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Sun/Ringle Zu-Zu Pedals
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Submitted by
Beatitup
a Weekend Warrior
from Orlando Florida
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Snowhill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Grip is great. strong enough to take good hits and be just fine. | | Weaknesses: | Bearing life for me. Six mounths and one (right side ) is now toasted. | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo, specialized. | | Bike Setup: | 29er hardtail tora race fork x.7 everything juicy fives and wtb wheels mountain king 2.2s | | Bottom Line: | Great! while they lasted for price paid performance is great just really really wish they would have lasted longer! Trail riders buy 'em | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jtp400
a Cross Country Rider
from Peabody
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | lynn woods | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | grippy,strong, decently light, look pretty ill on my bike | | Weaknesses: | none really, if you do manage to somehow slip them they kill | | Similar Products Used: | too many to even list | | Bike Setup: | 09 specacialized rockhopper comp disc | | Bottom Line: | when i first bought this i was a little worried cuz iv never used any sun-ringle gear before but this pedals are friggen kickass. They grip and are very tough. iv smashed them off all kinds of stuff and there still complety fine.
also they look sick on the bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Colbster
a Downhiller
from Menlo Park, California, USA
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Live Wire | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction Bikes | | Strengths: | Grippy durable strong cheap!!! | | Weaknesses: | They turn ur calfs into ground beef | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 03' norco launch | | Bottom Line: | These pedals work great. Stick to any skate shoes like glue. I have heard from some people that they break if you hit them on rocks but thats ok cause there cheap as dirt! Also they cut up the back of ur legs just happened to me it kinda looks like I got clawed by a bear! Great for downhill, freeride, or even cross country. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kso
a Weekend Warrior
from san leandro CA
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | anything | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | pretty cheap and it is very durable. only has scratches that dont affect it at all. | | Weaknesses: | the grip is okay and it is not super compared to easton flatboy's. the grip could be better | | Similar Products Used: | easton flat boys, wellgo stock | | Bike Setup: | trek4300 hardtail | | Bottom Line: | its a great pedal and it is still working like new. there are no problems other than i am not satisfied with the grippyness. once i used easton flatboys, the easton pedals were about 30% more grippy which is alot and they hurt way more if they hit your shins. overal its a good pedal for the money considering the eastons are almost double the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a
from Cary, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Regency, baby! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Strong
Cool looks
Light? | | Weaknesses: | I like em, my shins beg me for less painful ones | | Similar Products Used: | pssh.. stock wellgoes | | Bike Setup: | azonic ds1 multispeed dj/ds setup | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are great, especially considering how cheap they are. Definitely stronger pedals out there though. Considering getting funn souljam vipers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Owen Hatt
a Weekend Warrior
from Saint John
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Rockwood Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Works | | Strengths: | Strong, Very Grippy, and they're quite large which is great for people with big feet like me. The studs don't seem like they'd break very easily at all. | | Weaknesses: | Definatley not quite as grippy when they're wet. They can cut you up quite easily... | | Similar Products Used: | Stock metal pedals | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Kona Blast | | Bottom Line: | I have only been on these pedals for a few weeks, but so far I love em. The guy I bought them from quite literally told me that if they hit your shins hard, they're going to rip flesh from bone. So either suck it up and get a few scars (plus carry a first aid kit)...or wear shin guards. Besides that I'm really happy with these for the price. I've banged these off a few rocks quite hard and the most that happened was the black paint chipped off a bit. The studs seem really tough. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
marc ferrara
a Downhiller
from roseville, ca
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | bought through khs | | Strengths: | cheap, sealed, grippy | | Weaknesses: | WEAK, first ride, clipped on a rock and ripped the pedal nearly in half. CHEAP potmetal | | Similar Products Used: | I used my stock specialized platforms for 3 years untill the bearings roasted. Have ridden MANY pedals. | | Bike Setup: | 03 big hit comp, mrp chainguide mostly stock setup | | Bottom Line: | If you're playing around town and don't plan to ride offroad, jump, or anything of that sort these pedals are great for the money. If you are serious at all dont plan on them lasting long at all. I wasnt even missing a stinkin stud, the whole perpendicular section to the bike on one end of the pedal ripped off. rediculous. but now sun ringle is giving me some MAG OCTANE's for 30bucks | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wankpuss
a
from Madison, WI
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | the store... duuuh | | Strengths: | very durable, to me. ( i've got the mosh one's so it might be different)
| | Weaknesses: | i think i might have broke the axle. it's sliding around alot.
