The Crankbrothers Eggbeater is one of those rare bike pedals that actually came from a real problem.
Carl and Frank, the original founders of Crankbrothers, were fed up with getting their feet stuck in mud-clogged pedals with no clean way to clip in or out. Existing pedals were overengineered, fussy, and frankly rubbish in the conditions most riders actually ride in.
So they asked a straightforward question: what's the best way to attach a shoe to a crank? The answer was a system with just two moving parts hinging on a spring. That's the Eggbeater pedal. Everything else followed from there.
The open, minimal design is what makes Crankbrothers eggbeater pedals so well-suited to XC, trail riding, cyclocross, and gravel. Mud flies off rather than packing in, and with four-sided entry you can clip in from any angle, whether you're pushing forward or pulling back. For riders who spend any time off-road in British conditions, that's not a small thing.
The Eggbeater 11 sits at the top of the range. Titanium axle, titanium pedal body, and a weight that'll make you do a double-take. These are the eggbeater bike pedals for riders who want the absolute best without carrying a gram more than necessary.
What you get with the Eggbeater 11:
- Excellent mud-shedding thanks to the completely open pedal body
- Ribbed body for grip when you're unclipped and repositioning your foot
- 4-sided entry: clip in from all four sides, pushing forward or pulling back on the pedal
- Extremely lightweight construction with only a handful of parts in the whole system
- 6 degrees of float, giving your foot natural side-to-side movement while staying clipped in, which helps with rider control and reduces knee strain on longer rides
- Cleat release angle adjustable to 15 or 20 degrees using Crankbrothers premium cleats; zero-float cleats available separately
- Outer Enduro cartridge bearing, made specifically for pedal use with superior materials, grease, and sealing
- Inner igus ll-glide bearing, exclusively formulated for Crankbrothers, built to perform in the worst trail conditions
- Double seal system combining a double lip internal seal and an external seal to keep water and debris well out
- Fully rebuildable, with consistent parts across all Crankbrothers pedal models, so servicing is straightforward using the pedal refresh kit (crb-16229)
If you're weighing up the best Crankbrothers pedals in the range, the Eggbeater 11 is the answer for riders who want titanium-level performance and a pedal that'll last, and can be brought back to life when it eventually needs attention. The gold finish doesn't hurt either.