Pedal recommendations?

[chrome]

OK so I finally busted my plastic cheapo pedals and want to upgrade to
some real pinned pedals (with the option of removing/replacing pins).

I'm thinking Snafus look really good, I want to ride MUni, no grinding.
Any recommendations? I have KH crank arms. I tried the Search button,
nothing too conclusive...

Thanks!

Cr.


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[oneisenough]

well... i dont have them on my uni yet(but soon will)... but Drive
Magniesium<--(spelling?:confused: ) are really nice. i have them on one
of my bmx bike and they have tons of grip. once i get the money i plan
to get them for my uni. they are available at danscomp.com.(srry that
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[Unicorn]

The Welgo B76 B77 and B83 all look really sweet. Tioga also has some
nice pedals. Ryan Atkins swears by straitline. Whatever you do get the
pins that are used in tha above pedals and not the Allen pins. the Alen
pins suck. If you don't want to spend so much on pedals then the Snafu
and Odessy pedals are ok. I feel that pedals are very important for
MUni. Most of my UPDs are the result of my feet sliding off the
pedals.

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[chrome]

I decided on the Odyssey JC's. They look like they're durable, and at a
good price point. I like the way the pins seat on the inside of the
pedal frame.

Cr.


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[Mullethunter]

the Odyssey JC's came with my KH20, but I had to switch to a pair of
Eastern's that are compatable with my grindplates. Just look for the
cheapest pair of Eastern's on Danscomp.com You can chose from about 6
different colors and the pedals come with removable pins. Buy some.

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[mscalisi]

$100 and worth it.

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[feel the light]

At about 730 grams/pair. It is worth spending 30 $ more to get a good
set of magnesium pedals. You would take 10.5 oz off the outer rotating
mass with these.
http://tinyurl.com/2sybsw
You can very much feel the difference.:)


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[wickedbob]

Jack****s are awesome for grip Jimmy c's might not have the grip you
want for uni I use them for street though and they work great for
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[cathwood]

DMR v12s. There's a review on the product review page.

I use them for distance riding. Lovely pedal.


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[jamessd]

JCs dont tend to grip very well at all in mud/wet conditions so....
maybe not so good for muni ;)


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[kerosian]

jamessd wrote:
> JCs dont tend to grip very well at all in mud/wet conditions so....
> maybe not so good for muni ;)


All I had to do was replace the crappy pedal pins that came with them
with some longer syncros pedal pins, never losses grip, actually has
too much grip sometimes. I can't adjust the position of my feet once
they're on the pedals :D


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[jamessd]

kerosian wrote:
> All I had to do was replace the crappy pedal pins that came with them
> with some longer syncros pedal pins, never losses grip, actually has
> too much grip sometimes. I can't adjust the position of my feet once
> they're on the pedals :D




ooo nice maybe ill try that :D i did get a load of pins with my KH20
but all the holes in the pedals were all ready filled and they looked
no bigger than the current ones:confused:

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[kerosian]

just make sure you have leg armor, the syncros pedal pins are 1/4 inch
long and are vicious on tissue. Ouch, ouch, scars aren't fun. Oddsends
has seen my torture-device pedals before. :D hehe


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[feel the light]

None of my business, really can't care.... but I am a bit stunned. Humor
me please. Why would you consider 730 gram JC's for 30 $, comparable,
or better then 434 gram DMR's for 60 $? Does the concept that heavy is
worth trading away for light+30$ hold no sway here? Don't you realize
that KH buys these things by the 1000 for 12 $/pair and adds them to
KH's because they look good and add the bare min to the uni cost not
sink in? At all? Do you think Kris rides with those door stops ? He
sells uni's, not pedals, and basically gives you those so you can use
the cash saved to buy a set of good pedals that you like.
Please explain to me what is it about these 730 gram pedals you
actually like, that pedals 1/2 the weight do not have.:rolleyes:


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[kerosian]

they came with my uni, and I don't want to pay for additional pedals,
that's what's better. :p


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[feel the light]

It's honest, and makes sense in a "I'm just having fun with my uni",
sort of way. Very respectable. However, to justify buying 730 gram
pedals for 30 $ rather then 434 gram pedals for 60$ is a different
question. That's a lot of weight to pile on your cranks to save 30$.
What's wrong with these DMR v12's?
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[Det-riot]

i ride my tryall pedals, and love them. they are in my opinion better
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[Unicorn]

Those DMRs have allen pins. I hate them. I currently have a pair of
Bontrager "Big Earls" on my KH24. A very comfortable pedal. They grip
my feet great but I hate the Allen Pins on them. They are very
sensitive. They get knocked out every time the pedal hits a rock. The
Allen pins also get filled up with mud and bent. You can never remove
them with the Allen Key! The set up of the Jimmy C and even Snafus are
better where you screw the pin in from the inside of the pedal. Now the
Jimmy Cs are pretty slippery and don't give much grip but they seem
fine for street riding. The Welgos that I mentioned above and the
Straitlines that Ryan Atkins use are a much better set up. They use hex
bolts for pints and seem much stronger. Unless you are into hard core
MUni the Jimmy Cs should be fine. I don't think that the 300 or 400
grams is going to make that big of a difference. And yes $30 is a lot
of money for most high school kids.

