Re: these pedals suck!

if by "dx" you mean Shimano DX.....thats not a Shimano DX pedal.

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That looks like your average cheapo BMX pedal.

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here they are on UDC NZ http://tinyurl.com/7357s

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here they are on UDC NZ http://tinyurl.com/7357s

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yeha.......... i have broken my standart qu ax pedals
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I've heard of chain suck, but not pedal suck.

But those photos do suck.

For a brand new pedal to snap like that, it probably had a defect
somewhere in the spindle. Or maybe you just need stronger pedals if you
plan on doing lots of drops. I've destroyed pedals over the years, but
mostly from impacts to the sides of the pedals. Never a broken pedal
from hopping or dropping.

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if those are the kinds of pedals I had, I know they're weak, but I
didn't know they were -that- weak...I bent mine pretty bad on a five
foot drop. that's pretty crazy how you broke it though.

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That's crazy. You could have gotten hurt really badly if you had been
doing somthing crazy like a big drop.

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fexnix said:

*That looks like your average cheapo BMX pedal. *

no offence matre but thats a bit of a [censored] side hop
i can get bout 1.21m (121cm)

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How many inches is that, and no offence, but dont knock on my dawg
homes!

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yer but i wanted to see what i could do and i [censored] on his cornflakes
its bout 44.5"

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[threadjack] Can you really sidehop that high? If you can your my new
hero! [/threadjack]

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as u said 'sidehop' i went and done a side hop, a hop to the side i
think i can only get bout 55cm high so i congratulate u there mate thats
an impressive hop. and just out of interest what size wheel is that done
on? cheers

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pwned n00b 🙂

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halfbike said:

*That's crazy. You could have gotten hurt really badly if you had
been doing somthing crazy like a big drop. *

If you're doing big drops that have consequences and haven't noticed
that your cheap pedals aren't strong enough then yeah, you could get
hurt. If you're doing drops onto things like elevated structures where
a broken pedal could lead to a bad fall then you probably ought to think
about making sure you have good pedals designed for aggressive riding.
Pedals designed for aggressive BMX riding are the kinds of pedals you
should be looking for.

Stronger pedals are generally more expensive but they don't need to be
super expensive. Stronger pedals will have a spindle made from stronger
steel. Stronger pedals will have a larger diameter spindle that doesn't
taper off the diameter so quickly. Look at the spindle that broke. The
diameter went down really quickly after the pedal wrench flats. Strong
pedals aren't designed like that.

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You should read this:
[image: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1893505065.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg]

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Calm down Butty, you obviously misunderstood the stat. Don't rise to
fexnix's bait...

Being totally honest, I side with Butty (reluctantly) here. I would have
assumed a quoted value for sidehop would be the distance, not the
height, so a 75cm sidehop is fairly straightforward. However! A sidehop
that manages to gain 75cm in height is a different matter, and is
definitely cause for some celebration. I'd be interested to know, was it
seat in or out? I'd assume out since I can probably just about pedalgrab
80cm seat in, it must be seat out... Good work anyway Fexnix, i'd love
to see a vid sometime.

Back on topic, its unfortunate that cheap pedals break before expensive
ones, but there you are. You get what you pay for, and I've never paid
less than £30 (bout $50) for a pair of pedals. Both those pairs (only 2
needed) are still in great condition, and rock solid.

Loose.

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johnfoss said:

*Never a broken pedal from hopping or dropping. *

It must be nice.
Breaking pedals is definately a scary feeling.
The only thing I can think of that would be worse is a *complete*
breakage of the seat post.

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maybe you should try this

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