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Submitted by
olybear06
a Weekend Warrior
from Olympia WA
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Streets | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3500.00 | | Purchased At: | Falcone | | Strengths: | very sturdy, strong, better then my stock plastic pedals. the reason y i bought these pedals because my stock plastic pedals were already wearing out. its a awesome set of pedals for my Mongoose BMX rip cord, im plan on keeping my BMX for a long time. i recommended for someone who does bmx tricks and make your bike lil more fancy just like the expensive bikes out there, retail price from 249.00 to 350.00. | | Weaknesses: | the plastic cover came off and the screws came off, i went back to the store they replace it for free and it looks pretty good now. make sure you check the plastic cover on the pedals. | | Bike Setup: | 2008 Mongoose Rip Cord | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is, its a awesome prdals not bad at all just make sure when you buy these sets make sure the plastic covers dont come off. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Downhiller
from Colfax, Wisconsin, USA
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | ojibwa | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Strong, great looking, the pegs really keep your feet on the pedal. replacement pegss, Comfortable, cheap | | Weaknesses: | The plastic cap on the side of one of the pedals came off and I lost it. | | Bike Setup: | Trek y-glide | | Bottom Line: | Great pedals for people who need something strong. I don't do hard beating but these have lasted great so far. The pedal itself hasnt bent but I broke off a pin (thats what hitting cement does to those pins) Recommended.
I wouldn't get these if you want to grind, unless you don't care about the pins | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
erik
a Downhiller
from simi valley ca
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | the secret spot | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | simi bike works | | Strengths: | very strong. comfy as a good shoe. grippy and easy to maintain. | | Weaknesses: | hm none | | Similar Products Used: | hercules,specialized plats,and some older snafu brand plats. | | Bike Setup: | 04 big hit. | | Bottom Line: | i have been using these pedals on all my bikes for about well since they were introduced into the bmx dirt jump scene and i fell in love with them. i love the feel of the contoured pedal. i have never bent a set but i have trashed the bearings but then again years of oilless use will do that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from Kelso, WA USA
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Glade @MtHood or Round Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | From a Friend | | Strengths: | Non-slip, Beefy, and Strong | | Weaknesses: | Can't replace the pins | | Similar Products Used: | Fishbone, Diamondback | | Bike Setup: | GT Hardtail w/extas added | | Bottom Line: | Great platform pedal...takes abuse and does not let your feet slip. I haven't had any trouble with these pedals and I haved used them for two years. Sure the pins are not replaceable, but I guess when they finally wear down I will get another set...I am all about platforms that grip!
If you like big, beefy platforms that will rip the crap out of your shins, these will do the trick for sure! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Klank911
a Racer
from tempe,az
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | national-south mountain | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | tempe bicycle | | Strengths: | hold grip well for about a week or two | | Weaknesses: | axles bend easy-I just need to find a pedal that can take 200lbs of 6'8"-these are not that pedal-these bent within the first 3 weeks or street riding | | Similar Products Used: | old school bmx pedals, wellgo (garbage) and these | | Bike Setup: | haro x1, 2.25 geax sturdy tires, avid 5 bearing brakes, raceface cranks, xt hubs and cassette, rear mavic ex721, front alexrim dm-18 hahaha! | | Bottom Line: | I don't like these pedals-the pegs DO break fairly easily
If your lame and like BMX (J/K)-these are your pedals for sure. I ride with a BMX'er and these would be great for him-not for me. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a Weekend Warrior
from Albany, WA
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | great southern bicycles | | Strengths: | great strong pedals, big surface, grippyest pedals i have ever used, look sick, cheap | | Weaknesses: | nothing other than the fact that they 'tenderize' your shins...i have got holes in my shins to prove that...so i reccomend that if you get these pedals make sure you either have, or are goin to get some shin gaurds | | Bike Setup: | 06 avanti derelikt type 2, all stock except oury lock on grips, and these primo pedals | | Bottom Line: | if u have any trouble with slippery pedals...get these! they r great. but just b prepared 4 sum nice gashes/holes in ur shins if u dont wear shingaurds-i need to get sum myself. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas
a Weekend Warrior
from Elliot Lake ontario
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle path | | Strengths: | strong, stable and wide. They look pretty good and are very grippy. | | Weaknesses: | none. | | Similar Products Used: | wellgo | | Bike Setup: | 06 norco, dj3, truvativ/hayes parts | | Bottom Line: | Great buy. Pretty cheap and they are pretty damn strong.You can't go wrong with these pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Ted's Bicycles - Colorado Springs, CO | | Strengths: | Strong
Durable
Matches concave on shoes
Cool design | | Weaknesses: | Pins not easily replacable (do come with a replacement set, but I guess in order to put them on you'd have to break off the old ones)
Bearings arent sealed (damn good for non-sealed bearings!)