16 stitches worth of battle wounds | | Similar Products Used: | crap generic wellgo, azonic fusion (thos'er purdy good) | | Bike Setup: | giant stp with everything | | Bottom Line: | awsome pedals. really durable for 2 years of heavy use. really wonderful at ruining your shins. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Downhiller
from NY USA
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Any thing down hill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Extremely gripy, inexpensive, light, replaceable pins, Looks awesome on a MTB Value! | | Weaknesses: | Non so far. Maybe the paint comes off when you scrape a rock or two. | | Bottom Line: | 28 pins keep you firmly planted on these peddles. They have great mud clearance and you can use them with any shoe you own. (but for bear feet lol OUCH), Big contact area, pins seem indestructible!
I bought these when my Wellgo cage strap ins broke to the spindle in a matter of a week. Have had these 7 months and the only thing I have broke or damaged are a few rocks, logs, and sidewalk curbs. OH and my shins a bit. Grip light glue and takes a bit to get use to having such a large surface that you have you foot on. But other wise perfect for the price and anyone who likes a big grippy peddle.
Looks awesome on a MTB. Fits in well too, though I have some BMX ers ask me were to get a par. Lol I like them and have ordered another 2 pair for my other bike and as spare.
I hear that the cross bar brakes but hasent happened to me and I have hit may things that has nearly flipped me with them.
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Submitted by
Rube
a
from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Streets of Boston | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | super grippy, sealed bearings, inexpensive, look good | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | snafu platform, primo meat tenderizer | | Bike Setup: | spooky metalhead urban assault machine | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are a great buy. There are no other pedals in this price range that are this quality and have sealed bearings. They are also far grippier than the snafus that they replaced. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shaun
a Weekend Warrior
from USA
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | light, very strong, look cool | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | azonic pedals, brooklyn machine works pedals, | | Bike Setup: | Diamondback X-2 frame, Manitou Stance Kingpin(upgraded internals), and these pedals along with a lot of dh/fr stuff | | Bottom Line: | Great pedals, very strong, ill have these until they break, IF they do, ill buy them again! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle Area, WA
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Great pedals if you can keep from breaking them. Stick to your feet like glue if you're wearing Vans or other sticky flat-soled shoes. | | Weaknesses: | Cross bar broke when it smacked a log I was riding over. This pedal wasn't designed to withstand any type of real impact to that crossbar. There just isn't enough meat left in the frame after the holes are drilled for the outermost pins on those crossbars. Mine broke right at those pin holes and it was clear as day just how little material there is to take any direct impacts. | | Similar Products Used: | None really, I was a clipless guy before. | | Bike Setup: | KHS FR2000, Bomber FR SL, Rhynolites, Kenda Nevegal 2.5's. | | Bottom Line: | There cheap for what you get. Buy these if want some cheap pedals that work really well as long as you don't smack them hard directly into things. I am going to buy some Azonic A-frames next. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Lawrence, KS
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Grippy, strong, do their job. Lighter than my Primo Tenderizers | | Weaknesses: | Painful when they hit your shins. All platforms should do that, so this really isn't a negative at all. | | Similar Products Used: | Primo Tenderizers, Odyssey cage, Tioga Surefoot, Lots of unmarked stock platforms,... | | Bike Setup: | FSRxc Comp w/ XT/SRAM, Psylo Race, Avid mechs | | Bottom Line: | All of the pins on this pedal are replaceable, and stronger than most other platforms. I pounded a rock with the face of one pedal and when I looked expecting to see some missing pins, I instead saw rock fragments and rock powder coating the pedal. That is good. It is platforms like these that convince me never to buy a set of clipless pedals. The grips is amazing, and I can ride in any decent pair of shoes I choose. Skate shoes are the best. For the price, you can afford to buy a pair of these a year, but I have never had bad luck with the bearing in my pedals. I'm going to get a spare set just to have around too. You never know. Yeah, I recommend them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Jumping