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Time RXS Carbon pedals
The Pedal Wars of the last few years have seen just about every major manufacturer of road bike clipless pedals introduce new models in an effort to appeal to increasing weight-conscious riders. The latest salvo comes from Time, one of the earliest makers of clipless pedals, with the carbon-bodied RXS pedal. Time popularized the idea that pedals should have some rotational free movement, or 'float', to reduce the stress on riders' knees. Time pedals have also been popular in recent years because they have one of the lowest 'stack heights' - the distance between the pedal axle and sole of the shoe - of any pedal.

At 260g/pair (with 120g of cleats and mounting hardware) the RXS Carbon is certainly in the low-weight ballpark. The new design resembles a lightened version of 2003's Time Impact pedals, with a composite body replacing the previous metal body. The old red Impact cleats look similar, but are not generally compatible with the RXS pedals, unless they have shoulders next to the nose of the cleat. The black RXS cleat is compatible with the Impact pedals.

Other features of the RXS Carbon pedals include a facility to adjust the Q-factor by 2.5mm (swapping the cleats right to left changes your position on the pedals); five degrees of float; a fifteen degree release angle and a stack height of 8mm.