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Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
Hey this is my second post about me now having a job and being able to afford things. My brothers friend works at a bike store so he can get me a nice deal on some pedals, but he goes away for school sept 1st so I have to buy pedals before profiles. I was wondering what pedals are really grippy and hold up awsomely, and any special features like lifetime warranty would be nice. I was looking at the wellgo alien but found a review page saying they suck ass for drops. I was also looking at the snafu concaves the older model and the axiom road gap, however I couldn't find a review page on them has anybody used these pedals? What do you think of them? Another thing when doing drops, when should I start doing seat out front drops. Thanks Logan -- Logan_A. - Trials und Street rider Zoink!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Logan_A.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4088 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
hey logan. you told me you were gonna be doing a lot of street riding too. so you'll probably want a 2nd set of pedals in which you'll be bale to grind on. i myself use a cheap plastic one on my grinding side and a wellgo something or other on my left. this setup works for me. see ya, Kevin -- tugboat - crazy unier ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tugboat's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3298 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
yo kevin, What about a cheap metal pedal on the grinding side. Just grind it down smooth on one side so you still have the gripp and the slide. I think this would be better than plastic. THis is clearly a trials post so go away. tty on MSN Logoid the One eyed chick pea -- Logan_A. - Trials und Street rider Zoink!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Logan_A.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4088 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
gusset full throttle pedals should be good for grinding, as they have a steel plate on the underside for grinding (removable) and still the grippy pins on the top side, dont know what they are like for trials and drops or stuff tho, retail at £30 over here in the U.K so thats roughly $45? -- manic_mark - level 3, most of the time lever (dot) mark (at) ntlworld (dot) com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ manic_mark's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1592 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
i use Shimano DX pedals which are WELL good. they are soo light and strong and grippy but then i havn't done any huge drops. they have took loads of crankstalls and pedal grabs tho so they are good. my mountainbiker friend uses 24/7 slacks which have a huge platform with douzens of pins, probably the grippiest pedals ive ever seen and they look imense too and are very light. both sets of pedals cost around 50 or 60 quid tho so expensive (got my DX's for 20:D ). neway just thought i'd say those pedals are great. iain -- gingerfreek - unicyclist of mass destruction. I use my wheel as a weapon! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gingerfreek's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3507 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
Someone is going to have to try the 'Gack Juggernaught' (http://www.gackbmx.com/juggernaut.html) pedals. They look like they would be good, strong, and hold up well. Three sealed cartridge bearings per pedal. Grip pins that thread in from the back side of the pedal so they're easier to replace. They ought to be good because they have a $129.99 MSRP (ouch!). It looks like it should be a good trials pedal but I don't know anyone who has used it. Pedals are a tricky item. They take a lot of abuse so they tend to fall apart. There are lots of respected MTB platform pedals out there that only survive for a couple of months of trials riding or muni riding. Trials riding and muni put a lot more abuse on pedals than mountain biking. The moral of the story is that just because a DH or freeride mountain biker says a pedal is good doesn't mean the pedal will hold up to muni and trials. Many sealed platform pedals suffer from a design that destroys the bearing in as little as a few months. The better pedals have a design that is easier on the bearing(s). -- john_childs - Guinness Mojo john_childs (at) hotmail (dot) com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ john_childs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/449 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
johnglazer wrote: *I'd say go with the Nashbar Big Mashers, they are cheap and have great grip. [image: http://www.nashbar.com/profile_morei...u=2150&brand=] they are $16.95 http://tinyurl.com/kn0y * Caged bear-trap pedals will not hold up to trials. After a few pedal grabs and a grid the teeth on the cage will fold over and there goes the grip. You'll end up replacing the cages over and over and over again (assuming Nashbar has replaceable cages as a separate item). Platform pedals with pins will hold up better and last longer. -- john_childs - Guinness Mojo john_childs (at) hotmail (dot) com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ john_childs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/449 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
Snafu concave. -- AccordNSX - Adam Coast Choppers If I had a signature, would you forge it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AccordNSX's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/541 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
John_childs is right about the teeth folding over on the nashbar pedals, but they still grip very well. The metal is pretty soft though, I bent mine up pretty badly from when they hit my shin, but they still grip better than any pedals I have used before. If you want pedals that last a long time, dont get the mashers. I just like them because of the grip and cheap price. -- johnglazer - member of the Hell On Wheel gang Where is Donnie? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnglazer's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3714 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
Trials Pedals. What do you LIKE.
I can't believe you pansies are still using pedals for trials riding. You only NEED the cranks, if that. -- harper - Old dog, no tricks -Greg Harper B L U E S H I F T "Are you OK???" - Just about anyone I've ever ridden with ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27277 |
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