Pound Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Did not break the cages. | | Weaknesses: | Both pedals started to show play after a year. Took them apart and was amazed to find that they had no inboard bearings. Just a sleeve that rotated on the pedal spindle. Just like the plastic pedals on a $90 X-Mart bike. Cheap. Anyway, the lubrication was gone on one pedal, so the spindle was scored and shot. I tried to service the other pedal, and found that the outboard cartridge bearing was held in place with a 7mm (yes, 7mm) metric aluminim cap nut. Which of course promptly stripped. Where in the hell am I going to find a 7mm nut? Stupid design. Cheap implementation. | | Similar Products Used: | Everything. Shimano at least puts ball bearings in their pedals. | | Bike Setup: | 10 bikes. Whatever. | | Bottom Line: | My 1972 Atom 700 pedals are still smooth. In contrast,
these pedals are junk. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mo
a Weekend Warrior
from Bethesda, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | durable, bearings are excellent, offers very good grip in any conditions. Spikes are removed from the bottom, NOT the top, where they could be ground down from riding. | | Weaknesses: | the paint comes off after awhile | | Similar Products Used: | numerous other BMX style platforms. | | Bike Setup: | SC Bullit, 5th, Sherman Slider Plus, Mag 30's. | | Bottom Line: | Now that these are cheap everywhere, there is even more of a reason to buy these excellent pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Concord
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Lime Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | Cool BMX feel. Fairly wide, works well with skateboard style shoes. Cool for jumping and urban riding. | | Weaknesses: | Slippery when wet or muddy. I hear they break easy when you use them for dirt jumping. I haven't yet, and I hope they don't. | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher | | Bottom Line: | Good for the price. But I hear they break easy if your into jumping. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Teresa Garcia
a Cross Country Rider
from Gainesville, Florida
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | santos! and streetridin' through campus | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | chain reacion bikes | | Strengths: | These pedals are light, they stick to your shoes,
and are pretty cheap. They are good starter pedals
for urban riding. They are also good for xc trails that aren't rocky. | | Weaknesses: | These pedals dont hold up very well on things like
dirt jumps, especially when you are learning and tend
to crash... I cracked one of my crossbars on a dirt jump. I know several people in gainesville that have broken or cracked their zuzu's on rocks or jumps at one time or another. | | Similar Products Used: | They were my first platforms. I think i'm getting some A-frames next. | | Bike Setup: | gary fisher tassajara | | Bottom Line: | I love these pedals, I just wish they were beefier...
They are good starters but you will eventually crack them
when you start getting more advanced. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will Rapp
a Downhiller
from Kingston, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Dickey Bird Hill, WA | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | From a friend | | Strengths: | Strong, pins grip to almost any shoe when not worn out or mud caked, replaceable pins, look good on almost any color bike | | Weaknesses: | Pins fill with mud pretty easy--only causes a problem with tight-gripped shoes | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo, Azonic | | Bike Setup: | Look under Craftworks Rail Review | | Bottom Line: | Good for dry areas, and if you ride in mud a lot try getting some Airwalk Dozer shoes (they go well with almost any pedal). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jc
a Downhiller
from denver
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | the shore | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | very grippy and light | | Weaknesses: | seem to break at the outer crossbar a lot | | Similar Products Used: | azonic a-frames | | Bike Setup: | foes fly yeti as-x | | Bottom Line: | I actually like the pedals but in the span of 6 months. I have broken 4 pedals at the crossbar, I ride mostly technical, downhill and urban. Good pedals but not reliable
if you are a light rider or are not very hard on components
these would be a good choice otherwise you may want to look
elsewhere..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Skokatt
a Weekend Warrior
from Starkville, MS, USA
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | tough & wide platform, great grip | | Bottom Line: | best grip I've found without going clipless. I ride them daily around campus and ride them hard on the trails. best all around pedal for me.
