what are some good pedals?

i bent the spindles on my (not so-) wellgos this weekend. and a pair o'
odyssey's to boot. i've decided to go for the snafu loose ball pedals,
about $25 USD. they've come highly recommended to me from jc, an' some
bikers who tend to abuse pedals. i chose the loose ball figurin'
they'll take more abuse than the sealed bearing version. i've already
blown a sealed bearing on a pair o' aircorps. 10 hours, tops. took an'
18" drop off a teeter-totter (missed the runout). the bearing was
almost unrecognisable as such when i pulled it out...
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I've had Wellgos... okish I guess if you just ride around, and various
other cheap makes. Got some DMR V8s on my Muni now which are really
nice, grippy and sealed. Strong spindle, sealed bearings, replaceable
pins, different colours. Alo have greaseports and syringes so keeping
them lubed up is easy! DMR V12s must be better I guess.

Also got some Azonic A-Frames, which look [censored] hot. Long pins tho, so
not sure if suitable for pedal grabs etc, so may go on the muni and the
V8s may go on my upoming 29er... Gonna get some Primo Tenderizers for
the trials as I've heard they're quality!

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I have some expensive Wellgo and Primo Tenderizers.
I would recommend the Tenderizers - they are tough.
The only downside is that they are heavy and take getting used to if you
move to them from a much lighter pedal.

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ok well ill go take a look

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Primo tenderizers come in magnesium also, which is much lighter, but
more expensive. Not good for grinding because they wear rapidly, but
are solid and stable for everything else.

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The Magnesium Tenderizers hold up for pedal/crank grabs etc ok?

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well i want to get the DMR V8s because the are fricking awesome but i
live in canada do u have a website that i can order from?

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Go to 'Chain Reaction Cycles' (http://www.chainreactioncycles.com) I
got mine from there. Unfortunately for you, this is a UK site, but I'm
sure they ship internationally. Good pedals tho if you can find them!
Good luck!

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I've got Odyssey Jim Cielencki on my trials uni and they are the best
pedals I've owned for trials. 'These ones'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=726). They were
designed to withstand the pedal grinds for which BMXer Jim Cielencki is
(apparently) famous. So far I haven't lost, bent or broken a single pin.
On the last trials ride I did with Snafus I broke off 2 pins on each
side of the pedal I use for grinds. If you're at all interested in
learning to grind, Snafus won't cut the mustard.

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🙄
I just bought my Tenderizers yesterday and when I was trying to decide
the owner who rides BMX offered me his old pair of the above Odyssey
pedals, they were in really good condition, as he now uses plastic
pedals for flatland. Only £25, but I wasn't sure about the pins so I got
the Magnesium Tenderizrs (not really into grinding)- nevermind eh?!
These posts always seem to pop up too late! 😉

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TonyMelton said:

*I've got Odyssey Jim Cielencki on my trials uni and they are the best
pedals I've owned for trials. 'These ones'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=726). They were
designed to withstand the pedal grinds for which BMXer Jim Cielencki
is (apparently) famous. So far I haven't lost, bent or broken a single
pin. On the last trials ride I did with Snafus I broke off 2 pins on
each side of the pedal I use for grinds. If you're at all interested
in learning to grind, Snafus won't cut the mustard. *

how are they for drops?? they've definitely got a beefier body than
the snafus. i bent 2 sets o' pedals inside 2 hours doin' 4+ foot drops
in succession. {yes, they were cheap-ass} i am workin' on rollin' out
better, but unfortuantely, progress is slower than i'd like. will they
hold up? i'd looked at those as well, but knew nothin' about them.
thanks!
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George, if its drops thats bending your pedals then I'd say both Snafus
and Odyssey JCs would be fine.

You should be able to land plenty of 4footers with cheap pedals. Maybe
your technique needs work. Try leaning out from the object you're
dropping off as far as you dare before doing the drop. This will give
you some horizontal motion in your drop and make rolling out easier.
Also try hopping right to the very edge of the object and pushing off it
if you aren't doing this already.

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Get some Redlines, they work perdy good, watch out for the big pegs
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thanks tony,
i can almost guarantee it is poor technique. it's gettin' better,
though. too busy to ride as much as i'd like o' late, so not enough
time to improve as fast as i'd like.
thanks for the advice. i will give that a try when next i ride...
-g3o

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