Pedals?

brucie45

Need to replace my pedal that came free on my new bike, they are Welgos, very poor quality, heavy and I want to upgrade them.

I have found these and would like some feedback.

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/exustar- ... 60603.html

Exustar Mtb Pedal E Pb525
•Lightweight 183 grams per pedal.
•Annodized extruded CNC machined 6061 aluminium body.
•CNC machined Cr-Mo axle.
•LSL bushing and sealed cartridge bearings.
•Removable pins, 10 pins per side.
•Size 103mm x 100mm.
•Weight 183 grams per pedal.
•Colour Annodized Black.

Has anybody seen, heard of or maybe even used these pedals?

Ta

ej2320

Superstar pedals are the best budget ones you can buy, just look at all the great reviews, highly recommend them

Otherwise it's the good old DMR V8s

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=127

DannyJames

Cant help on those pedals but you might want to consider these,

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/components/pedals/product/review-superstar-components-nano-tech-pedals-12-46352

EDIT: Beaten to it

rapid_donkey

From the link above, Im guessing your after some flats.
I have never heard of those pedals. But for that money you can get some Superstar Nano's http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=194, Carbon Cycles Exotic Flats http://www.carboncycles.cc/?p=1116&, Wellgo MG1's http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/well ... elID=44059, and Im sure there will be many more good suggestions. You could get some DMR V8 or V12's aswell, but I found them a bit more bulky.
I have the Carbon Cycles Exotic flat pedals, they are excellent.

EDIT: Damn you guys reply quickly, do some work :P

The Rookie

The Exustar pedals are a nice pedal and obviously a lot lighter than the Nano's and priced accordingly.

cooldad

Much cheaper, about the same weight, bulletproof and awesome magnesium goodness.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wellgo-MG1-MG ... 2c703dcb56

brucie45

Thanks for your replies, plenty of suggestions. I'll do a bit of a research from all of that.

It was the weight of the Exustar pedals that drew me to those.

ej2320

DannyJames wrote:

Cant help on those pedals but you might want to consider these,

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/components/pedals/product/review-superstar-components-nano-tech-pedals-12-46352

EDIT: Beaten to it

That's the review I was after, 5 stars is actually rare and they award even the best stuff 4.5

ej2320

brucie45 wrote:

Thanks for your replies, plenty of suggestions. I'll do a bit of a research from all of that.

It was the weight of the Exustar pedals that drew me to those.

A pair of the Superstars are only 80 grams more which I doubt you'd notice in the overall weight

What sort of shoes do you ride with? That will also effect the pedals performance

The Rookie

You'd notice a 25% increase on the whole bike though, so why not start with the pedals!

brucie45

Ha ha, ej2320 you are probably right, I may not notice 80g. But its a start.

I just use some cheapo MTB shoes, can't even remember how much or where from.

I am not somebody who upgrades alot, but with this bike I thought I would like to give it ago. I know weight is not the singular most important factor but I would like to reduce the weight where I can on my bike with my limited knowledge. I am not sure what other factors I would need to consider when upgarding pedals, I just knew I wanted flats.

ej2320

Well weigh your old ones and the superstars may be lighter

Grip on the pedals is some that personally I'd find important than weight especially on jumps or I'll ruin my shins

Other easy upgrades to shed weight would be the stem, handlebars or even the wheels

supersonic

Mg1s are the same weight as the Exustar, cheaper, good grip, decent size platform, good bearings - nothing not to like for £30.

dmont

ej2320 wrote:

Superstar pedals are the best budget ones you can buy, just look at all the great reviews, highly recommend them

Otherwise it's the good old DMR V8s

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=127

Agreed - also worth a look are Carbon CC Pedals. http://www.carboncycles.cc/?product_code=CC-PED07F&

After reading lots of reviews, threads etc on here I ended up going to Carbon CC pedals as there exactly the same as Super Stars but a few pounds cheaper and in stock, I found Super Star never had any in stock when I was looking for about 2 weeks... Although the quoted size is smaller than SS, they're acutally the same size.
Be warned though, I ordered mine in gold. Unfortunately when they arrived, the gold was very very bling gold ( not to my liking ) their site shows the gold as a browney, silvery gold which would've gone perfectly with my Voodoo Bantu decals....... gutted ! so exchanged them for Orange... Carbon CC customer service was very good and delivery times are pretty fast...

Cheers

Dmont

ej2320

dmont wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Superstar pedals are the best budget ones you can buy, just look at all the great reviews, highly recommend them

Otherwise it's the good old DMR V8s

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=127

Agreed - also worth a look are Carbon CC Pedals. http://www.carboncycles.cc/?product_code=CC-PED07F&

After reading lots of reviews, threads etc on here I ended up going to Carbon CC pedals as there exactly the same as Super Stars but a few pounds cheaper and in stock, I found Super Star never had any in stock when I was looking for about 2 weeks... Although the quoted size is smaller than SS, they're acutally the same size.
Be warned though, I ordered mine in gold. Unfortunately when they arrived, the gold was very very bling gold ( not to my liking ) their site shows the gold as a browney, silvery gold which would've gone perfectly with my Voodoo Bantu decals....... gutted ! so exchanged them for Orange... Carbon CC customer service was very good and delivery times are pretty fast...

Cheers

Dmont

Those look just like superstars

That's the only problem with Superstar they do sell out of brake pads and pedals due to popularity, they're very good quality and value

But you do get a free packet of haribo with your order

Antm81

I'm guessing everybody likes the superstar nano techs, anybody tried the thru pin version or the ultra mag CNC ones?

Looking at replacing my V8's and was looking at either the magnesium V8s or V12s to save a bit of weight until I saw the nano techs at pretty much the same weight or the Ultra mag at even less.

ej2320

Antm81 wrote:

I'm guessing everybody likes the superstar nano techs, anybody tried the thru pin version or the ultra mag CNC ones?

Looking at replacing my V8's and was looking at either the magnesium V8s or V12s to save a bit of weight until I saw the nano techs at pretty much the same weight or the Ultra mag at even less.

Don't think the ultra mag are worth it personally

But would rate either over the DMRs, not that DMRs are bad but because the SS ones are so good

supersonic

Or wellgo Mg1.

ej2320

supersonic wrote:

Or wellgo Mg1.

Also very good. Come with great bearings

Antm81

Thanks

Has anybody tried the shimano Saint PD-MX80

poah

RSP FTW pedals