Pedals

Edward2351 · July 2013

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?

davis · July 2013

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.

Mr.Duck · July 2013

Unless I am missing something, why not just get plastic ones? They are lighter and cheaper.

supersonic · July 2013

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 ... 2c703dcb56

leapesportif · July 2013

I stuck some of the 10 quid wellgo platforms on my now defunct MTB. Great pedal for my clown sized lumps of meat!

Mr.Duck · July 2013

supersonic wrote:

The grip is awful, and the bearings generally useless on those.

How can you tell that the bearings would be useless?

supersonic · July 2013

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.

Mr.Duck · July 2013

Are there any decent cheapish pedals that you know about?

supersonic · July 2013

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.

Mr.Duck · July 2013

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

supersonic · July 2013

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.

Mr.Duck · July 2013

supersonic wrote:

I just bought a pair of these:

Exotic :shock:

Smiler1968 · August 2013

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.

The Rookie · August 2013

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.

chris_bass · August 2013

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 ... -prod29560

Mr.Duck · August 2013

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.

Even the cheap, plastic Wellgo pedals?

supersonic · August 2013

At the very least aluminium platforms with removeable metal studs. I think that is whay he meant!

The Rookie · August 2013

Yes it was......

DrLex · August 2013

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.

Big_Paul · August 2013

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.

jacknorell · August 2013

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.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/nc-1 ... -prod15423

Mr.Duck · August 2013

^^^ They look very good. Light.

jacknorell · August 2013

They are light. More important, pretty grippy!

gt-arrowhead · January 2014

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

Cheers!

gt-arrowhead · January 2014

Oh, i should add, i would be intending to use them for XC riding!

supersonic · January 2014

The platforms are very small, not my first choice for technical riding, but seem good for xc and commuting.

gt-arrowhead · January 2014

Hmm.

Would you know of any lightweight alternatives for around the same price?

supersonic · January 2014

Unfortunately not.

The Rookie · January 2020

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.

adskis · January 2020

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.

mr_evil · January 2020

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.

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.

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