best pedals in the mud???.

starsky007

Please help,,,i use spd pedals at the mo on my trance 3 but i keep falling off in the very muddy trails and downhills we use in and around the forest were i live. im wondering if i should buy a pair of flat pedals and give them ago,, if so what sort?? buget not a problem but i do want a light pair. :?

Mad40

DMR V8's or V12's. V8's good value at around £22 V12's are around £40
Or a pair of 50/50's but are about £35 to £60

I always change to flats for wet riding in the forests. Less injuries, more control and most of all your not afraid to keep er lit :twisted:

supersonic

I don't think I have mentioned this before, but Wellgo MG1 are good.

starsky007

OK,, thanks for the advice, i will get a pair of v8s or 12s or even a pair of mg1s tomrw, im fed up now of being at the back of the group slipping and slidding down the trails and endding up on my ar@@ all the time. not getting out of my spds quick enough. i even changed my tyres but i was still slow. i think changing my pedals will give me more balance and controll, i hope.

clanton

If you want to use clipless pedals in the mud (ie clip-in pedals as opposed to flats) you'll find Time and Cran Brothers far superior for getting out of in a rush even when muddy.

grumsta

Can you just slacken off the tension on the SPDs?

clanton

You can slacken them off but they seem to clog when things get muddy making getting out of them quite difficult and leading to comedy falls. At the Sleepless in the Saddle event the one thing that kept working throughout were my Time pedals! Those in my team with spds struggled to unclip.

Surf-Matt

Starsky - just got MG1s and they have the following advantages over DMRs (I have had 3 sets of V8s):

Sealed bearings so last a lot longer
Lighter than the V12 Mag (by 70g) which costs £60 as opposed to £35!
Only 10g heavier than the V12 Mag with titanium axles (£110 all in!!)
MUCH lighter than non mag V12s and V8s.
Very grippy.
The paint seems to stay on much better - just look at a V8 or V12 and the paint just falls off.

Had similar troubles with SPDs so gave up on them.

lost-time

I tend not to have a problem with feet slipping off pedals as I ride clipless... 8) It really depends on how often you are walking in the mud as apposed to riding in it. Yes my pedals and or cleats get gunked up but a quick tap and all is ok. I've never had a problem unclipping due to mud...christ, it'd have to be like concrete to cause a problem.

The Northern Monkey

if your only using them now and then, why not get some cheap ones? i'm loveing my wellgo V8 copies....only cost a tenner!

turbodog

For very grippy riding, get yourself MG1 pedals and five ten shoes. I have using them for many months, and it has improved my uphill and downhill riding.

rowlers

are any of these recommended pedals suitable for use with some small toe clips?

I like the security of the mini toe clips but don't like my cheap/nasty metal cage pedals that were the only pedals I could find that allowed the clips to fit nicely.

Any recommondations for decent flattied that will accept a mini toeclip?