Pedals
Edward2351
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Hi. Newbie to these forums and a newbie to biking after a 20+ year lay off.
I have bought a 2nd hand BMC Alpen Challege for a three mile commute to work - mostly quiet roads and a bike path.
The bike has clip in pedals, and although I can see myself in proper biking shoes eventually, I would prefer flat pedals.
Is there anything I should know and does anyone have any recommendations?
I have bought a 2nd hand BMC Alpen Challege for a three mile commute to work - mostly quiet roads and a bike path.
The bike has clip in pedals, and although I can see myself in proper biking shoes eventually, I would prefer flat pedals.
Is there anything I should know and does anyone have any recommendations?
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Well for a 3mile commute it won't make a huge amount of difference... I'd just get some cheap Wellgo (or any, really!) pedals and bolt 'em on.
The only thing to note is the LH pedal thread is reversed.Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.0 -
Unless I am missing something, why not just get plastic ones? They are lighter and cheaper.
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The grip is awful, and the bearings generally useless on those. These are as good as it gets:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wellgo-MG1-MG ... 2c703dcb560 -
I stuck some of the 10 quid wellgo platforms on my now defunct MTB. Great pedal for my clown sized lumps of meat!0
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How can you tell that the bearings would be useless?supersonic wrote:The grip is awful, and the bearings generally useless on those.0 -
I've seen hundreds of pairs of plastic pedals like this in my time as a mechanic and sales, if not thousands - the sealing on almost all of them is terrible, with poor adjustment - many come really loose, others so tight they grind from the off. Are to be avoided.0
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Are there any decent cheapish pedals that you know about?0
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The basic alloy (with metal studded) Wellgo platform pedals offer good grip, but again the bearings can be hit and miss - though usually quite a bit better than the plastic jobbies.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... tAod0XIAeQ
Those at least get some sealing, and good bearings surfaces. Heavy though.0 -
Is the main measure of a good pedal whether or not it has sealed cartridge bearings? How about Wellgo LU 939? Seems lighter than the MG-1.
Cheap pedals you can take the bearings out, clean, grease, put back together. Or just throw them away and get new ones each time
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You can.. if the bearing surfaces haven't been destroyed ;-)
The LU Wellgo LU 939 looks good quality, and is light, but the grip is poor on the cage. However you probably don't need as much grip as an MTBer.
I just bought a pair of these:
http://dx.com/p/aest-yrpd-07t-aluminum- ... air-199112
Platform is small, but grip well, have titanium axles, cartridge bearings, replacable pins and are 173g.0 -
Exotic :shock:supersonic wrote:I just bought a pair of these:0 -
If you are ever passing my place, I have a set that came with my Dr Dew somewhere in the garage. Never been on the bike and you are welcome to them.0
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Just get some Wellgo off ebay, as long as the ebarings are smooth with no play when you start using them, they will last pretty much as long as new.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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I had something like these on my old mtb when i used to commute on it and they were pretty good and took most things commuting in all weathers through at them!
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/guss ... -prod29560www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Even the cheap, plastic Wellgo pedals?The Rookie wrote:Just get some Wellgo off ebay, as long as the ebarings are smooth with no play when you start using them, they will last pretty much as long as new.0 -
At the very least aluminium platforms with removeable metal studs. I think that is whay he meant!0
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Yes it was......Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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How about a pair of double-sided - flat one side & SPD-socket the other? I have these: Shimano M324. They were recently down as low as £24, but still good value at £28.Location: ciderspace0
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supersonic wrote:The basic alloy (with metal studded) Wellgo platform pedals offer good grip, but again the bearings can be hit and miss - though usually quite a bit better than the plastic jobbies.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... tAod0XIAeQ
Those at least get some sealing, and good bearings surfaces. Heavy though.
I've had 2 sets of these in the past year, one has been great, the other fell to bits.Disc Trucker
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These aren't dirt cheap, but the pair on my GF's bike have lasted for 5 years now... w/o servicing and spin nicely.
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^^^ They look very good. Light.0
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They are light. More important, pretty grippy!0
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supersonic wrote:I just bought a pair of these:
http://dx.com/p/aest-yrpd-07t-aluminum- ... air-199112
Platform is small, but grip well, have titanium axles, cartridge bearings, replacable pins and are 173g.
Had to resurrect this thread. Just put a search in for "AEST" on the forum to see what people think. I was wondering how youve been getting on with these pedals.
Im seriously considering them as a future upgrade from my Wellgo V8 copies. They weigh an absolute ton, but the grip on them is very good.
I saw these AEST pedals and they looked like an okay bet. Just slightly put off by the distance between the platform and the crank arm, as well as the smaller area of the platform.
If they grip anything as well as a pair of V8s or pedals similar to that then they are perfect.
Ive got an AEST headset and a seat clamp and they are seriously nice quality, so hoping these are good too.
These are the ones im looking at btw http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AEST-CNC-Tita ... 3a86fa75d6
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Oh, i should add, i would be intending to use them for XC riding!0
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The platforms are very small, not my first choice for technical riding, but seem good for xc and commuting.0
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Hmm.
Would you know of any lightweight alternatives for around the same price?0 -
Unfortunately not.0
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Resurrected a 5 year old thread to say that.... why?
Not sure what language either, I recognise the words but the order isn't English.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
Perhaps I should be in the new gear thread, but
Now that this is resurrected...
I just got a pair of Superstar Nano flats in the sales. Not super cheap but great grip. So far so good. I am hopeful on the longevity side as they sport sealed bearings etc. and most parts seem replaceable.0 -
Up at the top of the thread there's a post by supersonic that is similar in structure. It was likely run through a translator to another language, then back to English. This is a simple trick to create human-like text without it being too obvious that it's really just a copy+paste. For now, it's easy to spot this rubbish; I'm not looking forward to the day when AI is good enough that we can't tell the difference between spam and real posts.The Rookie said:Resurrected a 5 year old thread to say that.... why?
Not sure what language either, I recognise the words but the order isn't English.0