I got my first shin scars from them this weekend... if you plan to get any air while riding these, think of investing in shin guards or prepare yourself for a nasty scar or two. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon Lee
a Cross Country Rider
from Seoul, Korea
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Backyard | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Han's MTB | | Strengths: | Super tacky. This pedal grips like a bad habit. I had couple of rough tumbles in rocky trail and the pedals were severely scratched up but didn't break nor did the pegs break off. Pretty sweet. My experience have been positive so far. I love these pedals. Look good, too. | | Weaknesses: | As much as the black coating is nice when new but one scratch and damn... But that's cool too 'cuz that what riding is all about. Right? | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, chopsticks, and porkchop | | Bike Setup: | Basic | | Bottom Line: | Looking at what other guys paid for man I got ripped off. I guess that's the price I have to pay for living in Korea. Everything costs double or more in this frickin' country. Otherwise excellent pedal. Better watch out for the damn PEGS. Got some major peg mark on my legs and won't go away. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Antony Wilson
a Downhiller
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Braille | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | grip, durability, bleeding shins impress the girls | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | stock giant pedals and old shimano bmx platforms | | Bike Setup: | Bullit | | Bottom Line: | After close to two years of hard riding(XC, Downhill and jumping) they are still spinning just fine, axles are straight, no cracks or breaks and all pins are intact. Have bashed/grinded these on rocks numerous times with no problems(except chipped paint). Have lasted long enough to span two bikes. Didn't bend after some pretty hard landings(I weigh 225) on a hardtail and are working just fine on the Bullit. Only one instance of foot slippage while jumping that resulted in two circular puncture wounds to my shin :-) Highly recommended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Maddy
a Weekend Warrior
from Wahkiacus WA. USA
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | earth | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | cheap | | Weaknesses: | can't even bump rocks. | | Similar Products Used: | cheap alloy and plastic things | | Bike Setup: | stimulating | | Bottom Line: | These are great peadals for the price. They grip very well and hurt like you would not believe when thay slam into you shins. These things will last a long time provided that you do not slam them into a rock. Bottom line great pedals great price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Notorious_BIL
a Downhiller
from Stuarts Draft, Virginia
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | wintergreen | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Cheap and grippy | | Weaknesses: | Weak. Do not buy these if you have rocks and like to hit them with your pedals. | | Bike Setup: | SLX w/ Avy and Super T | | Bottom Line: | I broke my pedal the other day after hitting a rock. One of the cross-bar thingies broke off. I didn't smack the rock that hard. Same thing happened to two other riders I know. One of them doesn't ride hard at all.
If you ride in rocky terrain or do street, look elsewere. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Puchacho Mulago
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | City Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Grippy... smooth. | | Weaknesses: | Weak... bearings will loosen quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo, S&M, Primo | | Bike Setup: | Yep. | | Bottom Line: | The good about this pedal is that it grips great and spins smoother than most loose bearing pedals.
The bad is that the part of the pedal that holds the four tractions pins breaks easily. I cracked mine within like a week of installation, but continued to ride it. It finally completely broke so I replaced it with a spare Zu Zu. On my trip out of state, I broke the pedal again in the same exact spot. The crossbar that has four traction pins seems a bit weak. Considering that mountain biking sometimes takes riders into rock gardens and ledges, it's kinda strange. Maybe I'm being a bit piddly because I've used other similar pedals for years and have never had them break like that. I'm talking 7+ years, and seven different bikes and numerous sets of pedals (I don't ride clipless on but one bike). I've ripped traction pins clean out of the bodies, destroyed bearings, worn pins down to nubs but never broken any of the pedals but these. Build em stronger.
