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What's good? My plastic fantastic Nukeproof Horizons have a crack in so I shall not be buying more of them. They've had a pretty easy life (coming up to 2 years actually...) and the bearings haven't even died yet.
I don't have huge feet so have no desire for MORE MAHOOSIVE pedals that seem to be de rigueur.
Anyone got long term opinions of the OneUp pedals, either Alu or Plastic?
Does the concave profile feel uncomfortable or slippery?
What else is good?
Shortlist..
Nukeproof Horizon Comp £26, 17 mm thick
One Up Composite $50, 13-18 mm thick, convex, big
One Up aluminium $120, 8-12 mm
Crank Brothers Stamp2 small £65 16mm
Crank Brother Stamp plastic £40 13-??mm convex
Superstar Plastics £15 17 mm
Plastic Burgtec. The alloy versions are the best pedals around, I hear the cheaper plastic ones are brill too.
I don't really like my composite One Ups, they work well enough but they just never feel as secure as my plastic horizons (of which, I've broken one but still consider them great, because they work well and cost peanuts. If I was buying pedals today I'd definitely get another set)
The Superstar plastics are pretty crap for grip, too much weight goes on the raised plastic in the middle I think.
Eh, you know the horizon comp is the plastic one? It's in your shortlist but you say you won't be buying them?
£36 from the obvious place. They're really quite good, thin, not too big.
I love my OneUp alu though. They're a nice pedal, a very nice pedal and very grippy. I prefer them to the DMR V12 on my big bike, that's for sure. Only thing to be aware of is the inboard bearings make it impossible if you like to have your feet as close to the crank as possible. Doesn't bother me but might some.
They're not cheap I love em. Much better than the Superstar Evos (not Evo-X) they replaced mainly because thinner and the bearing design is way better IMHO
Edit : I've had them for a year or so. Haven't budged, no maintenance.
I'm happy with my placcy six packs… but can't compare them to much I'm afraid.
Boardman pedals are well made, quite thin with excellent bearings. Problem is the pins are not that grippy compared with Nukeproof.
Ali one ups here too. Like em lots, still solid and smooth and they've needed zero attention so far (must be a year or more now)
Carbon Cycle Exotic alloy are pretty good -
Thin and not too big. Last well and a rebuilt kit is only about a tenner (although mine haven’t needed rebuilding yet).
Superstar Nano Evo C is a little grumpier than the Exotic pedal but also more expensive and bigger. If you don’t want enormous then the Exotics might be better.
Wellgo MG-1 is cheaper than both the above and smaller than both too. Not bad on the grip front and it’s very light as the pedal body is magnesium. Outright grip is lower though - but still decent.
The Boardman pedals linked looked pretty small to me last time I saw them in Halfords -
Although a mate has them
On his bmx and rates them.
DMR V6? Not very thin but have decent grip and are silly cheap, tough and durable imo.
I’ve got the Burgtec composites, can’t fault them, grippy with fivetens, smooth and have took a battering and plenty of rock strikes. The platform isn’t that big though, but it’s fine for my size 8’s.
If you want thin, go OneUp.
@Nobeer
i've had Burgtec plastics since release and they've done about 800 miles so far but a lot of that wasn't exactly gnarly riding so IMO it's far too soon to say whether they're durable or not.
They are however a nice size/shape, seem pretty strong and are plenty grippy. But more importantly for me they're not too grippy (I don't ever use sticky soles and like to move my feet around a pedal without lifting off). Alloy pedal wise I still love mk1 nano (grub screw version with just 5 pins in each platform). same pedals Xotic still do. Those they have the perfect mix between not too grippy to lethal in the wet for me in normal Vans/Etnies. The Burgtecs are noticably grippier.
hope that makes some sense.
Those Boardmans really aren't a very well designed platform shape. fine for BMX tho.
I love my burgtecs geex, even have a pair on my commuter. 😎
Thanks all, the Burgtecs looks a good shout.
joebristol - I had exotic ones before these and they didn't last very long before the axle fell apart. admittedly they were the thinner model
Northwind - yes I had realised (although you'd be forgiven for assuming I'm stupid). At that price they don't have to last too long. And while one pedal has cracked, it will probably last quite a while before breaking. And dead pedals can become donors for spare parts, etc.
Why do people want thin pedals?
For the pedal strikes bruv, lots of FS bikes with quite low BBs around now, big chunky pedals are a bit of a pain.
I have Burgtec plastic pedals, managed to break two pins on their first ride. Hit any plastic pedal hard enough and the pin's will get ripped out, that's the nature of plastic vs rocks. Ive also found on steeper trails my foot struggles to stay on them at times.