Submitted by
biggrumble
a Weekend Warrior
from Cambridge, MA
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2011
Strengths: Lightweight, good looking, incredible grip, durable pedal body
Weaknesses: Threads for pins are weak, causing pins to rip out and strip upon impacts with rocks.
Bottom Line:
These pedals are incredibly grippy, the consequence being that your shins will get turned to hamburger if your shin contacts the pedal pins. Pedal body seems pretty durable. However, if you spend a fair bit of time in rock gardens, when you pedal strike the pins will frequently rip out of their threads, taking the threads with them (as well as bits and pieces of the pedal around the thread, making re-tapping frequently not an option). I've ridden about 50 hours on these pedals, and about a third of the pins are now missing. Contrasting to the Odyssey Twisted Pedals, which weren't as grippy but never lost pins; however on those the pedal cracked upon a hard pedal strike on a rock. In conclusion, great if you want incredible grip and don't spend a lot of time dealing with rocks, not so great if you value scar-free shins and play around in rock gardens.
Strengths: Just perfect - pins still same length after many years riding at leats twice a week, hit so many rocks and not one problem...EVER. Can regrease in a second and therefore I will ever buy any other pedals.
Weaknesses: ABSOLUTLY NONE...I once read they were small but I am 6'3" and wear 5-10's...big ones...no issues...why do magazines speak b**l????
Similar Products Used: Every kind of shimano clipless, variations of clipless and flats with pins...I even had many years of toe clips and straps...
Bike Setup: Rockshox Lyric coil u-turn, formula mega, hope hoops on dt 4.2, maxxis ardent, thompson layback (i'm 6'4"), SRAM XO/X9, DMR flats, monkeylight DH bars - stuff that survives the muck and grit and UK winters in the peaks!
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Submitted by
Aleek
a Cross Country Rider
from Czech Republic
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2010
Strengths: What a GRIP!!! Haven´t feel anything like that. Even if I take my mamas court shoes.. :o) Looks stylish too.
Weaknesses: None, unless you make a mistake and it nails your shin. Now I have two beautiful round scars below my knee :o)
Bottom Line:
Maybe littlebit pricey, but its worth it. Thru them you can feel you are tied up with your bike, like anything else..
Strengths: Grippy. Foot friendly. Tough as nails. Perfect for rocky Sydney trails where you must bail out occasionally. I use clip ins for races and V12's for fun.
Weaknesses: None as long as you clean them out once a year.
Bottom Line:
I have used these pedals for over five years. Service them once a year i.e. open, clean and grease -- the design is elegant simplicity with one sealed bearing takes most of the load. They keep on going on and on. They grip better than any thing else I or my mates have have used. Go really well with five ten shoes. I have slammed them into rocks dislodging a pin but you just screw in a new pin. Wear shin guards or else expect to get stitches in your shins like one of my mates.
Submitted by
joesomerwill
a Weekend Warrior
from devon
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2009
Strengths: very light, good berings
Weaknesses: the berings can get a bit squeeky sometimes.... not that a bit of wd40 cand solve that:)
Bottom Line:
Well ok i dont acculy own the mags but the v12 are baisicly exactly the same pedal and form what time ive spent with mine im absouloutely smitten:). I swear the surface of thse pedals is made of octopus. They certainly have the same amount of grip. deffiniatly a great buy!
Submitted by
kgunzer
a Downhiller
from Sydney, NSW
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2008
Strengths: GRIP on your foot when you step on them!!! This is what you pay for, this is what you get.
STRENGTH!!! Demolished a pedal lately on the rocks? Not these puppies. They're in for rock demolition!
Weaknesses: bearings could be improved for spinnies...
Bottom Line:
GRIPPPPPpppyyyy!!!
Just 1 bar better than V8s, these V12s are ultimate step ons if pedal slip is something you don't want to experience. Beware of pedal bites on the shin though.
Strengths: Grippy, light, abuseable, decent price. Lots of colors if you care about that silliness. I have two MAG sets.
Weaknesses: Creaky outer bushing present in both sets used. Hollow studs take hideous core samples of shin bone and skin like no other I've tried. That's not really as much of a weakness as it is a warning. Pack some butterflys in your post-ride gear bag.