* When the service department tries to sell you a set of their new pedals when you inquire about warranty replacement, that's a bad sign. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zeke
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | anything with lotsa bumps. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Price point .com | | Strengths: | -Looks the tits!
-Seems strong.
-Gripomatic.
-Sealed Bearings.
-Price
-Replacable pins. | | Weaknesses: | Meat grinder if you slip which is unlikely conidering how well these grip. Paint job is a little uneven (if you can call that a weakness). Hard to find caled 5 online retailers all of them were back ordered except price point which said they had 10 pairs left, everyone wants these pedals. | | Similar Products Used: | El cheapo alloy pedals and stock nylon pedals. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 gary fisher advance stock except for, hayes mechanical disk brakes, sun rims, these pedals (duh). | | Bottom Line: | Sweet, like glue on your shoe. I use them for sidewalk surfing, and light trail riding. If you can find a place that has em' in stock get them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JD
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | Cheap
Nice feel
Sticky | | Weaknesses: | -Broke the pin bridge thing in about 4 rides.
-Bad seals | | Similar Products Used: | Mosh, Wellgo b-37 | | Bike Setup: | heavy to very heavy | | Bottom Line: | Junk. A good feeling platform, but very badly designed. Would be best for a commuter bike or someone who never rides in dirt or mud. Seals are really bad and have a tendency to come off and allow mud and water into the bearings. They are fairly easy to rebuild, which is good considering you have to do it after every ride. Rode them probably 10 times and broke the bridge that holds the pins. This piece is very under supported and weak.
Save your money and buy a stronger pedal, or be prepared to break yours. The wellgo b-37 are about the same price and much better...
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Submitted by
Judson
a
from Bellingham, WA USA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Chuckanut Mt. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Seem strong to me, cheap! | | Weaknesses: | Flat topped pegs are not so hot, platform seems small to me, bearings don't last forever. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock crappers with clips, Shimano platforms, Kona Jack-Sh!t. | | Bike Setup: | Azonic DS-1, Race Face cranks/BB, Duke SL | | Bottom Line: | Good cheap starter platform. Don't expect great performance but just good performance. I've smacked them on plenty of rocks at medium to low speeds and they're still hanging in there just fine. The bearings are starting to go on mine. My only complaint is the flat topped pegs. They grip alright in dry, but get them wet and they loose a lot of traction. I wear Vans Rowleys (great biking sole) and I have issues some times. Also, the platform size just doesn't seem that great to me, but I might just be picky. If you want a cheap pedal, get em, but I'm upgrading to something with a sharp allen screw type peg (Kore). They grip a lot better all the time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dana
a Weekend Warrior
from Boston
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Bow ridge (whats left of it) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Crappy LBS | | Strengths: | Price | | Weaknesses: | Not study enough. bearings came loose. | | Similar Products Used: | Snafu (the ones with replaceable pins) Awsome pedals | | Bike Setup: | KHS Team ST set up for light freeriding. | | Bottom Line: | So I needed a cheap pair of flats for my new bike (this was 2001). I grabbed the ZuZu's. It took less than 3 months to break off one of the "pin bridges" on a rock. I later replaced them with Snafu pedals which are solid. They hurt like heck though when you embed them in your shin. They have since changed the design. My new Turner is getting Atomic Ballistics. Clear pedals, how cool is that. Bottom line on the ZuZu...great starter pedal for someone looking to try flats. Not for the experienced rider though. High value rating for low online prices. Low overall for being "disposable". | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charlie Bonamer
a Cross Country Rider
from FL
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | nearest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson | | Strengths: | Grip of pins. They will only go a 1/4 inch into your shin because thats how long the pegs are.Price | | Weaknesses: | Heavy. Also,only one bearing in each pedal, I was surprised! Did anyone else know that?When one got stiff because it had sand in it I took it apart to clean and regrease I discovered. Regrease did work by the way. | | Similar Products Used: | oddessy sharkbites, performance brand | | Bike Setup: | Sweet bike blah blah | | Bottom Line: | Nice xc pedal if you dont mind extra lb. Work great with VANS. Surprised to find pedal has bushing instead of bearing on crankside of pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a
from Modesto, CA
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Bottom Line: | I run them on my Santa Cruz Bullit when I do hardcore downhill rides. I've dropped my 225 lb. butt onto some hard landings; banged the heck out of them and they haven't failed me yet! They are cheap and have outlasted my friends expensive platform pedals. Buy them with confidence. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jared Simmons
a Weekend Warrior
from Indianapolis, IN
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | They grip nicely. | | Weaknesses: | These pedals are SOOO weak, first time out i snaped the back bar, and the customer service from the Sun company BLOWS. | | Bike Setup: | 02 Bullit Super T, 5th element and all the goodies | | Bottom Line: | These pedals have good grip on them but the customer service for them is rediculous. Its so bad that most mountain biking stores will not cary them because of it. They are also a very weak pedal. Thats the bottom line. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
calnhob
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | universialcycles.com | | Strengths: | Nice smooth bearings
Sealed
Tough pins | | Weaknesses: | Pins are short.