| | Similar Products Used: | Diamondback Platform Dirt Pedals | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Diamondback Assault (http://thebicyclist.com/my-bike) | | Bottom Line: | This pedal is absolutely solid. I've laid, thrown, and slid my bike down on gravel, cement, and hard dirt and the sides arent chipped or bent. The paint job has only come off in those cases. After long use, the elevated "Primo" text paint in the center of the pedal wears down, so you see the bare shiny metal. Easy-to-paint pedals too, I've repainted mine a few times. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Western Australia
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | www.cyclerama.net | | Strengths: | Tough, Great grip/feel, V good price, Nice colours. | | Weaknesses: | Finish can wear with use?? | | Similar Products Used: | Other platforms, Eggbeaters. | | Bike Setup: | Giant VT, bash ring, short stem, telescopic seat post, lock on grips, Tenderizer pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Tough, good looks and low $$$. Conditions are hot and dry here so I'm not expecting the unsealed bearings to be much of a problem. I've been riding them to work daily since I got them and they also have taken some good rocks hits on trails but the finish is holding up fine, maybe because I don't chuck my bike down when I get off? Grip is very good, never had a problem with slipping. I've got my eye on another bike and it will be leaving the shop with a pair of Primo's on it. Great product .. 5 hot ones. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daryl
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Urban | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | -Can take real abuse
-Good Grip
-Lots of colours to chose frm
-Big contact area
-Cheap | | Weaknesses: | -Heavy (tts y i change to Primo mag)
-Finsh s*x
-Give me holes in my shin(i was bi*chy without shin Guards)
| | Similar Products Used: | Primo mag... | | Bike Setup: | DaBomb XLR8, Bomber fork, XT rd, deore crank n bb, Funn hub, RST disc brake, Azonic stem handle bar, Primo mag pedels.... | | Bottom Line: | Well... if ur left wif no bugget frm buyin a rig... den tis is the pedal for ya... its cheap yet strong and grippy... it can take some serious abuse... but finishing s*x!! The colour started comin off since the first tym i put them on. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DH Dave
a Downhiller
from CA
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay, LBS | | Strengths: | Great Pins
Strong body | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano MX-30, Wellgo's, Azonic's | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky Nine, Marzocchi Shiver DC, lots of Race Face | | Bottom Line: | I really like these pedals. I have a couple of pairs of these. One on my DH bike and another on my hardtail. I went messing around the other day going down a flight of stairs w/ no problem. Switched bikes w/ my friend and he was using the Shimano MX-30. Feet kept slipping from the pedals. I forgot how great they were since I've been using them for years. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ugorico
a Racer
from Spokane, WA
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | beacon | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | HUGE platform for the most surface contact. Great price and totally bombproof! Replaceable nubbins! | | Weaknesses: | Color wears off after 10 rides but who cares what it looks like? | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Big Hit Expert etc... | | Bottom Line: | Every bike I own has these pedals and I recommend them for any type of riding. Great traction for dirt jumps as well as high speed DH racing. These pedals have more surface area for better contact than any pedal I have ever seen. They perform more reliably than pedals costing over 4x as much! I have clipped these pedals on rocks and logs at high speed and they are no worse for wear. The replaceable nubbins are a great feature. 5 flamin chillis for a truly bombproof product! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark seaback
a Weekend Warrior
from WARWICK, RI USA
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | very strong pedal curved surfsce grips well | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | sun zuzu's wellgos | | Bike Setup: | 2003 bulitt dh/fr | | Bottom Line: | these pedals came on the bike when i purchased it. i have beaten the crap out of them all the corners are scraped and goughed up. i have never had any problems with them. smacked on rocks all the time no problems.regular cleaning and lube 1 1/2 years still great. color is fading from abuse.only issue is the pins are not replaceable,lots of worn pins from rock impacts. i think i will try to screw in some allen set screws like the wellgo and zuzu's. i dont care about the weight.if and when these ever die i will replace with the same. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn R
a Weekend Warrior
from Sauk Rapids
