Pedals

[Gaz85]

What is the best pedals for freeriding, is it clipless or is it platforms :?:

[Turley]

its personal preference

[Gaz85]

just wondering what the hardcores use and why, thats all.

[luckyphil]

well, if your absoluetly sure off u aint gonna stack use clips. if you occasionly stack (EVERYONE), then use platforms, so u can bail.

[chrus]

Platforms, my Primo Super Tenderisers are tha shit

[Squidly Didly]

http://www.farkin.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=361&highlight=clips+flats

[fastrider gus]

i made my own pedals! i wouldnt go back to pissy little platforms again after these beasts..

[MikeT]

do you have any pics gus???

[fastrider gus]

nope! ill get some next time im around a camera...

[TOSS3R]

i have jim cleickleci spesh edish hot pink odyssey platforms which i took town to a bolt shot to get some longer pins for. with the longer pins (say 4-5mm longer) they perform so fucking good it aint funny. always up for something new though. i ride platform street and clipless downhill, again it is personal pref..i like clipless cause im a roadie so yeah, it is up to you. gus, ever thinking about marketing these little beauties?!

[dok]

go for some platforms. dmr make 10mm pins which you can put in most pedals

[Saint George]

l'm using a set of dmr V8 platforms for street and general messing about, and clipless on the cross country bike.
Only had to replace 4 pins in the dmr's before l started to use a little bit of lock tight on the pins.

[peachy]

use to race downhill with clipless xc pedals on a xc bike. eventuall u become so used to it, that before u stack u naturally clip out
but i use platforms now because so much KEWLER and i don't need to put on the same shoes. AND PLUS clipless shoes cost a lot, and since i only have one pair its hard to match my shoes with my bag and what i wear :lol:

[Rexy]

primo platforms dude

[lotec]

hozefeller pedals alllll the way even if they do say truvatriv... :?

[junior]

most of the free riders use platforms " u dont get as nailed when u stack " go for the bmx pedals they are always the go like primo or snafu.
im running snafu's at the moment and there bloody strong, good pedals usally only last me a year the these have last neally 2 years and get sealed pedals, alot smoother.

[luckyphil]

go for some platforms. dmr make 10mm pins which you can put in most pedals

u dont need to pay dmr's exuberent (cool word) prices just to get new pins. just go to a hardware store or something.

[smooth]

hozefeller pedals alllll the way even if they do say truvatriv... :?

Dam straight, those pedals are the beans!

[_J_]

dmr v8 or 12 platforms are the way to go!

[goose_007]

Go the dmr or the new pd-m647.

[cam-o]

go for some platforms. dmr make 10mm pins which you can put in most pedals

u dont need to pay dmr's exuberent (cool word) prices just to get new pins. just go to a hardware store or something.

Is exuberent kinda like exhorbitant?

[RCOH]

exuberant: lavish, effusive;full of vigour

exorbitant: exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety or reason, especially in amount or extent

go platforms & buy grub screws from hardware shops

[Daver]

i swing both ways... spds/clipless are good for drops and faster riding, flats are beautiful for ragged riding, and clips are deathtraps

[ona rampage]

hozefeller pedals alllll the way even if they do say truvatriv... :?

yep, but if they say husselfelt stay well clear of them....more slippery then a slippery thing.

Primo tenderisers are fantastic; got some on sale for $40 and very happy with them (like the concave design)....

[Dale666]

Stuff Flats or clips - GT beartraps with removeable cages so you can sharpen them up, as good as being cliped in. Just dont cop them in the shin, u will need stiches

[FuTAnT]

hozefeller pedals alllll the way even if they do say truvatriv... :?

yep, but if they say husselfelt stay well clear of them....more slippery then a slippery thing.

Primo tenderisers are fantastic; got some on sale for $40 and very happy with them (like the concave design)....

Aye, I've got the Truvativ pedals at the moment, but they're the ones without the screw in studs. I think I need some shoes with a chunkier sole on them and some more aggressive studs. The ones at the moment are pretty small, and easily rounded. Will be going to a SPD system soon though, heaps more confidence ... atleast I know I wont slip off the bastards.

