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  1. My KH trials pedals have recently bought the farm. They were limping for
    quite awhile before I gave up on them. My old Wellgo B-35 yellow pedals
    on my Coker are ahout 3 or four years old and a bit bashed up. I put
    those on the trials and the yellow doesn't match the black/orange KH
    motif that well but tey're beat up and they work. I see that as a good
    thing.

    I put my last pair of Wellgo B-27 chrome pedals on my Coker because
    they didn't fare well on the MUni. The pedals go nicely with the
    standard Coker frame, Airfoil rim chrome/black theme. They looked good
    on the red anodized MUni, too, but wouldn't stand up to the abuse I
    gave them. I had intended to put them on BlueShift which has a blue
    anodized frame. Instead, I have some blue Wellgo B-35 pedals on it,
    which look OK but the blues don't match.

    I recently bought three pairs of pedals from UDC. I have red (fire
    engine red painted) Wellgo B-35 pedals which *-CLASH-* with the SH red
    anodized MUni frame. I have some blue anodized Primo super tenderizers
    which would work on BlueShift but then I would have blue painted Wellgo
    B-35 pedals that don't go with anything in a -flashy- way. Finally, I
    have some Snafu black painted concave pedals but the platforms only
    carry four pins per side which seems weird to me.

    What would you do? What would Martha Stewart do? I'm looking for a
    *-GOOD-* thing.

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  2. trials_uni said:

    give all your pedals to me!

    Why didn't that occur to me? What's your address? Do you want me to
    send some cash too? Maybe some brownies?

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  3. I see your pain. I have the blue primo pedals on my red torker DX, and
    it looks -silly.-

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  4. forrestunifreak said:

    I see your pain. I have the blue primo pedals on my red torker DX, and
    it looks -silly.-

    Ah. You don't -feel- my pain. Excellent. How do the Primos hold up to
    crank and pedal grabs?

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  5. harper said:

    Why didn't that occur to me? What's your address? Do you want me to send
    some cash too? Maybe some brownies?

    I will take them as long as you pay shipping! I'll give them a good
    home and lots of attention! 😉

    More seriously, I'd just go with the Snafu pedals. You will get
    comfortable with only four pins per side eventually. Four pins simply
    dig further into your shoe then 8 pins, I'm not sure if there is
    actually much more grip with 8 pins.

    ~Cameron

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  6. UNIquelyCanadian said:

    I will take them as long as you pay shipping! I'll give them a good home
    and lots of attention! 😉

    More seriously, I'd just go with the Snafu pedals. You will get
    comfortable with only four pins per side eventually. Four pins simply
    dig further into your shoe then 8 pins, I'm not sure if there is
    actually much more grip with 8 pins.

    ~Cameron

    My pedals crave lots of attention. I assumed that I would be paying the
    shipping as well as consulting fees and bonuses. I would ask the same
    question of the Snafu's: how do they hold up to crank and pedal grabs?

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  7. trials_uni said:

    give all your pedals to me!

    Let's think bigger...the pedals are not the problem, the unis are.

    Since Blueshift is already mine, just return it please. Blue pedal
    problem solved. Likewise, give me the red SH frame and I'll use it for
    my Fireball buildup. Red pedal problem solved.

    I'll let you keep the stock coker frame, then you'll have three sets of
    pedals you can rotate on to suit your mood. Any color scheme goes well
    with the stock coker frame, as you've already proven with your yellow
    pedals.

    --
    tomblackwood

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  8. tomblackwood said:

    Let's think bigger...the pedals are not the problem, the unis are.

    Since Blueshift is already mine, just return it please. Blue pedal
    problem solved. Likewise, give me the red SH frame and I'll use it for
    my Fireball buildup. Red pedal problem solved.

    I'll let you keep the stock coker frame, then you'll have three sets of
    pedals you can rotate on to suit your mood. Any color scheme goes well
    with the stock coker frame, as you've already proven with your yellow
    pedals.

    You always have the best ideas. I have loaded all my (your) unicycles
    into my truck as well as all of my spare pedals, seatposts, saddles,
    and tools. I've got $400 cash in my wallet. I'm on my way to Issaquah
    now. Should I stop at the ATM for more cash first?

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  9. harper said:

    Why didn't that occur to me? What's your address? Do you want me to send
    some cash too? Maybe some brownies?

    ...I'll take the brownies....

    --
    James_Potter

    to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

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  10. harper said:

    My pedals crave lots of attention. I assumed that I would be paying the
    shipping as well as consulting fees and bonuses. I would ask the same
    question of the Snafu's: how do they hold up to crank and pedal grabs?