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Fruita, CO | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Out-and-About Gear | | Strengths: | Extremely Strong and durable. I have bashed these guys on rocks numerous of times. I think the rocks hate it more than the peddals. Seriously, these peadals can take the abbuse like a champ. Plus the metal cleats are replaceable and the pedals should come with several spare cleats. Another great quality is that the platform is very big. Lots of space if you like wearing large shoes like I do. Did I mention that they just look bad azz on my bike? | | Weaknesses: | seals pop off easily, but is fixed just as easy. Just put some of the blue goop used to lock bolt threads on them. I haven't had a single issue after that. This shouldn't keep you from buying the pedals. | | Similar Products Used: | Old crappy stock peddals that were bent and beat to their death. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6500. Shimano XTR derailurs/shifters. Avid Mech Disc Breaks. Tru Vative Evolve DH Crank/BB. Hope Bulb hubs. Sun Ringle Rims. | | Bottom Line: | I'm a fat bastage when it comes to bikers (230 lb), and I like to ride hard on rough terrain. These pedals take the abuse like a champ and give me the traction I need. I never have to worry about rocks any more. Just don't let your foot slip off or you will find out why they are called meat tenderizers. :)
Buy these pedals if you want a heavy duty platform pedal that take abuse from rocks.
Don't buy these pedals if you are picky about weight.
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Submitted by
MAD MAX
a Downhiller
from Ca, walnut
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | backyard | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$39.00 | | Purchased At: | BigBossBikeShop | | Strengths: | just like the name "Super Tenderizer", it is very strong, and very poowerful. very good for downhill, or freeride. | | Weaknesses: | the first time it makes me blooding, because the dots are very sharp. and makes me mad, like my name. i am joking, it is good pedal. it is the best. | | Similar Products Used: | i forgot | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stab | | Bottom Line: | i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know i dont know | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
curtis Raison
a Racer
from cudahy wisconsin US
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Torque Center | | Strengths: | grippy, pretty sturdy | | Weaknesses: | having to deal with sewing ur cuts back together. | | Similar Products Used: | odessey black widows | | Bottom Line: | great product come in aluminum or magnesium. I got the mag cause I like the light weight and added strength. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bad Brains
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington, DC, USA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Shindagin Hollow | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Albe's BMX Mail Order | | Strengths: | Pretty red color, huge concave platform, cheap price, tough looks, good grip. | | Weaknesses: | Pedals are brand new. I just put them on last night and 10 minutes into my first ride with them I endoed hard. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Red anodized finish looks pretty good at first glance but its quality is cheap and the finish is already missing in a few places. Left pedal bearing felt really rough when I spun it in my hand but I haven't noticed any problems once installed. They're very heavy and negate any performance benefits I'd get with my forged aluminum RaceFace cranks, but this is just my errand everyday cruise around town bike so I don't care that much. I just didn't want to have to put on bike shoes to run to the store. Watch out for bloody shins. | | Similar Products Used: | Coda, Wellgo campus | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi CUSS (Race Face crank, Paul hubs, Titec seat post, Avid brakes), Azonic Hammer stem, Answer Protaper bars, Selle Italia saddle, Primo Super Tenderizer pedals | | Bottom Line: | I'm told that the 3 hole version is better than the 4 hole version. I've got the 3 hole. At $30.00 shipped to my door they're a bargain. At this price they're cheap enough that I won't mind if I have to buy another set in 9 months if the bearings fail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JD
a
from Austin
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | replaceble spikes, color choices, CURVED!! | | Weaknesses: | heavy (but it's a platform), mud can accumulate over time. | | Similar Products Used: | any platforms | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Bianchi grizzly (steel!) XT, mavic crossroc, conti vertical pro UST, Zocchi X-fly | | Bottom Line: | The spikes were smaller than I was used too, and settled due to a poor selection. Put the pedals on, and they feel like glue. the curced surface makes a big difference, and is prefferable to larger spikes which will come back to haunt you on a missed pedal stroke, or crash. There are lighter platforms out there, but I think they can't compare to the curve. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Igor
a
from Brooklyn
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$31.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Strong and Grippy | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Bottom Line: | Great colors to choose from, last forever, grippy and sexy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ben dover