[Gaz85]

yup i got the husselfelt pedals and they are crap as, very scary when riding espically when ur used to your feet not moving, so ive changed them for some SPD clipless and its so much better.

[dvious]

yeh fastrider_gus's pedals are pimpin.... definately flats though... if u want the ultimate pedals go Brooklyn Shinburgers... they are awesome

[sich nich]

i made my own pedals! i wouldnt go back to pissy little platforms again after these beasts..

i made mine too! they rock. so grippy. ill post pics soon

[Tomas]

i got some Mosh pedals for 45 bucks, i cant move my foot on then, wvwn when there covered in mud.

[Rexy]

beartraps are nasty especially the old ones...

[dvious]

beartraps are nasty especially the old ones...



Especially if they are rusty ones!!!!

[bazza]

wear some decent shinnies. and btw the shitmano dx pedals are pretty bloody sweet as well. but yeah primos and snafu are both super nice as well!

[2 smooth]

I just scored myself some Atomlab Aircorps...I tells ya, those things are rediculously grippy...you wont be moving your feet with those things. For platforms, they arnt cheap though, at around $280, they'll put a good dent in the pocket for pedals sake. You wont regret buying htem though. They look the shit and are really really grippy, not to mention painful.

[and1]

Flats i would say, I am running wellgo's with the two extra pins in the centre, with some pretty large pins. They grip hella tight.

[Tomas]

err i hated my wellego pedels sooooooooo much

[junior]

primo tenderizers are shit!! i always used to bend them and break them in bmx. snafu all the way or shimano dx

[naz]

well imo platforms im too unco to clip out i remebe i went thru the clipless stage and was riding up a hill chain farked, i forget to unclip bang,
V8 for small feet
holzafeller grippy
atomlab trailpimp's, thin as a pancake ment to be stable as

[fastrider gus]

if i was to buy pedals again, they would be atomlab trailkings... 14mm axle and a nice stable platform... loooovely..

[Ryder]

Dmr V8's or V12's are the way to go they grip like no other and are wicked in the wet, works allmost like a clip pedal they r that grippy

[bighitter]

flatties all the way.
I tried the clips and there just not for me.

[Fat_Ride]

I just got me some Poverty Bikes pedals... nice feel to them... the y are a BMX biek co. but hey they're all the same!!

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[AdrenalineJunkie]

spd all the way...

I used to use flats for everything, but kept farkin my shins. So i bought shinnies and it was all good till my dog (rest in peace Taff) got hold of one of em so i had an excuse to try spds.

Went clipsless and got so much better control, power speed so now i use em for everythin. As for crashin, as peachy said u get into the habit of unclippin before u stack. I find movin with the bike and makin the bike move a whole lot easier with clipless than with flats.

Oh and if u have to ride up the hill to go down again u'll be wishin u had clipless :)

[NightRider]

I used to ride in clips (which were great) but switched to flats about a year ago in an attempt to improve my technique. It is working - slowly slowly. In the mean time my shins have copped a hammering. Am looking into getting some pads - I just need some cash first!

I have a pair of V8's and a pair of V12's (both good - but the V12's are definately nicer!)

I need new pins for them. What is all this about getting the pins from the hardware store. Do they sell grub screws the same size?

[2 smooth]

if i was to buy pedals again, they would be atomlab trailkings... 14mm axle and a nice stable platform... loooovely..

I second the Atomlab theme, but id go the Aircorps. Nice and scary lookin'!!

[Jordy]

Im running holzfellers now for technical tracks where i need to take my foot off and some shitmano plastic cage spd pedals for open tracks

[Golem]

DMR V8's are awesome pedal, but if you like youre shin surface smooth, and a normal colour, you should probably get clips, but i still reccommend the V8's, or V12's if your loaded

[Golem]

it is possible to get replaceble pins in packs of 8 or something close, and they are very cheap, you should be able to get them where you bought the V8/12's originally

[CHEWY]

Im using fishbone's at the moment, work a treat.
I've got some DMR V12's as well, but the fishbone's are probably better.
I used to have some wellego's, bent them after a couple of weeks.