    The Primo's are much better for pedal grabs, this is because the pins
    can not be striped out. The go into holes in the pedals and instead of
    threads it has spline like things. I pedal grab everything with my
    primos and dont worry about the pins. Do not use the snafus for pedal
    grabs. My brother uses them and one pedal only has 3 pins left (out of
    the 8 on each side) 6 of his pins have been striped out total. I use
    the snafus for Muni because they are gripper in wetness and i don't
    pedal grab with my muni.

    --
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  11. KcTheAcy said:

    The Primo's are much better for pedal grabs, this is because the pins
    can not be striped out. The go into holes in the pedals and instead of
    threads it has spline like things. I pedal grab everything with my
    primos and dont worry about the pins. Do not use the snafus for pedal
    grabs. My brother uses them and one pedal only has 3 pins left (out of
    the 8 on each side) 6 of his pins have been striped out total. I use
    the snafus for Muni because they are gripper in wetness and i don't
    pedal grab with my muni.

    Cool. Thanks. This tells me everything I need to know. From what you
    and UNIquelyCanadian tell me, the Snafu's go onto the MUni. I only grab
    logs on the MUni which is unlikely to hurt the pedals.

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  12. harper said:

    Why didn't that occur to me? What's your address? Do you want me to send
    some cash too? Maybe some brownies?

    man i would love some brownies...can you put some sprinkles on em omg i
    love sprinkles on brownies. and 20 bucks would be great if you dont
    mind:p

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    trials_uni

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  13. Greg, the solution is simple. Wear your bathing suit when you ride,
    then no one will even notice the clashing colors on your unicycle!
    :eek:

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    maestro8

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  14. I find it difficult to believe that someone who has constantly nagged
    others for "Pictures, Please!" has started a thread on fashion without
    posting any pictures. As we all know, Harper knows fashion. Mikefule
    is the only one here that can post without pictures and still get us to
    visualize colors.

    Pictures, Please!

    --
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  15. I personally have had bad pedal grabbing experiences with primo
    tenderizers. The pins are just press in's. I had pins falling out right
    and left, it was pretty ridiculous. I would STRONGLY reccomend the Jim
    Ceilienki pedals for trials. the pins have allan heads on them and are
    very easy to tighten. They don't fall out! Not to mention, they are
    much lighter than the primo tenderizers.

    -Sabin

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  16. sabin_a. said:

    I personally have had bad pedal grabbing experiences with primo
    tenderizers. The pins are just press in's. I had pins falling out right
    and left, it was pretty ridiculous. I would STRONGLY reccomend the Jim
    Ceilienki pedals for trials. the pins have allan heads on them and are
    very easy to tighten. They don't fall out! Not to mention, they are
    much lighter than the primo tenderizers.

    -Sabin

    Agreed. The Jim's are the perfect trials pedals. They even come with
    replacement pins, in 2 different lengths. I myself took all the short
    pins out and put all the longer pins in, because I like a bit of grip.
    Highly recommended.

    --
    unicyclistjoe

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  17. sabin_a. said:

    I personally have had bad pedal grabbing experiences with primo
    tenderizers. The pins are just press in's. I had pins falling out right
    and left, it was pretty ridiculous. I would STRONGLY reccomend the Jim
    Ceilienki pedals for trials. the pins have allan heads on them and are
    very easy to tighten. They don't fall out! Not to mention, they are
    much lighter than the primo tenderizers.

    -Sabin

    I'll buy yours from Blackwood next time I see him.

    Doug said:

    I find it difficult to believe that someone who has constantly nagged
    others for "Pictures, Please!" has started a thread on fashion without
    posting any pictures. As we all know, Harper knows fashion. Mikefule is
    the only one here that can post without pictures and still get us to
    visualize colors.

    Pictures, Please!

    Massey, don't *-MAKE-* me take those pedals off. I'd have to get four
    frames together with the three new pedal sets and the old yellow ones.
    Then I'd need the right light and setting. That after the grueling UPD
    shirt photo shoot yesterday. It's just too much.

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  18. Thankfully I have no fashion sense and therefore don't care how my
    unicycles look!

    Someone on these forums once said, regarding helmets, "don't worry
    about how silly you look, you're already on a unicycle." (something to
    that extent). I think this same principle can be applied to mismatching
    pedals 🙄...

    -joeb

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  19. harper said:

    I'll buy yours from Blackwood next time I see him.

    What does that mean? Tom doesnt have my pedals, I have my pedals.🙂

    -Sabin

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  20. harper said:

    I'll buy yours from Blackwood next time I see him.

    What does that mean? Tom doesnt have my pedals, I have my pedals.🙂

    -Sabin

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