Middle does not have enough suppore. | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are pretty nice and grippy. I replaced more than half the pins because i wanted longer ones since the original pins were useless when riding in muddy conditions. The pins are a biatch to remove and they strip easily. Also, it was very hard to find replacement pins. The tpi's are not stardard. I went to truevalue and home depot and couldnt find the right pins. I finally had to use smaller size pins and use teflon tape with crazy glue to make them fit. Also they arent are stable feeling as the snafu flat pedals. But overall the pedals are very nice and a lot better than the odyssey twist. Plus they were only $30. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from Eatonville, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | The Price. They are very grippy and very strong. They look good as well. | | Weaknesses: | They are not as wide as I would have liked, but for the price I can't complain. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp Disc | | Bottom Line: | These are the best platform pedals you can buy for your money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christian
a
from Catonsville, Maryland
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA.com | | Strengths: | The pins grip up nicely, they don't cost a whole lot, they don't break too easily, and they are stiff. | | Weaknesses: | not that have made themselves evident to me. | | Similar Products Used: | Crappy stock platform pedals, Oddessy triple traps, Mosh pedals | | Bike Setup: | '00 Trek 4500 (go ahead, laugh, the only stock parts are the frame and cranks, which i plan on replacing soon) Psylo XC, Rhyno Lites on Deore disc, XT/LX drivetrain, SRAM pc 69 chain, Maxxis tires (Mobster f, HighRoller r), SDG saddle, ODI lockons, Profile Design Tenacious-D bar, bontrager stem, Avid brakes and levers. | | Bottom Line: | These are great pedals, almost everyone that i ride with uses these pedals, they are great for dirt jumping, doing drops, trail riding, everything. If you are still using crappy stock pedals, toss 'em and get a pair of these.
