Hi there,

thinking about getting my friend flat pedals for christmas. It’s more of a visual thing for her, but I don’t want to get cheap crap. Any ideas?

Ta, Henni

Pink Superstar Nanos – sorted

Superstar

Great pedals at a very reasonable price here.

Same as superstars, but a tenner cheaper.

+1 nanos

DMR Vaults

+1 what chakaping said.

They are nanos but even more bargainous.

DMR Vaults are faultless but pricey. Also come in loads of lovely colours. Depends how close this friend is.

Crank Bros Fiddy /Fiddies (50/50). I like ’em

Hope – they are expensive and heavy but phooorrrrrrr, thats some sexy cnc’ing!

Saint from rosebikes, about £40.

These look good

saints

I have Superstar Nanos and they are fine. But I have also been using, on another bike some wellgo V8 copies which were on a bike I bought a while back, and they have also performed really well, not as much grip as the Nanos but I have found this a bonus sometimes as you can move your feet around more ( using flat pedals after 15+ years with SPD’s) you can get the Wellgos from about £10 and might be a better bet if just trying out flats.

+1 for Saints

+ another 1 for Nanos.

1 more for vaults. Recently switched to a set of these after 15+ years of spds and it still feels like I’m clipped in there’s that much grip! As mentioned above there’s cheaper options but i do believe you get what you pay for.

Decent flat pedals? Spank Spike or Point One Podiums.

Superstars are easy on the eye and come in a range of colours.

Welgo MG1s are a touch lighter, and cheaper, but more traditional in looks.

I’m going to say Easton Flatboy. Very well made pedal.

Acros A Flat pedals.

My MG1’s are good, but i like the nanos more as it feels like a bigger platform and has slightly more grip.

don’t ever get white mg1’s, 1 ride and they look very second hand

Easton Cully’s are probably the best IMO.
problem is they’re now discontinued so my suggestion would be a pair of Wellgo flats seeing as they seem quite good at ripping off averyone else’s designs

Thru pin nanos for me. With some AM41’s. Lots of grip.

Superstar Nano Tech or Superstar Nano Thru Pins? Which are better?

I go for the non-thru-pin versions myself as they are a bit lighter and I don’t tend to lose pins when I bash them on rocks anyway. (Unlike the Wellgo MG1s, which are awful for that, for example)

They look better too IMO.

The slots on set screws tend to become worthless pretty quickly in my experience, so if you do have to tighten/remove them you have to find other ways (maybe someone has a few tips?). On the other hand, I can imagine the risk of damaging threads in the pedal is pretty big when removing a damaged thru-pin.

Nukeproof Electrons – seriouslly.

DMR Vault. Grip like you wouldn’t believe, low profile so less prone to rock strikes and are quite large so offer a really solid platform. Defnitely worth the extra investment, particularly if – like me – you have large feet 😀

There’s various Nanos, from hefty to light, they’re all good at what they do.

Vaults are good if you want a larger platform but they don’t really do anything else special. Wellgo MG1s are light for the money, but fatter and smaller compared to Nanos, and easier to damage (though still pretty tough)

Carbon cycles version of the nano is only £33 and now comes in 10 different colours.

Nukeproof electron

svalgis – Member
The slots on set screws tend to become worthless pretty quickly in my experience, so if you do have to tighten/remove them you have to find other ways (maybe someone has a few tips?).

Molegrips

NC-17 SUD Pin III
Very smooth ,nice cnc work, good colours and quite compact suitable for smaller feet.

Very happy with my electrons. Light and grippy and so far proving strong

Molegrips

Good call, I’ll try that if/when the need arises. Cheers.

i’ve got 1 pair of nukeproof electrons, and several DMR V8’s, and several V12’s.

of the DMR’s i prefer the v8’s – they’re cheaper and more easily serviceable (and therefor last longer than v12’s).

the electrons are reliable, cheap, and very light. They do feel a bit weird combined with the ‘wrong’ shoes, but feel great under my am40’s.

it’s a tricky choice, but i think the electrons have it – i’ll probably change my mind when then get a bit rattley and i want to service them…

You can’t go wrong with DMR V8, V12 or Vaults, depending on your budget, I’ve also got Flatboys and Shimano DX which are good. I love the look of podiums but can’t bring myself to pay £150 that for a pedal.

I’ve used DMR V8s or 12s for years, but just recently got some Superstar Nanos – mainly cos they do a lovely anodised red to match my bike 😀
They do actually feel even nicer than the DMRs, nice big platform for my big feet.
I just want the purple ones now to go on my pink ss road bike 😀

Used to use V8’s but now using Superstar Nano Thru Pins one my FS bikes my commuter hard tail still has V8’s on though 🙂

V8s and V12s weren’t a great option even when they were a current model, kind of at a loss why anyone would buy them now unless they’re discounted to the point that they’re cheaper than the superior Wellgo equivalents.

Flats are only as good at the grip on shoe sitting on them.

v8/v12s + Vans (especially in the damp) = rubbish

v8/v12s + 5.10s = superb.