a
from springfield, MA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Bottom Line: | cool | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken Langill
a Downhiller
from Aurora, CO USA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Path | | Strengths: | Relatively cheap, strong, cool colors to choose from. | | Weaknesses: | Slippery when wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to list. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Gemini 2000/ stock except Blackspire Bager Tensioner, ODI lockon grips, and pedals(now I run mag. versions) | | Bottom Line: | This is a good pedal if you don't want to spend a lot of money. I've used these pedals for a long time and haven't had any problems. I use them on both my Gemini, and my daily go to work and back, general trail bike. I've heard people say that they've had problems with the bearing covers, missing pins, bent shafts. I have experienced no such problems in two years of use. I ride year round daily, rain, snow, slush, sun whatever and have never redone the bearings or needed to replace a pin. They still spin like new. I stated that they were slick when they get wet, well these are really a BMX pedal and not designed for all conditions. You can't complain when you use something where it's not supposed to be, I said that as more a warning than a fault. People who are looking for a cheap but good pedal should check them out. They may not be sealed but you can buy 2 to 3 pairs for the price of a similar pedal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Downhiller
from Hillsboro, OR, US
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | glade | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | i regret it but, bike gallery | | Strengths: | Great grip, perfect dirt jumping pedals, inexpensive, still has all the pins, did i say cheap? | | Weaknesses: | If you ride them when muddy or tacky, you have to make sure to wipe or spray them off cause they dry and adhere | | Bike Setup: | 02 Kona Stuff | | Bottom Line: | Good for the money and will last you a long time | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
grazing cow
a Weekend Warrior
from grassy
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | field | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | bobs | | Strengths: | this produt is very well built. the traction is awsome. they come w/ replaceable pins also, so thats a plus. they don't really spin a lot but that is good, they always seem to stay in the horizontal position, | | Weaknesses: | mud likes to stick to them | | Similar Products Used: | shimano m-515 | | Bike Setup: | specialized rockhopper, judy c, azonic bars, other than that stock | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that these pedals rule. they are strong and cool looking. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hunter
a Cross Country Rider
from Casselberry, Fl
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Ocala | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | online somewhere | | Strengths: | Scroll back up and look at the picture, you'll see | | Weaknesses: | not one | | Similar Products Used: | junker pedals | | Bike Setup: | Trek Hardtail with Full Shimano XT 9spd system, Race Face Cranks, Mavic D521 rear/Sun O degree front rim, Ringle headset, LX V-brakes, Avid 1.9 levers, Kore stem, Titec riser bars, RockShox suspension seatpost, RockShox Judy Race fork, Primo pedals, ODI grips. | | Bottom Line: | I never realized how much difference a good set of pedals makes until I bought these. Look at how beefy they look in the picture and tell me they are the shiz-nit! I do alot of jumping and trials with these and the little grip pins do the job to the point my confidence increased during these acts of lunacy. I used to go through the cheaper flats left and right but PRIMO solved that problem. This is the area you want to spend the money on the BEST. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Reitzel
a Downhiller
from Evanston, Wyoming
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | E hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Bingham Cyclery | | Strengths: | Pins, the texture of the metal on the pedal, metal casing | | Weaknesses: | They hurt | | Similar Products Used: | To many to name | | Bike Setup: | Giant warp DS3, Hayes Mec. disc brakes, sun intense mag 30 dh rims, Race face prodigy XC crank, specialized dh stem
| | Bottom Line: | These are my favorite pedals,I haven't have any problems with the pedals. it was my fault that my feet slipped off off the pedals. I ride in dry, wet, very wet, rocky conditions and these pedal preform really good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Fenton
a Downhiller
from Clinton Connecticut
