which are the best flat pedals.
looking for something that is easy to strip, service, regrease.
needs to be flat, slim, grippy with flat bmx type shoes.
Yeah not cheap but cheaper than the hopes and takes 5 mins for a full strip down and rebuild. The AMP pedals are lighter but not as grippy as the defacto
+1 Vaults. Just the best. Don’t know about the maintenance side of things cos they’ve not needed it despite being ridden twice a week in all weather for two years.
Hammered the shit out of my vaults for a couple of years now, through my own fault i bent an axle (which was about £6 to replace) and other than that I’ve just took the pedals off the axles a couple of times a year and pumped a bit of grease in. Job done. Really good platform, nice shape to em and not stupid expensive.
Have a look on YouTube for that beardy bloke from great rock, he did quite a good video on how to strip and rebuild vaults. It would at worst help you decide if there serviceability is what you are looking for.
I have a pair and find them bigger yet slimmer and gripper than my v12’s.
Ed’s vid just shows you how to take the pedal body off and pump some grease in, I’m sure a bushing and bearing change will be straight forward but I haven’t needed to yet.
+1 for saints. Happy to spend money on shiny bits but it’s seems hard to justify the costs of a lot of these pedals to then smash them into some rocks. The saints are really good and you can pick them up for sub £40. Half of a set of Vaults and close to a third of hopes.
I’ve gone from Vaults to saints and i find them equally as good. Saints perhaps more durable, vaults are lighter. If they were both the same price I’d take the saints. At half the price it’s a no brainer imo
Bit late to the party, but my vote goes to Burgtec lovely Penthouse flats. You do really feel like part of the bike with the big platforms and super grippy pins. My MkIIIs, which I’ve had over 4 years, have lasted really well grip is fab and damaged pins (rare as they are strong) can be replaced without problems thanks to clever oversize base threads. Bearings last and last too. British MADE. Fly the flag, why not.
MkIVs are cheaper, lighter AND thinner.
Definitely on my wishlist (if only the III’s weren’t still riding like new I could justify it! Vaults are great too, grippy and light, but fragile in my experience.
I have Vaults and Burgtec MkIIs. The Vaults are great and just as grippy as the Burgtecs but the seal keeps on popping out of one of them and the bearings have already gone rattley (only had them a couple of months). On the other hand, the Burgtecs have only had a single bearing change in 5 years and are indestructible.
I wish I’d gone for the new Burgtecs instead of the Vaults, especially now their weight is competitive with similar pedals (the old MkIIs are ridiculously heavy).
Got a set of Vaults which are ace but also got some Deity ones which look pretty much the same as the Nukeproof & Superstar ones which are also pretty good and about half the price.
Can’t fault my Nano’s really….especially whilst they’re being jobbed out at £37 a pair. They’re pretty light, grip well and have lasted well ans come in pretty colours if that’s your bag.
I’d like a pair of Vaults and came close to buying some but couldn’t do it. The thought if scraping an expensive pedal on rocks….
The new Burgtecs are a bit odd, the platform runs right up to the crank arm. As a spakky footed flat pedal rider I’d be smashing my ankles and shoes into the crank arms non stop.
The Vaults are pretty good though, although I’ve just stuck with A set of NP Neutrons that came on a bike I bought a while ago, as pedals tended to be consumable, although these are nearly 2 years old and still going strong!