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[skilewis74]

I got some JC's because a lot of people hear seemed to like them. They
are a bit heavy. I think they are over built in spots. In my
Machining class this fall I'm going to lighten these areas. Also it is
a pain to get pedal protectors to fit at all and still I have to use
zip ties for them to stay on.

What I like about pedals w/ metal pins is you can "tune" how much
traction you have. My JC's came w/ some longer screws (only 8), which
helped, but not enough for me, so I got some more at the hardware
store.

I also have some Jack****s and they work very well.

I find w/ longer cranks I like fewer/shorter pins than w/ shorter
cranks.


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[joemarshall]

Unicorn wrote:
> Those DMRs have allen pins. I hate them. I currently have a pair of
> Bontrager "Big Earls" on my KH24. A very comfortable pedal. They grip
> my feet great but I hate the Allen Pins on them. They are very
> sensitive. They get knocked out every time the pedal hits a rock. The
> Allen pins also get filled up with mud and bent. You can never remove
> them with the Allen Key!



If you're losing pins, you should loctite them in. With some of the
posh pedals, like I think DMRs, they come loctited in to start with.

Personally I'd get V8s over V12s, they are slightly heavier (528g), but
they are unsealed bearing, which is always going to be superior to
sealed bearing pedals for muni.

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[isaac steiner]

chrome wrote:
> OK so I finally busted my plastic cheapo pedals and want to upgrade to
> some real pinned pedals (with the option of removing/replacing pins).
>
> I'm thinking Snafus look really good, I want to ride MUni, no grinding.
> Any recommendations? I have KH crank arms. I tried the Search button,
> nothing too conclusive...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cr.




Snafus are great...just watch your shins. :p


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[feel the light]

This is all interesting. I had read before people saying they didn't
like allen pins. I had no idea why,I thought they were all like that.
But putting on my reading glasses I can see that my JC's have a sort of
torx head.
I haven't had any pins come out or be broken in my DMR pedals, so the
pins, grip seems good to me. But I haven't learned to do crank grabs
yet. Perhaps if I smashed them more I would change my mind.
The difference in weigh between DMR v12's and the JC's , 5.25 oz per
pedal is very noticeable. Not everyone wants to throw cash to find out
for themselves is my guess. I think everyone should buy a set of these
dimension MTB's next time you order anything from AE Bike. They cost
only 8 $, and don't have a look of quality in the picture, but look
great in real life. I use a pair on my 36, and they have held up great,
several side smashes etc. and have good grip when wet. I had to buy a
set when I discovered , doing pedal research, that these are the
lightest platform pedals, at an amazing 330 grams. At 8 $, they are a
great way to feel yourself how much difference you will feel going from
JC's or snafu's to something lighter. Even though I have the heavy
steel 36 wheel , the change is more then noticeable. Right away,
control, acceleration and reverse (slowing) got instantly better.
So I am sold on light pedals. Joe's point that sealed pedals are less
reliable only matters on rides where a pedal failure would bum me out.
Usually, I am riding not so far, so I would rather have the lightness,
even if I had to walk home once in a while. A tube of 10 new bearings
is only 25 $ The DMR v12's have a 7mm ID, larger stronger bearing size
then the welgo's and many others.
One nice point about the loose bearing DMR v8's that Joe likes, is
they come with a grease syringe, and have a grease fitting on the
pedals. For a lazy guy like me, who doesn't want to rebuild and pack
pedals, that sounds like a winning feature.
I want to point out that the nylon of these plastic pedals is much
harder then the plastic on the pedals that came with my 36. So the
teeth bite well to my sneakers.


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[Joe2005]

I like the cheap Local Bike Store Pedals that have 3 pins across the
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[Jerrick]

wickedbob wrote:
> Jack****s are awesome for grip Jimmy c's might not have the grip you
> want for uni I use them for street though and they work great for
> that...



Jack****s are the grippiest best pedal I have ever used. Grip like
crazy for trials and muni, and you can still use them for street. I do.


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