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56 posts & 49 voices | Started 2 years ago by Rik | Latest reply from rp16v

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Rik - Member

I'm after some new flat pedals always used V12 over the years as they always seemed the best and when V12 came out there was not much choice.

Now there are hundreds to choose from out there.Got pretty big feet and i have just got some big clunky 5:10. So a big platform is a must (V12 have always felt quite small) and would like them to be pretty light as they are replacing mag V12s. Hopefully not to expensive - i like the new Point One pedals but not paying £120 for pedals!

Recommendations please

Posted 2 years ago #
schrickvr6 - Member

Straitlines are excellent, I'm also selling a pair...

Posted 2 years ago #
sobriety - Member

Azonic A-frames or Wellgo B-54s

Posted 2 years ago #
JonEdwards - Member

Kona Wah Wah.

Largish platform, thin, pins unscrew from the back so you can still get them out when they've snapped off.

£45-50ish

Posted 2 years ago #
flyingmonkeycorps - Member

Gusset Slim Jims (or copies thereof). Nice big platform, good grip (better with longer pins) and cheap as chips. Light, if you get the mag version too.

Posted 2 years ago #
CaptainMainwaring - Member

Plenty of room on Shimano DX's for my size 44 5-10 Freeriders. Old school rather than sexy, but just work forever and take a good battering. £44 at CRC

Edit - just seen timmy's pot below. MX30 = DX

Posted 2 years ago #
timmys - Member

I'm a big fan of Shimano MX30's.

Posted 2 years ago #
Mr Agreeable - Member

Straitlines are great, very grippy indeed, but expensive and need quite regular (minor) TLC.

Posted 2 years ago #
davidtaylforth - Member

Ive had some Superstar Nanotech flats for just over a year and there spot on, havent had to do owt with the bearings and their still smooth. They were quite cheap when I got em too, about £40ish.

Expensive pedals seem pointless cos they just get trashed anyway

Posted 2 years ago #
krag - Member

B54's +1, cheap as chips and much better than the V12's I replaced them for.

Posted 2 years ago #
Ed-O - Member

Straitline pedals are lovely

Another recommendation for Wellgo B-54s which can't be beaten for value and have fantastic grip

Posted 2 years ago #
geetee1972 - Member

I run Shimano DXs on both my DH and trail bike. Once you replace the pins around the edges with the longer version (I keep the stock shorter ones in the centre of the pedal) they do offer great grip. The bearings are excellent; my trail bike pedals have been on the go for over 18 months and the bearings are still silky smooth.
The only real downside to them is that because the pins are relatively narrow, if you slip a pedal, they make far more of a mess of your calves than other makes. You also have to replace the pins quite regularly as they are a bugger to get out if you loose the top part.

Posted 2 years ago #
Cheeky Monkey - Member

Kona Wah Wah.

Largish platform, thin, pins unscrew from the back so you can still get them out when they've snapped off.

£45-50ish

+1

Posted 2 years ago #
Rik - Member

schrickvr6 - send me an email and pics of the straitlines

Quite like a the look of the Wah Wah copies in Mag - nice shape and light. Shame they have horrid branding all over them.

Posted 2 years ago #
matthew_h - Member

Rik, you can have my Easton Flatboys nice and cheap

Posted 2 years ago #
schrickvr6 - Member

I'll email you now Rik.

Posted 2 years ago #
Whos_Daddy - Member

Wellgo MG1's

Posted 2 years ago #
nickegg - Member

Superstar Nanotech here also. Great pedals, nice and slim, bearings seem to be doing fine considering the wet weather we've had in 6 months i've had them, pins can be removed from behind too.

Pretty sure these are the same as Kona Wah-wah's too.

Shimano DX are bollox IME. Pins are way too narrow and bend too easily. Removal is impossible once bent also, pretty thick too.