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | the shop i work at | | Strengths: | Cheap, strong, disposable, grippy | | Weaknesses: | grip doesnt last long, mud sticks to them, sealed version expensive. | | Similar Products Used: | Atom lab (king!) welgo, azonic, shimano | | Bike Setup: | Kona chute, Rock Mountain RM6, Haro BMX, Kona stinky nine | | Bottom Line: | Heres the deal. Yes these were designed to be a BMX pedal wich means certain things. They are very strong for rock impacts, like when bmxers slide off of a grind and hit the pedal. But this also means they dont have many holes in them so mud sits on them. They are also knurled wich alows water to cling to them. They have super strong spindles incase you like throwing your bike and the pedal catching on a curb in the process. They are unsealed and cheap, bmxers like things cheap and dependable. BMX bikes are steel and arnt riding in muddy conditions so y use sealed baeringsand jack up the cost? For BMX they are great, buy a pair grind the hell outa them and buy a new pair in 3 months...painless. For mountain, mud sticks to them and they get slippery and the bearings die in a few rides. They are also a small pedal, with lots of concave so its like standing on an invirted golfball. If you like o move your foot to the outside for one footed cornes there is no pedal there, they are quite narrow. So take the pros and cons and apply it to what you want in a pedal. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chibo
a
from minneapolis
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | penn cycle, lake street | | Strengths: | simplicity,price | | Weaknesses: | blue anodizing looks strange after two winters outside | | Bike Setup: | bridgestone kabuki submariner, left drive fixed gear, flipped-n-clipped cowhorn bars, ultegra lever, xt v brake (front) nokinan studded tires | | Bottom Line: | have not thought about them once in two mineapolis winters of daily commuting | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Laramie, WY
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Tie City | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | All Terrain Sports | | Strengths: | These pedals are great. They offer great grip, and are still really smooth. | | Weaknesses: | I have the Super Tenderizer's and think that the regular Tenderizer's would be better, less weight. I'm 170lbs and these never waiver under me. | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo's, cheap platforms and cages. | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Hardtail, Z1, mostly XT | | Bottom Line: | I bought these pedals because I needed new pedals at the time and these were all the shop had, I bought them and have never looked back. Some of the other reviewers say that the pins come out, thats what the little baggie that the pedals come with are for!! Also some say that they are cupped out too much in the middle, I think that this adds to the traction, allowing your shoe to sit on almost all of the traction pins. I've never slipped off of these pedals! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trailgoat
a Cross Country Rider
from MA
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | -superb traction in dry conditions
-durability
-reasonable price
-very stable underfoot | | Weaknesses: | -none for me (really...I don't work for Primo) | | Similar Products Used: | numerous BMX and MTB cage platforms, SPD's | | Bike Setup: | GT LTS-2000 DS, Marzocchi Z1 QR20, etc... | | Bottom Line: | -I've heard of some problems with bearing caps, shaft weaknesses, and the loss of pegs with these pedals. However, I've ridden them pretty hard without a single problem. The shafts are dead straight, and the bearings are still smooth. I only weigh about 155lbs...perhaps heavier riders should shop around.
-They are reasonably priced, and the cupped platform feels perfect under my foot. If you care about appearance, buy the unpainted versions; they will look good indefinitely. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a
from Rochester
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Trion | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | trailblazersbike.com | | Strengths: | A nice wide platform that grips well and is very strong. | | Weaknesses: | A little slippery when muddy. | | Similar Products Used: | gt pos platforms | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Kona Stuff freeride hard tail
S&M Warpig BMX | | Bottom Line: | These are the best platfom pedals you can get! If you ride BMX you already know that. If you do a lot of freerideing and don't like being clipped in these pedals are for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trevor
a Downhiller
from Great Falls MT
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | downtown | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | -Light
-cool looking | | Weaknesses: | No traction
| | Similar Products Used: | plastic pedals | | Bottom Line: | These pedals sucked, I got um for free and put um on my bike and immediatly I felt like I had no ball support, your foot just sinks right into the middle. GO with somethign thats got lots of pins | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
lee gates
a Weekend Warrior
from england
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | street riding | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | grip cycles | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | easy to break
no grip
hard to change pins | | Similar Products Used: | dk iron cross
miles beter | | Bike Setup: | bmx only way to be | | Bottom Line: | dont buy them buy dk iron crosses.
