Which flat pedals?

MattGarner1991
MattGarner1991 Posts: 4
edited January 2012 in MTB buying advice
Hi, im new to riding and this is my first post on here and my question is what flat pedals should i get? ive got a cannondale trail sl3 (purchased 2 months ago) and i want upgrading the pedals to something longer lasting and abit more grippy as the pedals currently are of abit of a cheap build tbh, any advice and suggestions would be really appreciated,
thanks guys

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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Superstar Nano thru pins. Awesome pedals & good price. Fully serviceable & very grippy.
    http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=194
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  • MattGarner1991
    MattGarner1991 Posts: 4
    cheers, are pedals easy to fit? ive never attempted any bike maintainence before
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Yes, very. You will need a 15mm spanner to take off the old ones & a 8mm allen key to fit the new ones. The left hand pedal has a left handed thread & the right hand pedal has a right handed thread.
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  • MattGarner1991
    MattGarner1991 Posts: 4
    thanks for your help
  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Superstar Nano thru pins. Awesome pedals & good price. Fully serviceable & very grippy.
    http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=194
    This, no point getting anything else.
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  • Team515
    Team515 Posts: 141
    wellgo mg1. plenty grip with these and not to expensive
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    MG 1's - magnesium goodness at aluminium prices.
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  • kenan
    kenan Posts: 952
    I have the MG 1's and they are great but the nanos are gripper (and heavier)
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    I have the ones with the grub screws and from my experience, i'm glad I got these instead of the thru pin design.
    You will damage the pins (if riding on rocks etc.) and it knackers the threads. You can turn the grub screws out using mole grips if need be and none of the pedal thread will get damaged.
    Or, with the thru pins, your unscrewing the damaged thread thru the pedal body, aint gona be very good for the soft material of the pedal.
    However, this has been done to death before with people agreeing / disagreeing, so go for whichever you like the sound of.
    End of the day, nano's are superb :D
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    kenan wrote:
    I have the MG 1's and they are great but the nanos are gripper (and heavier)

    Get the titanium axled nano's then, 1g lighter than the mg1's :mrgreen:
  • kenan
    kenan Posts: 952
    DodgeT wrote:
    Get the titanium axled nano's then, 1g lighter than the mg1's :mrgreen:

    I didn't know that, must get saving then :)
  • Darryl_1983
    Darryl_1983 Posts: 96
    Exotic Alloy pedals only £34:

    http://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&t=2&c=84&p=940&

    Look the same design as the nano's......these any good? I've been thinking about getting a new set of pedals to replace my old wellgo V8's.
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    They look identical.. My mate bought some last week, can't think of the name.. and they are identical to the nano's too.

    Edit - this is them http://www.fatspanneruk.com/fattys_flatties.aspx
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    There are quite a few with the same design, they are made by HT and rebranded as Kona WahWah, NukeProof, Exotic and SuperStar.

    These are a decent weight alu pedal for the money:

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=52877

    Prefer MG1 myself though.
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  • cycle monster
    cycle monster Posts: 448
    Another Wellgo MG1 user and abuser here and cannot fault them. If someone can tell me the winning numbers for this weekend's lottery, I promise to move to Whistler, buy every pedal in current production and report on each.
  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    I've had welligo MG1 and they are a good pedal but the platform felt a little narrow, now have nano through pedals wider platform very grippy.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Not sure why people are finding nanos grippier than mgs, maybe a platform size thing? I've taken pins out of my MGs as I found them annoyingly grippy, haven't felt the need with either of my nanos.

    Both great pedals, won't go far wrong. Alu Nano for thinness and a slightly bigger platform, and slightly tougher cages... MGs for lightness and (IMO) greater grip.

    Have to say the mag-bodied Nanos are pretty flimsy, I've lost more pins out of those in the last 6 months or so than I have out of every other pedal I've ever owned. Not sure I'd buy them again... But then they are light for what they are.
    DodgeT wrote:
    Get the titanium axled nano's then, 1g lighter than the mg1's :mrgreen:

    And expensive! And of course, you can get ti-axled MG1s which are lighter still.
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  • cycle monster
    cycle monster Posts: 448
    MG1s narrow? Glad I don't have to buy your shoes, are you Yeti size 17?
  • dusk
    dusk Posts: 583
    DodgeT wrote:
    I have the ones with the grub screws and from my experience, i'm glad I got these instead of the thru pin design.
    You will damage the pins (if riding on rocks etc.) and it knackers the threads. You can turn the grub screws out using mole grips if need be and none of the pedal thread will get damaged.
    Or, with the thru pins, your unscrewing the damaged thread thru the pedal body, aint gona be very good for the soft material of the pedal.
    However, this has been done to death before with people agreeing / disagreeing, so go for whichever you like the sound of.
    End of the day, nano's are superb :D
    interesting point, MBUK said pretty much the exact opposite
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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    nukeproof electron, yes they are plastic but the quality is superb and they seems just as well made as the alu nanotechs and are light as fook!
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Didn't like mine... Pedal body's the wrong shape, too much foot pressure goes on the raised bit over the axle which makes things very slippery (Nanos are concave, these aren't). Not a total loss but really a pretty bad pedal IMO, not up to the standard of the others in this thread.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Aaah but once fitted to the Mojo, the unbelievably awesome magic of the Ibis frame rubs off and makes them special.


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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    cooldad wrote:
    Aaah but once fitted to the Mojo, the unbelievably awesome magic of the Ibis frame rubs off and makes them special.


    (As lawman mentions occasionally)

    on my maxlight actually ;) which is a pile of shite, so much so the only thing that rubs of that is paint :lol: i do have the nanotech's on the mojo however and they are very good as said by everyone else, the electrons are pretty much the same, just plastic from what i can work out, and the grip is almost as good too
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Vaults - because I'm rich and live in Surrey and don't talk to Specialized owners :P

    Actually they're damn nice though. Grippy as hell, thin and excellent quality. Just seriously not cheap.

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