[Closed] Most reliable flat pedals

I have two sets of Hope F20 that have moved from bike to bike for the last 6+ years with zero maintenance and still solid. Did change to hollow pins as the grip from stock wasn't great but now spot on

My superstar have lasted 4 years and never touched them.
You must be getting serious miles in. Mine have had probably 30 days at BPW in the last couple of years but not much pedalling.
Wish I had some more off road Stuff near me.

Not vaults, much as I liked them.

Burgtec penthouse mk4 must be up there, superstar/exotic too. Hope f20 might last, but they're shite.

I asked a similar question and got alot of different opinions
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/flat-pedals-that-last/

My Burgtec composites lasted 2 month before failing, Burgtec did replace the internals though so I’ll see how they go.

I’d agree with the Hope comments, however they’re still not the trippiest even with the hollow pins and the middle pins removed

Chromag Scarabs get my vote, expensive but good

+1 for Chromag Scarab. I've got three set's on three different bikes

Vaults are rubbish. I just put some grease on a pair on my gravel bike. Both have gone loose and one had the blushing sticking out by 5mm

Wellgo, a good few in our family and limited issues, they die cheap enough to replace. Just bought the magnesium ones off Merlin. Just to clarify Northern England rider so moors and fells, so reasonable wet and gritty and grotty.

Posh ones well straitline done well.
Cully's finally died on my SO at beginning of lockdown.

Wellgo mg1’s go on for ages - but they don’t provide as big a platform / as good a grip as Superstar Nano X’s. I’ve got the Nanos on both main mtbs.

The Carbon Cycles Exotic Alloy pedals might be worth a look - I think they have more bearings and the rebuild kits are £10 ish. Mine have served time on the mtb’s and are now on a hybrid I have for taking my daughter out on. Not had any maintenance so far at all - think they are 3.5 years old.

Can I ask how much you ride?

I use the cheap Nukeproof pedals (Electrons?). I ride all year, about 5 times per week. No road riding - straight onto the trails. About 45-60 minutes for a regular outing. I probably have to change my pedals about once every 3-5 years. I’ve never sat and worked out how long they last, but for £29 a set, and at least 3 year lifespan, I’m very satisfied.

If you mean reliable as in cheap to maintain then surely Shimano as they can be easily serviced without needing spare parts, but they probably aren't the most grippy pedal available

If you are a serial pedal destroyer you need something with all bearings, like One Up alloy, and not bushes. Most pedals use a metal bush which when worn wrecks the axle too and they're never as good again. Hope use a plastic norglide bush which might be better one of the few pedals I've no tried.

Depends how you want to define reliable.
If you mean like a banana skin but doesn't need servicing or wear out then Hope or Shimano. Both will last so long with minimum care you'll truly hate them and just want them to fail. (or have a big crash due to your foot slipping and bin them once you get out of hospital)

Any story about "reliable durable" flat pedals generally sounds pretty lame when compared to Shimano SPDs. Those things are really made to last. I had a pair of M540 running from 2005 to 2018 with yearly lubes. They could endure some more years but the bearings were somewhat rough by then and I wanted to switch to flat pedals.
Shame that Shimano seems to miss the mark when designing proper MTB pedals, when compared to most popular offers.

Been running Nukeproof Horizons Sam Hill for 2 years. Even with heavy duty use they seem to endure well. Was thinking about retiring them 2 months ago or so, bushings were starting to get some play and some threads were nearly gone, but a refurbishment took care of that

Ive got 2 sets of original V12s in the shed, 1 set is 15 years old, the other over 10. Periodically pushing grease through them by removing the end cap, filling with grease and doing them back up means they are both on original bearings and bushes. Im not sure my Bergtec plastics will last that long...

I've had...

Hope F20
Burgtec Penthouse Mk5
Burgtec Composite
DMR Vault
DMR Vault V2
Raceface Atlas
Nukeproof Neutron
Nukeproof Proton
Spank Oozy
Specialized Boomslang
Crank Brothers Stamp
Xpedo Spry

The most reliable are two of these: Burgtec Penthouse (holy sht, the bearings are well sealed), Hope F20.

The ones I end up running - DMR Vault. They're just way grippier than anything, even if they're too thick and the sealing is awful. I just regreased them every month.

The Hope pedals just aren't that sticky, even with hollow pins and some removed. The Burgtec - I really like them, but they need the longer axle.

Not fashionable, but I've found Gusset Slim Jims (cartridge bearing version) to be the most reliable flat pedals.

These are very good too though...
https://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&c=84&p=940&tb=001

The bushings just don't seem to wear like the UK made Superstar Nanos and the sealing is better.

Nukeproof Horizon.3 years of abuse and no play.

To answer a few qs... I ride several times a week in the lakes all year - the pedals get bashed a lot on rocks - but none are very well sealed - I use marine grease, but with vaults it washes out very quickly...

superstar some pairs are good - some not so good - I think the tolerances aren't great - some have very tight bushings - others they just fall out. My sons superstar are still going after four years with no real maintenance, yet my pairs have all failed relatively quickly.