mtb's should'nt use them use ur clipons | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Middletown CT
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Mount Snow | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | Cool colors and really durable | | Weaknesses: | paint scrapes off easily and the side spikes are not changeable and one broke off but thats what ahppens when you scrape em against rocks too much | | Bottom Line: | Me and my friend decided to get platforms becuase we were headed off to VT for a weekend of hard riding at resorts. My first impression of these was great grip but whne your on a bouncy fireroad your feet pop off a lot but its easy to regain your footing. And these things held up really well going through rock gardens and such i've hit them hard enough to gouge chunks out but they still work like the first day i got them. i was a little diappointed that the gold paint started wearing off but thats what smashing and whacking and scrapiong them does. so if you wanna try platofrms and not waste your money these are a good deal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Barry
a Racer
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | everything | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | wellgos... | | Bike Setup: | bmx | | Bottom Line: | these are bmx pedals....if you ride mtbs don't use them...stick to your shimanos... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Johnny
a
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Good Grip | | Weaknesses: | Bearings are not well protected. | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are great! But not if your riding environment consists of mud. On my first mud ride the bearing covers popped off. Now the bearings have to be removed and re-packed. Winters here are wet. I don't want to clean bearings every day. :(
So if you live in a desert these are the pedals for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don
a Downhiller
from North Van
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Assplower | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Dizzy | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Cheap, slippery | | Similar Products Used: | other flats | | Bike Setup: | thats personal | | Bottom Line: | NOT for wet muddy conditions | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse
a
from oregon
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Ladies Only | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | river city bikes | | Strengths: | beefy construction, nice big platform, good grip | | Weaknesses: | Bearings not sealed, little plastic on axle pops out from time to time, Heavy(if you really care), not as many pins as some, the pins don't sceew out they are press in. | | Similar Products Used: | Sun zu zu's, crapy caged ones. | | Bike Setup: | klein pulse made tuff. | | Bottom Line: | these are tuff pedals and a good price, but they are more BMX oriented. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a
from Mississauga
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Original strong design. fairly lightweight. replacable pins. Nice big platform. | | Similar Products Used: | DK Iron cross pedals | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line? The bottom line is that these pedals were meant for BMX, not mountain biking. BMXing is way more harsh then mountainbiking. Therefore the reason the bearings are unsealed, other than keeping the price down is, so when they do bend, they still spin. at $40 for a pair of pedals, thats not to bad. These things do have bad spindles and do bend, who cares? deal with it. Better than spending $150 for a pair of shimano DX pedals. Stupid. Another cheap pedal is the mosh, sealed bearings. Primo now has a new pedal out called the Primo Pro pedal, it has a nice price tag on it tho. A flamin' chill? yeah, must be a mtb site. later dudes. RIP IT UP....haha. try to anyways. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a
from New Hampshire
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Cheap, good grip, concave platform, a nice change from clipless.... | | Weaknesses: | Can be slick when wet (good shoes help a lot), no cartridge bearings and sometimes the little bearing seal come out and let crap in there. Uck. | | Bottom Line: | A good pedal. Does the job without questions asked. The bearing thing is a bit annoying (only on crank side of the pedals though) and who cares how many times they spin. If you're riding flats you're probably not concerned with losing that extra tiny little bit of energy to pedal friction. I use them for trials, trail riding, and just beating around. You know it took a little bit of practice to learn to hop and pick up the bike on flats as opposed to clipless, but I'm so used to them now it's actually harder to hop on clipless! A nice change, try them out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AG
a Weekend Warrior
from VA
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Grip
Good deal for the $$ | | Weaknesses: | Axles bend easy
bearings suck
| | Similar Products Used: | Azonic A-frame, GT platforms | | Bottom Line: | These pedals grip really nice. For the money, they are. But for the money you also get cheap bearings and the axles bend if you do anything big. I bent my left axle bailing off my bike down a big flight of steps. My buddy bent his the first day he had 'em dropping an 8-footer.
