11% biggerer. 112mm x 111mm to be precise. The Vault Max is DMR’s first ever UK made pedal.
- Brand: DMR
- Product: Vault Max pedal
- Price: £170.00
- From: Upgrade Bikes
- Tested by: Aran Francis (& Benji) for 6 months
Pros
- Great grip and feel
- Look amazing
- Made in the UK
Cons
- Expensive
- Only work fully for big feet
Our rating
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DMR’s Vault Max is a bigger take on the well-known Vault flat pedal, aimed at riders who want more platform underfoot. The body measures 112mm x 111mm (around 10mm longer and wider than a standard Vault) and weight is 460g per pair, roughly 40g heavier.
It’s also DMR’s first premium pedal made in the UK. The billet aluminium body is CNC machined locally, finished nearby, and assembled in DMR’s workshop. That short supply chain will matter to some riders — and it’s a big part of why these pedals cost what they do.
On the trail, the extra size is immediately noticeable. For bigger feet (or riders who tend to ride a bit toes-out), the Vault Max feels more supportive and forgiving without feeling huge. Even if you land slightly off-centre, there’s enough real estate to stay secure until you can reset.
Grip is excellent — almost too good if you like to shuffle your feet mid-run. The wider-spaced outer pins also change the effective feel of concavity, letting the shoe sink a touch more, especially with stiffer-soled shoes.
At 17mm thick it’s still fairly slim. Internals match the standard Vault: decent rather than class-leading durability, but after six months of wet riding they’re still smooth.
Overall: A very grippy, confidence-boosting big-platform flat pedal, especially suited to larger feet. The only real downside is the £170 price tag.
Wish I’d have known about these 3 weeks ago before I bought some Hope f22’s, used to be a big DMR v8/12 fanboy, infact had them on every bike I owned from 2003-2016. Started using a thinner profile pedal after that due to getting sick of pedal strikes but shorter cranks now have put them back on the radar for me. I do love DMR kit.
Same here: All my flats are V8s, they just work.
If I had not gone to SPDs for the Stumpy, I’d be tempted by these; my size 13s always like a bit more area to sit on.
£170 🤣
Crikey, they are not cheap!
I rode DMRs for years back in the day, really like their pedals but no way could I see myself stretching to £170 for something that’s going to get bashed about.
The grey ones do look lovely though….
They look nice and I was always a big DMR fan back in the day too (V12 Mags were my favourite), but I just can’t justify the price of metal pedals these days.
If they want to sell pedals for that price they shouldn’t have made the plastic ones so good.
I used Vaults for over 10 years but I’ve slowly migrated to plastic on 4 bikes. They’re a fraction of the price and work just as well.
£170 but you know they’ll go on forever for minimal maintenance just look normal Vau…… oh.
I like the feel of my Vaults – got 2x pairs – and have always wanted a slightly wider platform – I overpronate.
However, the sealing and bearing ware is really annoying – I have never got used to them developing that Click-Click-Click after what seems a very short period of time.
My V11s are the same.
I’ve got the tools and a big stack of bearings and bushings, so will keep them going forever… but if I wasn’t already on the treadmill I wouldn’t step on.
I put cheap plastic pedals on my most recent acquisition – generic Rockbros – and even they have a better bearing feel than the DMRs.
I stopped reading at £170 ! 🙄
This, for real- Nukeproof discontinued their best selling pedal because its closest competitor was the 4 times more expensive fancy version, and they’d made the plastic one so good everyone bought those instead
I love my Vaults and a slightly bigger platform sounds great, but for me to pay a 3 figure price for them they need to do something about the sealing.
I stopped buying vaults when my last set of them developed the rattle after 3 weeks. I contacted them as I felt even by their standards 3 weeks was bad (my other sets normally lasted at least a few months), they just came back with “it’s a wear and tear item, here’s a link to the service kit you need for £30". I binned them for a set of Nukeproof Horizon Sam Hills which are still going strong today after around 6 years of use with zero issues.
I love a Vault, but the internals aren’t the greatest. Couldn’t begin to contemplate a £170 version with the same mechanicals.
Have the Sam Hill DH on three of my bikes – £70 👍
I’ll stick with my Burgtec Penthouse Flats. My Mk1s are still spinning on the jump bike and the MK5s are just lovely on the big bike. I might even try the bigger B-Rage ones on the big bike.
I’m on my second set of V12 and finally bought their extravagantly expensive pull/push tool, as e rattle was getting too annoying to ignore and the bushing kit from ebay was slightly cheaper than a whole new pedal set. With plastic pedals for £20, metal under £40, and regularly smashing the pins off, I can’t imagine anyone who pedals outside perfectly graduate bike parks is considering pedals that this price?