Balls Deep trials team Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Hi... Im looking at getting some new pedals and was looking for peoples views on using plastic pedals in trials.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 plastic pedals are ok but in my opinion break very easily and not as grippy, i would stick to metal ones myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 The only plastic pedals worth using are the Animal Hamilton ones. Without exception (apart from maybe the Fly Rubens...) the rest of the pedals really aren't that great. Twisted PCs are too flat and have wanky pins, the Seventies/Wellgo pedals are pretty slippery and are prone to snapping, and the 'Gusset' (or whoever's put their name on them) plastics with metal pins are just toss. As I said - go Animal, or don't go plastic at all. EDIT: This was Mark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 What's wrong with metal ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt123 Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 As mark said, the gusset's are shit. I had a pair on my bmx that only lasted just over a month before they snapped. If I were you I'd get cages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balls Deep trials team Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 What's wrong with metal ones? Just going for lightness and there quite cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Buy cheap buy twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh barker Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 plastic pedals are slippy, most start to creak after a while. PS. did you recieve those bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 I ran my Hamiltons for about 9 months with no creaking at all (what with them being plastic, there's very little metal-on-metal contact to cause creaking). Because the Hamiltons have good concave, knurling and pins they also stay grippy for longer. They're beast for pedal grinds too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balls Deep trials team Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 plastic pedals are slippy, most start to creak after a while. PS. did you recieve those bars? yea got the bars very pleased with them thankyou the only thing i dont like with the cage pedals is that they bend all the time like the look of the echo tr ones ..anybody got some second had ones they want to sell so i can try them out ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh barker Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 yea got the bars very pleased with them thankyou sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 The only plastic pedals worth using are the Animal Hamilton ones. Without exception (apart from maybe the Fly Rubens...) the rest of the pedals really aren't that great. Twisted PCs are too flat and have wanky pins, the Seventies/Wellgo pedals are pretty slippery and are prone to snapping, and the 'Gusset' (or whoever's put their name on them) plastics with metal pins are just toss. As I said - go Animal, or don't go plastic at all. EDIT: This was Mark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 The only plastic pedals worth using are the Animal Hamilton ones. Without exception (apart from maybe the Fly Rubens...) the rest of the pedals really aren't that great. Twisted PCs are too flat and have wanky pins, the Seventies/Wellgo pedals are pretty slippery and are prone to snapping, and the 'Gusset' (or whoever's put their name on them) plastics with metal pins are just toss. As I said - go Animal, or don't go plastic at all. EDIT: This was Mark... I'm using a pair right now. Rather nice actually, makes me learn not to land on them as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 I have been running the gusset clear pedals on my brakeless bike for some time now, (the ones for £11 from evans cycles). The change was mostly due to previously always cutting my shins thanks to my pedals and I decided to give them a try when I cut a nice groove in my leg. I have been reasonably impressed by their performance. They have reasonable grip in wet end dry when I use my 5 10 shoes and are ok in the dry with my plain an simple addidas trainers.Mostly for me where they fall down is in the muddy conditions but i rarely am exposed to these conditions so is fine for me. Personally I wouldn't run them on my comp bike but for street brakeless riding I like them a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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