[riderigid]

i have a pair of Kona Jackshit's that came with me bike. they r nam and u can replace the pins (with help from loctite) mosh half-stepos r cool as well. but at the moment i am running clipless and have fallen off alot less. it sort of makes you want to stick to the ground and go faster though

[mtngoat]

i paid $24.- for a pair of bat wings and theyre great like the bear traps (noice cage) and theyve lasted me aprox. 3 years per set.

[gorno]

go the DMR v12s cause the studs can be changed and replaces and they hace seeled bearings and they are only $170 so its not 2 bad

[domtb]

i paid 45 dollars for mosh pedals and i have nothing worng with them i wouldnt spend 170 on v12 that is way too much :?

[camo75]

don't go dmr v8's they bend toooo easy if u enjoy a bit of hucking. Pay a bit extra for the V12's

[Stint]

Got a set of crank bros. mallet c, and they're the best of both worlds!

IMO, if you're going going to be doing some climbing on your ride, its definitely a bonus to have clips (increased efficiency etc). Makes hopping easier too.

However, having said that, it did take me about 6 months to be fully comfy being clipped into the bike; "training" the brain to clip out when the bike comes to a standstill, rather than panicking and trying to pull the foot upwards.

[Sasquatch]

haven't ridden these, but they definitely look the goods!!
check here for a review:
http://www.26inches.com/26inches/magazine/05_Issue-4/1/content/Gear_Xpedals.pdf

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=7074

If anyone wants a pair cheap PM me.

[Cheazy]

for freeriding... probably just flats with big pins

[floody]

I have "HTI" platforms, which are distributed by (don't laugh) Trekking Fox, and cost me $17.95. I spotted the same pedal body in dirt works' catalogue with a different axle and sticker, and it was $65 or so...
awesome value platforms, 2 years old and no slop yet, replaceable pins, the works!

HOWEVER, the day I find some new-old-stock original 1980's Shimano DX platforms (not for ebay prices) , I'll be all over them like a rash, they are the original and best.


mtngoat, you got batwings?!?! they still make those gnarly old things??!! They were all the rage about 5 years ago.. mine were pretty grippy but I went through like 3 sets in 3 months because the cage clouted rocks and stuff and smashed apart - finished one rocky DH run with the alloy body just a few pieces of cage about 1 square inch hanging onto the cage bolts, on one crank....

[snow_rider]

it is really up to you but i would go for platforms any day cos i just fell safer with them

[dylma]

go flats, got some dmr v10, sweeeeet. clipless makes your riding more confined + u cant pull out of wheelies or manuals, or stacks you dont know of that are coming

[jakie]

Get some dice outlaws. i run them at the moment. get the sealed they look way better and are smoother. They are really grippy

[The Stinker]

azonic a-frames = best shin eaters
expensive but sealed and all. wicked pedals. can't fault 'em

[The Stinker]

azonic a-frames = best shin eaters
expensive but sealed and all. wicked pedals. can't fault 'em

[Instinctual]

Mongoose aluminium platforms! woo! $20! :lol:

[MUGEN]

i just hate clips cuz i cant get my foot off on time when i:
STACK!,
take one foot off to slide corners,
STACK!,
lean back too much while manualing and need my feet on the ground, etc etc.

[Justin Larkin]

Clips suck, I use Primo Super Tenderisers and my feet hardly come off. There the shit.

[MTB_SYCO]

Primo Super Tenderisers are mad i had to choose between those or azonics A-frame. what ever pedals you get, get sealed bearings and i rekon azonics are the way i stacked because i couldnt slide my feet off the beck of em

[dutton04]

if i was to buy pedals again, they would be atomlab trailkings... 14mm axle and a nice stable platform... loooovely..

I second the Atomlab theme, but id go the Aircorps. Nice and scary lookin'!!

I third the Atomlab theme, they are hella stable. Both the Trailkings and Aircorps are sweeet. only ridden the Aircops though :oops: They are fully rebuildable.