Posted 2 years ago #
Fop - Member

For big platform I don't think you can beat Easton Flatboys. I run the Wellgo MG1s, which I find great (can confirm "compatability" with 5:10s). Am thinking of spending some Xmas money on the Canfield Brothers Crampon pedals.....they are supposed to offer some benefits, but really it's the bling value & quirkiness that's drawing me to them!

Posted 2 years ago #
yeti guy - Member

Moved from v12 to easton flatboys. Great pedal plenty of grip and a large surface. I have size 12 feet !

Posted 2 years ago #
tails - Member

straitlines and burgtec are the old hat now, the new kids on the block are point one and canfield bros but as you say £££, big platform at a good price are superstar components offerings.

Posted 2 years ago #
Olly - Member

Shimano DX for the best of the best (IMO), at 50 quid

or V8 replicas for cheap at a tenner.

had V12s for a bit but didnt get on with them, they were smooth for a while, but once the bushing went they were rubbish and couldnt be bothered to change the bushing.
V8s stay smoother for MUCH longer, and when they do go, they are only a tenner to replace.
just make sure you pack them with grease as soon as youve bought them.
if youve got one, use a grease gun to force grease in to all the bearings, they come with a minimal amount, and it makes a massive difference.

Posted 2 years ago #
mansonsoul - Member

Kona Wah-Wah

They have a excellent replaceable pins, a big wide thin platform, they're good value and have lasted me ages now. Excellent grip with my 5.10s.

Posted 2 years ago #
ChristoGinger - Member

Funn Soljam's

cheapish and extra grippy - and five times better than my v6's at least.

decent flat shoes are a must too..........

Posted 2 years ago #
DaveyBoyWonder - Member

straitlines and burgtec are the old hat now

And???

Both my bikes are running 24Seven Slacks - proper old skool but by far the best pedals I've ever found. Run forever with no looking after, big platform, not that light compared to more modern offerings but do win in the cool looks (machined "SLACK" in them) stakes and you never known when you'll need pedals with a bottle opener built in!

Posted 2 years ago #
mojo5pro - Member

I've got straitlines and they are excellent. £100 is a lot of dosh but once it's spent you forget about it and just appreciate the fantastic grip!

Posted 2 years ago #
tails - Member

And???

And nothing I still run straitlines and shall do until they break, but I now would not step backwards to V8/V12 instead I would buy one of these new superthin offerings.

Posted 2 years ago #
jedi - Member

sobriety - Member

Azonic A-frames or Wellgo B-54s

ended 3rd post in

Posted 2 years ago #
brakes - Member

Easton Flatboys - so good I bought them twice
had them on one bike for 5 years and had no problems at all - despite breaking two sets of cranks
not light

Posted 2 years ago #
thisisnotaspoon - Member

burgtech, I could be tempted to part with my MKII's but youd be prying them form my cold dead hands!

Posted 2 years ago #
pablo1 - Member

Superstar. Good. Cheap. Lightish.

Posted 2 years ago #
freeridenick - Member

B-54 & 5/10's perfect if you have big planks!

Posted 2 years ago #
0pt1cal - Member

V12's would normally last me 3 months, but I've still got the same pair of Flatboys on the bikes for 2 years now.....best pedals you can get IMHO.

Posted 2 years ago #
doug_basqueMTB.com - Member

Everyone recommends Straitlines. I use them and love them but would be in two minds about putting them on a pedally bike again. Even with weekly maintenance I have found that they will wear the teflon washers away and start to wear the pedal body away causing excessive lateral play along the axel.

Will I buy another pair?

I don't know. Maybe because the platform is great, they're strong, and the grip is fantastic. Maybe not because of the wear issue and the minor hassle of getting replacement teflon washers.

Posted 2 years ago #
sailor74 - Member

easton flatboys are good but I prefer the easton cullys. The absolute best in my opinion are these http://www.k-124.co.uk/product.php?product_id=441&category_id=69
super thin and super wide

Posted 2 years ago #