I'm rather tempted by these pedals as the plastic pins might be kinder on my battered legs. But how robust are these pins, since they're obviously not replaceable?
They've been around for a couple of years, I believe, so has anyone tried them? Are they grippy enough? Do the pins last a reasonable time? Thanks!
I'm speaking from a position of complete ignorance here as I've never seen a pair in real life, let alone ridden them but... they just don't look like a grippy design and they aren't cheap either.
DMR V6 are ~£15 and look a safer bet if you can live with bushes instead of bearings.
I presume you mean the Ride pedals in FGF 596. I had them on my old MTB and still do for commuting, went to metal ones for my new bike.
They are grippy enough for XC and tame trail riding, as long as they're not wet. Foot position heels down is essential. Grip is actually worse with proper flat pedal shoes compared to trail trainers, as there aren't any tread blocks on the former to trap the pedal pins/blocks between.
The pins/blocks are fine, no chips on mine but they haven't had a hard life. Although looking at the scrapes on them I'm sure if I had the DMR V6s I'd have snapped off a few pins.
I was apprehensive to go for metal pins for the shin risk, but I figured the potential crashes from slipping off pedals would be worse than pin-induced injuries.
They are crap tbh. And yep they do grip better on trainers or even workboots than they do on 5 10s, they're pretty much designed to reduce grip with bike shoes.
Many thanks for these replies; interesting to hear real-life experience.
First ride on those today (with Adidas Trailcross GTX boots). Admittedly tame trails but felt pretty good compared to my usual composite body/metal pin pedals.
I'm very surprised to hear you think they're better than pinned pedals. Take care!
Maybe the question should be, why are you slipping off your current pedals?
Wouldn't say they were better, just not noticeably worse. No foot slippage to speak of. Only really noticeable thing was whereas with pins and Stealth rubber repositioning your foot is a very definite lift-move-press action, with these it was more of a slight release of pressure and a slide.
Wouldn't trust them so much on anything rougher than my local woodsy trails, but then the bike they're fitted wouldn't be the one I'd be riding on anything rougher.