plastic pedals

[AndyT]

Just reading my new dans comp, noticing almost all of the top pedals which are offered in mag are also offered in plastic...but fancy bullshit not just normal walmart plastic. They are all around 14 oz for the pair, and just $15 each...Same footprint as a lot of killer pedals (stricker, celienski- which I currently run and are over 20 oz for the pair). Anyone felt them or tried them? I'd never even seen or heard of this, I can't imagine they work for shit but hey you never know...and at $12-15 a pair someones got to have some experience, just want to know if they would grip at all???

[rush]

I havent heard this either. Will look though.

I could imagine they wouldnt last very long, or be very grippy when wet? Not that wet is something you need to worry about.

[Bryan]

Not that wet is something you need to worry about.
:momaru:

I saw a kid in D-Land running your standard $10 kids' pedals and doing stuff most Americans can't. That said, I'll stick to my mg-1s.

[jackflash]

i tried them on a buddy's bmx once, they felt pretty much the same as metal pedals with pins, but that was just in dry conditions. I think i remember him saying they weren't particularly durable, and you expect to break them, but for the weight and cost, even going through several pairs a year isn't too bad

[AndyT]

$14 and works like metal :eek3: What's d land, detroit?

[emulous]

$14 and works like metal :eek3: What's d land, detroit?

Disney Land :rofl:

[beastoftheeast]

im guessing they are strong enough but bashing them on rocks, i bet the pins will dull pretty fast and then the pins are not replaceable.

anyone use WELLGO MG-4A MAGNESIUM PEDALS? light and cheap i guess.

anyone used thin pedals like these? http://www.danscomp.com/465046.php?cat=PARTS

[Kibble Fat]

the wellgo's you're talking about don't have replaceable pins, just nubs off the magnesium. prolly more slippery than plastics with the paint coat still on..

[AndyT]

Disney Land :rofl:

;)

[WhiteRavenKS]

i have some on my road bike. they dont tear up the soles of my shoes really. they grip ok. i wouldnt ride in the wet or anything rough with them considering i ride in 5.10's and with big pins normally.

they get bashed up and last about a month if you ride hard on them. or the spindle gets sloppy and sucks after a while. they are trendy which is why everyone is making the dope pedals in plastic now. you think stricker would ride anything plastic? big margins and color options are why companies are doing them. your metalpedals have lasted you how long for 50 bucks and 20 oz's?

[Marino]

I came down 4 stairs (yeah, ONLY 4) and my plastic pedals broke. It wasn't even big at all.

I will not go anywhere near plastic again. I don't care if the plastic is of Superman quality. All I know is that plastic pedals cause pain. LOTS-OF-PAIN.

[Stikman]

The new E-13 pedal coming out soonish is the only "plastic" pedal I would touch.

MG-1 FTW

[RomanC]

Vaun (trialsin) runs plastic pedals. They grip amazingly well. I had a go on his bike a few months ago in Indy when he and Lenosky did a demo.

[Bryan]

What's d land, detroit?
Germany

[beastoftheeast]

the wellgo's you're talking about don't have replaceable pins, just nubs off the magnesium. prolly more slippery than plastics with the paint coat still on..

:ugh:
Concave magnesium body with chromoly spindle and unsealed bearings. 8 replaceable pins on each side provide plenty of traction. (15.3 oz)

[BrettM]

I use them. It depends what you are after. A lot of people like crazy grippy pedals that lock your feet in and wreck your shoes. I don't. I like my feet to be able to move a bit. They are pretty light and cheap for what they are and are shit hit friendly. Still hurts but less cutting.

My guess is most trials riders won't like them. I've ridden them in the rain but not on my trials bike. Gets a little worse but so do metal pedals.

[vaughn]

I've been running plastic pedals for about 4 months now...picked up on it last year baecause the bmx kids are using them. In my opinion they rock. They stick to good shoes just as good as metal and they don't get more or less slippery when wet..really.. Mud is a bitch. The pins to scrape off if you're putting your pedals on rocks or pallets at the worlds a bunch...but it's more incentive to not use your pedal which has helped me start to make the switch to UCI style riding...

I've done 8 foot drops on them....landed crazy hard i weigh 230 pounds... and not had a problem. Another thing I like about them is that they feel kinda dead.. Like when you land or take off they flex a very little bit which makes the bike feel more solid and less twitchy...I like it...but my brain might be making it up too...not sure.

I've got em for sale on Trialsin.com because I liked them so much if you want to try em out... I'll price match Dan's comp too...

[gobigorgohome]

my friend has some of them on his bmx but he's broken them a couple of times...