Bottom Line:
Nice pedals for a decent price. You can get them pretty cheap if you shop around. Grippy wide surface, even when wet or muddy. I've read other reviews here about the creaking from the outside bushings. Defiantely needs improvement here. But they still work spot on. Some outer bearings would make for a great pedal. Little hollow studs really can wreck your shins with wounds that take months to button up. But you want grip, you gotta pay for it somewhere. I'll give 'em a B+ overall. A+ if they remedy the outer bushing problem, as regreasing that area doesn't seem to help much.
Similar Products Used: crank brothers 5050x(good but to big for me)
Bike Setup: 08 gt chucker,hope headset and spacers,race face diablous handlebars and stem
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Submitted by
tatu salokoski
a Weekend Warrior
from finland
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2007
Strengths: really grips my shoes good looking easy to service
Weaknesses: hurts, when these hit the flesh. leaves terrible scars that seem to take ages to heal.
Bottom Line:
Been very pleased with these pedals. the bearing is working like it should, the axle is straight. So nothing to complain about. Works really well even if my shoe is not in the "optimal" spot! GRIPS :)
Strengths: Light weight (magnesium version). Huge grip with the extended pins.
Weaknesses: Bearings and bushes
Bottom Line:
I have two sets. I purchased the first pair over 2 years ago and they have been abused to the point that most of the studs are ground down and the sides are completely scuffed. The main problem with these pedals (and Shimano DX20s) is that they have only one set of bearings per pedal. Ideally, pedals should have two sets of bearings (one either side of the pedal).
Out of the three pedals I have named, these are the only one's I would buy again. Chipped paint and scuffed pins is all part of the course - if you don't want to damage the pedals - leave them in the box and don't use 'em.
Not sure the pedals are worth the titanium axle upgrade given how bad the bushes are, but I have yet to find a better flat pedal that come's in so light and packs so much grip.
Bike Setup: Dean Baja, Formula Puro brakes + discs, Chris King hubs + headset, RockShox Reba forks.
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Submitted by
Rain Man
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2006
Strengths: This is an update on my DMR V12 Magnesium pedals which I have been using.
Weaknesses: The Bearings / Bush... and the inboard seal.
Bottom Line:
Last week I noticed that the pedals were popping and crunching under loads when grinding up long steep climbs, so I pulled them off and had a look inside.
Only ONE bearing ! ! Damn ! These pedals are lovely and light, provide superb grip, look good and work very well for me, but having a crappy bush instead of two bearings, one in each end, is just plain stupid, imo.
I'm really disappointed in DMR for this reason. I expected better from a high-end pedal. A bearing on each end would at least help to spread the loads better than that cheap little bushing.
I don't think that I will be buying these again. I would never have given them such a good initial review if I knew about this before.
Submitted by
Steve Carey
a Weekend Warrior
from WITHAM, Essex, UK
Date Reviewed: December 26, 2005
Strengths: Well made. Nice finish. Grip well.
Weaknesses: Need to check pin tightness periodically. Paint wears off easy.
Bottom Line:
Smart functional pedals at very low cost. Well made but needs checking as with most over bits on your bike. Pins are no problem. Check them for tightness when fitting the pedals and check them from time to time. Put a dab of glue on the threads if they constantly work loose. Could have been anodised rather then painted. I like them and overcome any shortcominhgs! 9/10 **** (*)
Submitted by
Rain Man
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2005
Strengths: Magnesium pedals, very light, silver colour so the scrape marks don't show much. Very good pin system, grip your shoes like a rabid dog. Just the right amount of spin.
Weaknesses: None at all.
Bottom Line:
These are Damn Fine Pedals, the best I have ever used. The lightweight magnesium can take a hell of a bashing and keep right on going. I ride in a lot of rocky trails, and give these pedals heaps, they just take it all and keep on truckin'.
The spin is just right on these bearings, and the pins really grip your on shoes. They look great on the bike, and the silver magnesium colour helps to hide all the scrape marks from the rocks.
I locktight'ed [blue threadlock] all the pins in before I used the pedals so I have never lost a pin.
Sure, the pins will eat your shins if they hit you, but they are designed to BITE into your shoes, so expect to get some scars if they hit your legs.
Would I buy them again? You betcha I would. Best platform pedals out there, imo.
Similar Products Used: Tried all sorts of other platforms, most work ok, but these are the best, imo.
Bike Setup: One Niner singlespeed 29'er with Brooks b.17 leather saddle, FSA Carbon Mega Exo crankset, Thomson seatpost, WTB lightweight stem, Boone Ti rings, King headset, AC wheelset, Avid Juicy 7's, Reba race forks with poploc, Hope skewers, Jones Ti H-bar, etc..
