American and Africa. While Warren loves fast road bikes and the latest gravel bikes, he also believes electric bikes are the future of transport. You’ll regularly find him commuting on an ebike and he longs for the day when everyone else follows suit. You will find snaps of Warren’s daily rides on the Instagram account of our sister publication, Cycling Plus (@cyclingplus).
