Composite Pedals

I use these on my xc bike.  Composite so nice and light with a big platform.  They seem to have held up over the summer in a decent amount of riding

Wellgo Magnesium flats.

I’ve got a couple of pairs. One set are on my Stooge, the third bike they’ve been on and knocking on 16 years old. Never served and still perfect. (Except for the worn off paint)

THESE: https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Wellgo-Magnesium-Cro-mo-Sealed-Platform-Pedals_129219.htm?variations=colour:Black,option:9/16%2522&sku=508331

DMR V11s are really good.

There’s also another plastic pedal everyone recommends on here, but I can’t remember what it’s called.

OneUp, or the Crank Bros Stamp

Saints or Hope.

New ones are over budget so keep an eye on eBay, they can be had for £50 quite easily

Another vote for the one up composites. I’ve 2 sets that are both going strong. Oldest has taken lots of rock strikes and 4000k before showing any sign of needing maintenance (slight click after ride with lots of deep water crossings).

I honestly don’t know why anyone would but metal flats anymore as composites are cheaper, lighter, look better as they age, just as grippy (maybe better grip).

Been running Stamp 7s due to my small feet. Bought them when they were on offer ages ago.

Other half has Boomslangs. Too big for my feet but the grip and durability is amazing. 42 % off them at the moment

https://www.certini.co.uk/components/pedals/specialized-boomslang-platform-mountain-bike-pedals–black__36989?currency=GBP&chosenAttribute=09115-2300&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_sq2BhCUARIsAIVqmQvA17EoXMcWQL0vUmM5JqFmFRevQsAbBU-Y_nNJzU7LCD-LPScASd0aAsxoEALw_wcB

I’d you want longevity and not outright grip then surely Shimano is the answer. You might have to go 2nd hand but they can last for years with some fresh grease and they only require some tools to service with no replacement parts needed

Burgtech mk4s for me.   Light.  Robust.  Grippy.  Have been bulletproof thus far – 4 years and counting

I’ve always liked DMR and the Flat 4 ticks all your boxes including the reflectors:

https://www.dmrbikes.com/Catalogue/Pedals/Flat-4/Flat-4

(can be found under budget)

I’ve got the pnw plastics on my full sus, and cheap nukeproof plastics on my hardtail. I think the plastic nukeproof ones are my favourite to be honest. Still knocking about on ebay for cheap enough.

DMR V12. Literally bombproof. My pair are 10 years old now. Survived many crashes when used on my mountain bike and now have been on the commuter for 6 years and must have covered 20k odd miles in that time. Never cleaned nor serviced and the bearings still feel greasy smooth. Strong reccomend.

I’ve got a pair of Burgtec comps with a bent axle and knackered bearings, and a pair of v12a with (surprise!) knackered bushings in the shed if you _really_ want to try them cheap. Burgtec platforms feel small and tippy, like the V12a.

Has nobody mentioned the HT PA03A? Nothing flashy, not super thin or super big, but just really bloody good, HT make loads of the other pedals mentioned. It’s the closest you can get now to the old Nukeproof Horizon Comp, which is still my favourite pedal ever- so good they discontinued it because nobody was buying any of their expensive ones.

Didn’t like the oneups much, the grip is just poor and I don’t see what you get in return, they’re marginally lower profile than some but not in a way that makes any real difference imo . Burgtec felt bulky without any real redeeming featues, it’s a really similar pedal to the PA03A but worse. V11 is decent but again it’s no better than the PA03A and ismore expensive (and is probably made by HT?)

Thing is these are all big grip mtb pedals so might be excessive but I don’t think they have any downsides either for you.

Confessions of a pedal killer: part 5. My last victim is a OneUp Composite, axle is so bent that there is visible and easily felt wobble. I have also ruined Nukeproof Electrons, when their axle bent they unbolted axle from body.
I have pair of XT:s in size L but while they feel more robust they are also catching on every tree stump along trails.

Let’s not go into gory details of broken Time pedals here…

HT PA03As

Ah yeah, this is what I was thinking of in my earlier post.

Wonder why I didn’t remember that catchy name?

20% off PNW plastics

RANGE COMPOSITE PEDAL

I wasn’t a big fan of the composite burgtec (but love my Penthouse MK5s). Need a spare set of cheap pedals for chucking in the bag when riding away. Generally like PNW kit so for £40 I’m sold!

Maverick choice:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175881707137?_nkw=wellgo+pedals+detachable&itmmeta=01J6S8MEETGAP6XKABBN94JF5V&hash=item28f35dde81:g:5V4AAOSwBq9m0BAa&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkG0O74rCnHQehwcxB29LI2xSG4PUZR8ggLM6ToWoE6e%2BNT7QvFV7QYXDaw3ZHenr9e8f7ygOTA7xIpzQNVqgJm1uiW4GnVRz7dGGbVuvF9m%2BxXEx9%2BUeJXYse7VgPYDBbec%2Fkw%2BffC02QgCxr8FCanjeLVAVX%2BTepeHt1ZM2dQqyJlqGvmyqczhuXicDoig61YHRfB0Tz7I4EYX0T%2BHaToquf4UgU50Aj8uTiS8gsnY0g1cJapR%2FZU5BQIhRsH1yw%3D%7Ctkp%3ABlBMUL7n0ai2ZA

detachable pedals for anyone who pushes their bike for extended periods or has a narrow hallway and prefers not to need skin grafts to their shins.

My pair of magnesium wellgo’s work great. Even better with a dab of silicon grease to the locking mechanism.

i thought that the budget was-wah pedals from my 2008 kona smoke were the dogs bolx.

these would tempt me from the wellgos

https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/kona-wah-wah-2-pedals?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_ilfImrkngHAcseoQWeG0i1kzLW&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIw6GB25ekiAMVCZFQBh35hwlfEAQYASABEgLYTfD_BwE#172=2900

e13 Base Composite for me. Nice big platform and plenty of grip. Fully serviceable too.

Was tempted by either Burgtec or PNW composites but the e13 appeared at a price I couldn’t say no to (£25 new on eBay) and I’m really glad I tried them.

I always used alloy/mag DMRs, Nanos or Saints in the past but much prefer these.