If you're not doing anything too crazy, they're a nice pedal, if you are consider something better, with sealed bearings, and definately stronger axles. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smokey strodtman
a Cross Country Rider
from gilliam, MO USA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | landahl trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | dan's | | Strengths: | grip, shape, size, color, quality construction. | | Weaknesses: | they are heavier than other pedals, but i prefer the sturdier construction and bigger platform even with a weight penalty. | | Similar Products Used: | cheap stock platforms, time atac's, rockwerke's spd pedals. | | Bike Setup: | fisher hardtail with lots of mods. | | Bottom Line: | i am a beginner and not a very good technical rider. i prefer to use platforms on rocky, root-infested trails with lots of log crossings. i took one bad fall when i got hung up in my time's and it cost me a fractured tibia and 6 weeks riding time(bummer!). no knock against the atac's, they are a great pedal and i still use mine a lot. it was my own fault that i didn't get unclipped. still feel more secure and confident when trying tough sections in my primos. platforms have a technique of their own that takes a little adaptation. you have to learn to tilt the pedal down a bit on the upstroke and pull back. they're not as efficient as clip-ins, but you can do a fairly good job of pedaling circles with them. still working on my bunnyhop with them, it's more difficult than with clip-ins. i find the different riding styles(platform and clip-in) add enjoyment and variety to my mountain biking. i see a lot of riders on the forums arguing the merits of each kind. a good pedal wrench and less than 5 minutes time is all it takes to enjoy your riding both ways. for anyone wanting to go back to platforms, i highly recommend the primos. they are a quality product and an excellent value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
erik viking
a Downhiller
from santa cruz CA
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | HSR (northstar) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | spokesman | | Strengths: | good grip great up until a couple weeks ago | | Weaknesses: | I broke off a couple pegs but they are replacable so that was good the axles came loose so now they have a big knock in them I got the cheaper unsealed bearings so they are a little sketchy right now | | Similar Products Used: | Kore platforms, Free agent cnc team pedals, | | Bike Setup: | i put these on my specialized P.3 | | Bottom Line: | good pedals but if you're takin 'em off big drops then they wont last too long | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan Webster
a Cross Country Rider
from Ft. Thomas, Kentucky
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tower Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Reser's | | Strengths: | Price
grip galore!
smooth bearings
They're huge (even for platforms)
Replaceable pins | | Weaknesses: | ummm... I guess they're a little on the heavy side but I don't mind. | | Similar Products Used: | none (other than cheap plastic pedals which I had broken two sets of them before I got these) | | Bike Setup: | '99 Schwinn Mesa GSX Aluminum Marzocci Z.4 flylight air fork XT rear deralier Primo Super Tenderizer pedals | | Bottom Line: | These are the best pedals for the price.Period. If you get on the really rough terrain you will never loose your footing. Even if you do get knocked off you will find them again before would loose control.
The bottom line is that as long as you don't freak out about the extra weight then they are well worth it. So if you are a DH, Freestyle, or an XC rider who wants grip and don't care about the weight, then these pedals are for you. If you don't want these pedals then you probably want a set of clipless pedals which start at about $35-$40. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jordan m.
