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I have DMR V11's on both my bikes. Both pairs where bought for less than £40 & can be had for less than £30 if you're not picky about the colour from Winstanleys.
Unless I spot something else I fancy trying, my default go to are Superstar Nano Evo's
my default go to are Superstar Nano Evo’s
Do you find you get through a lot of bushings on them? I had a terrible run with the first gen "evo" ones.
Do you find you get through a lot of bushings on them? I had a terrible run with the first gen “evo” ones.
Never had an issue, but I'm not a super high mileage rider.
Having said they are my go to, I only have them on my Shan 26 at the moment, which is relegated to not doing much at all - still using the NP Sam Hill Horizons I bagged in the firesale on other bikes, or CB Mallets if I'm clipped in
I don't think anyone will be buying Superstar Nano's again - https://www.cottandco.com/en/lots/auction/3343---matsuura-mam72-35v-brother-m140x1-fanuc-robodrill--haas-vf-2ss-machining-centres-aberlink-xtreme-500-cmm-tooling-compressors--finishing-equipment-previously-used-by-superstar-components
Website down and all of the machines now up for auction indicates Superstar being no longer.
It's also unfortunate that Nukeproof have gone as on sale (lots of the time) the Horizons were great - so for £50.00 I would say its going to be a composite pedal, many of them are made by the same people so it will just be down to price and if you like the design.
I think being realistic now its around £90 upwards for a decent alloy pedal.
DMR V12 are my personal favourite, always loved the V8 but the V12 is more comfortable. Lovely pedals.
I don’t think anyone will be buying Superstar Nano’s again
Ooh.
I have a couple of used pairs of Nano Evos available cheap if anyone is desperate for some, bushings may be a bit ropey tho
Nukeproof Pedals back in stock, a bit, at CRC. Neutron Evos for £14 in black, £20 in turquoise, plus some Horizon Pros.
FWIW the original Nanos were yet another rebadged HT, I think you ca still buy them under that name and maybe also under Exotic? Only the more recent ones were inhouse.
ANS01 if I'm not mistaken. Although, by the looks of it, the design has been further refined (ribbed for her pleasure) since then and costs more.
The SS in-house Nanos (X, Evo X and Evo 2.0) had a larger squarer platform (thinner metal) and went through bushings faster. At least the first X iteration did! The service kits have ceramic rather than standard metal bushings, which last longer. Later revisions (Evo X and Evo 2.0) may have been fitted with ceramic from the factory. TBH I can't remember, I'm sure one version did though!
I think the only criticism of the original design was the platform size, which isn't suitable for bigger feet and obviously there are other designs with more pins/pin configurations. Personally I liked the rounded corners and chamfered edges. Could be my imagination, but they seemed to shrug off strikes really well and the pedals themselves could take years of battering. I've got a pair that look like they have been through a war but still spin smoothly on the original axles, bearings and bushings.
The AN01 was the classic Superstar Nano. You can still buy the AN01 for around £50, not worth it these days... Still, interesting that they're still out there for the "never change anything on my bike" people, and you can still get service kits etc.
Not sure if they've been mentioned, but the E*Thirteen Base composite pedals are brilliant.
Excellent grip and shape (they're a bit longer front to back compared to some), they come with a full set of shorter pins (6mm fitted, 4mm in the box) to tweek your grip if needed.
Can get had for £25-30.
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After bending an axle hitting a rock with my NP Sam Hill Enduros yesterday, just ordered some Sam Hill DH for the ebike
£58 Sports Direct
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I got HT PA03As based recommendations on this thread. Yes they are grippy, stable and reasonably priced but pins would benefit from mild thread locker or something. I have already lost 6 pins since October and I haven’t ridden much this winter.
Like most of you I have got through loads of pedals over the years. Superstar Nanos -good but didn't last long, Saints - not that grippy, heavy. Nukeproof - good but disassembled on the trail.
At the moment I have Dmr V11s and Burgtec composite which are fine. I am not animal enough to rip pins out of pedals!
Ive got some superstar nano evos? that I won in a pinkbike raffle
theyve been faultless for years now, lived in my spares bin for a while then on my other bike, then I switched back to flats fullya few years ago and theyve been ridden loads
edit: turns out I won them 10 years ago!
I also have the kona wah wah 2 pedals that I was warned would explode, but have been great for several years and survived several rock/root- pedal interfaces, the platform is huge and very comfy to ride in, more so than the superstars, which are still great
I've always liked DMR and the Flat 4 ticks all your boxes including the reflectors:
I have a pair on my gravel bike and I'd suggest that you be cautious about these. Firstly they're overpriced and secondly they're tiny. I also found them deadly slippery in the wet. Never mind I thought, I'd bought them for their much vaunted configurability so would remove the bumpers & fit the pins. However, pins aren't included & will cost you another £15.
In the end I found some cheap pedal pins for a fiver from a Chinese seller on eBay and these have solved the slipping issues.
All in all overpriced & average.
I've moved from Nukeproof > Burgtec > Deity composites and the Deity are the best so far in terms of grip and durability. Had an issue with the Burgtec axle that meant it couldn't be repaired properly.
Now trying the HT PA03A. I like OneUp stuff and a few of the others look good from a platform perspective but they all seem to be convex which I avoid.
HT PA03A do feel bit more stable than OneUps, despite the additional height.
I have to get suitable pins for HTs and they should be good to go, I actually have 4 types of pins in my spares box but none of them fits HTs.
I have XT flats too but I bought them in size L and the extra width means I am hitting every trail side rock and tree stump.
+1 for the Burgtec pedals. My MK1s (2012ish) are still spinning on my pumptrack bike and my MK5s are great on the main bike. I have a set of the composite Mk4s on order for when my ebike turns up as well.
Does anyone have a service kit for/know the bearing sizes for the old wellgo B-54s? I've got a set on my commuter that are getting graunchy, and I like them enough to want to fix them, especially a they're in a fine state of patina otherwise.
Composite pedals in general often benefit from a wee tighten up after a few rides and then another one further down the road- basically the composite can compress and loosen just a little bit in use and once that happens the pins (which are essentially a little nut and bolt) become slightly loose and that removes most of the resistance to unthreading, like anything else a tight bolt rarely loosens but a loose bolt loosens really fast. TBH it can happen with metal pedals too, you're never more likely to lose a pin than in the first few hundred miles, but definitely much more with plastic.
I'm still using the same pair of Saint pedals I bought years ago (must be over or around 10 years old now), I haven't touched the bearings/grease and they're still smooth with no wobble or grind from the bearings. They're not the grippiest though but I love how they feel. Come to think of it though I'm not sure I ever removed the pin spacers on mine, will have to try that for more grip.
I had some Raceface Chesters come on my hardtail and I didn't really like their shape, they were nice and grippy but the concave or something was different and they felt weird.