a Weekend Warrior
from summerhill pa
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | poo poo path | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Dan's comp | | Strengths: | nice, heavy duty, grips great | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | huh? | | Bike Setup: | They were on my Gary Fisher Pure bender spin, but i sold it for a new mountain bike | | Bottom Line: | These are great pedals, but in my opinion, they are more for freestyle/bmx/dirtjumpers rather than mountain bikers | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Lovett
a Racer
from VIC, Australia
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | These pedals are great, they are massive which makes them super comfy and grippy, they are low profile and the platform has little bumps on it for extra grip. | | Similar Products Used: | DMR V8's | | Bike Setup: | Stock trials, 98' Cannondale F-500. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent pedals for all types of riding,
really great value,
very good quality
great price from the best bike shop in Australia
Geelong Mountain Bike And Triathlon Center
at www.geelongmtbtri.com.au
If you are in the market for pedals get them in one of the many super colors available to match your bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Racer
from New Hampshire
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Attitash DS course | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Concave platform with replacable pins is really comfortable, and i hardly ever slipped off on the landings, unless I cased on the landing. | | Weaknesses: |
Color wears off, and Primo needs to create some beefier spindles. | | Similar Products Used: |
Odyssey Triple Traps, Specialized BMX platforms, Peregrine | | Bike Setup: |
Spooky Metalhead, Marzocchi 2000 CR, Profile cranks, SRAM ESP9.0, Club Roost | | Bottom Line: | I broke both pedals within a week of eachother, both times the skinny end of the spindle snapped, and bearings went everywhere. Both times were on small drops (3-4 feet), so Im kinda surprised that the pedals didn't break earlier in the season on the bigger drops/jumps. Overall, if the spindles were stronger, These would be the perfect pedals. But I don't want to compromise on strength especially, so I'm looking for some pedals with stronger spindles (like the KORE platforms - 9/16 thread, but with a straight non-tapered 1/2 4130 spindle). I take one chili away cuz they break, but I got 9 months out of them, so that gives them a 4. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bike Master Mike
a Racer
from Canton, MI
Date Reviewed: October 9, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Island Lake | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Awesome Grip
Cool Red paint
Replacable Traction Pegs | | Weaknesses: |
The left pedal has developed about 1/16 of play, so its time to tighten it... | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
Totally rigid (BALL BREAKER!!) Cannondale CAAD1 framed single speed used for BMX type riding. It rocks. 23.5 pounds | | Bottom Line: | Other then the play in the one pedal, they have worked great. One of the traction pegs has come out, but they give you replacements. I got the pedals at cost through the Schwinn rep at the shop I work at. Theyre a great deal at retail and even better at dealer cost.The back of my left leg hooked up with the pegs on a bad stairwell ride and its healing nicely. It went about 6 up my leg and left nice chunks of torn skin hanging off. Since then, I tore the scab once and banged the crap out of my right shin, and it felt GREAT!! www.geocities.com/lavander5 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Cross-Country Rider
from nowheresville
Date Reviewed: September 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Pink Starfish? | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Solid feel (no play in bearings),
Awesome grip,
Dirt cheap | | Weaknesses: |
None so far, other than they hurt when you smack yer shinz with em! | | Similar Products Used: |
Odyssey Triple Trap, Odyssey Black Widdow, GT platform pedal | | Bike Setup: |
Stock trials & FS freeride | | Bottom Line: | These are the only platform pedals worth buying, as far as I'm concerned. And I've totally converted from any clipless use to all flat pedal use, so I guess that means the only pedals worth getting period!!! Learn to ride a bike the REAL way.....get platform pedals! All other flat pedals I've tried have felt sloppy in the bearings, except maybe the black widows. These feel silky smooth, even after months of bashing the f*ck out of em doing trials and slammin' downhills/falling off 3m high logs (I went thru a pair of Odyssey triple traps in less than a month doin the same sh*t!). And the aggressive pins give better grip than anything else, too. Great pedals, just ask any serious DH'er or trials rider. And for $25!!!! Wear shin/knee guards unless you want to pierce your funny bone!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
koala
a Cross-Country Rider
from Lake Oswego, OR
Date Reviewed: August 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
anything | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
super strong platforms. Very large, give you lots of power. | | Weaknesses: |
heavy. around 590 grams. | | Similar Products Used: |
crupi,mongoose & spec. platforms. | | Bike Setup: |
bianchi boss (single speed) | | Bottom Line: | these pedals are great. really solid feel. Large platforms allow huge power transfer. I've been riding everyday on these pedals and they're holding up great. they're cheaper than most but seem to be of equal quality of some of the more expensive ones. If you don't mind the weight, or if your bike is heavy already (dh), these pedals are great. definately some of my favorites. | | Overall Rating: |
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