And for the ripping up your shins bit, either suck it up or get shin guards. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joey Salisbury
a Weekend Warrior
from King George, VA
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | some mail order house | | Strengths: | excellent grip | | Weaknesses: | will eat your calf for lunch | | Bottom Line: | Great if you keep feet on - if not get ready some "big bites" out of your calf....but I like them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ron Seiderer
a Cross Country Rider
from Peterborough, ON, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | scenic-hardpacked | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | SportingLife | | Strengths: | Light, strong, a lot of room. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | cheapy platforms, various clipless | | Bike Setup: | 02 Specialized Enduro Comp | | Bottom Line: | They always make me feel secure and sure footed. So worth the money. I enjoy a scenic trail ride as much as dodging trees on a single track. Great all around piece of gear. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sam wilson
a Downhiller
from beverly mass
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | rock trail/brass balls | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | nearest shop | | Strengths: | good grip for the size, light weight (if it even matters), | | Weaknesses: | not a hardtail pedal...get something with more beef to it if u are a hardtail rider, went thru 2 pairs cause of broken cages | | Bike Setup: | 16" sinister ridge, z1qr20, profile ss cranks, raceface, singlewide wheels, azonic, sdg etc | | Bottom Line: | perfect freeride pedal for all you full susp. riders | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BOB
a Cross Country Rider
from Marysville CA
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | South Yuba (all 16 miles) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Awesome grip. Very sturdy. Great pedal for the price. | | Weaknesses: | I have not found one. | | Similar Products Used: | Numerous peadals all of them clippless though. Shimano ,Time , Crank bros | | Bike Setup: | Specialized hardtail, Sun Rhyno lites , LX XT MIX Sun Zu ZU pedals,Psylo XC. My second bike for urban or whatever. | | Bottom Line: | I put together a second bike with old and new parts. I have Mt biked for 5 years and have rode clipless since my second week. When I put this bike together I wanted to try platform pedals and also save money building my beater. I initally had difficulty getting used to not being cliiped in. I have to say I like these pedals alot. They are awesome and I have gotten used to not being cliiped in. I very quickly bought some shin guards and I where them. They are mean when they kiss your shin but I am convinced there are times now I prefer these over clipless pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Waylan
a Weekend Warrior
from Randolph, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any that goes down or through mud | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepiont | | Strengths: | excellent gripp, not to big, good looks | | Weaknesses: | Not as much support in the center (yes, I know I'm being picky)Not a real issue though. | | Similar Products Used: | cheap platforms with and without toe clipps, clippless/platform combos (waste of money), and oversized BMX platforms | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Bullit, Jr.T, Raceface | | Bottom Line: | These pedals rock. I have mutiple scars in my shins from all the other pedals listed above. But I have yet to slipp off these pedals. I don't even have a good pair of Vans like I should - that'll be my next purchase. And at this price, who can complain!?!
After my first ride a did notice my feet were a little sore from a lack of support in the center but I've been using an oversized pair of BMX pedals with excess support in the center. After a few more rides it's not an issue.
I've never had trouble doing bunny hops (except when clipped in) but these pedals make a world of difference. I can lift the back wheel up using my feet only. My hands were just resting in the handlebars. I often find my back wheel now comes higher off the ground in a bunny hop with these super grippy pedals. I'de recommend these to anyone. No clippless for me ever again!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Downhiller
from Rochester Hills Mi USA
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Joyride On whistler mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | A shop in whistler village | | Strengths: | The petals are so light compared to other petals on the market but what's so wierd is that they are as strong as the beefier petals. They're also suprisingly a very beautifully crafted petal. Also the sealed cartrige bearings and replacible pins give it a nice touch. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Bottom Line: | There petals are tough, light, good looking, and compare with $100 petals. Overall they're worth your time and your money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrea
a Cross Country Rider
from penn valley,ca,usa
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | nice looking, not too huge, replacible pins, good grip, doesnt effect climbing, good if you dont like clipless | | Weaknesses: | nope.....perfection | | Similar Products Used: | cheep plastic flats | | Bike Setup: | 2001 marin pine mtn | | Bottom Line: | greet platforn pedal! i really noticed a difference when switching from the cheapos to these. i highly recomend them! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CalMTB
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkeley
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything is good | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | smooth pedals, very sturdy, grippy, relatively light, and cool looking | | Weaknesses: | none. | | Similar Products Used: | standard pedals w/ straps that came w/ bike | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Hardrock, converted to single-speed, everything stock except riser bar, englund Total Air cartridges in my Judy TT, and avid levers | | Bottom Line: | very cheap compared to other ridiculously-priced pedals. they work well and are very grippy, thus eliminating the need for clipless. wide and sturdy platforms give you confidence when heading straight down rocky trails. a great product and a great value. probably the best-performing component on my otherwise ordinary bike. (avid levers and total air shocks are also good value.) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
greg lettie
a Cross Country Rider
from louisville, ky, usa
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | briar hill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | very grippy with replaceable traction pins. feels sturdy. inexpensive | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | GT bmx flat pedals | | Bike Setup: | rocky mountain elevation. marzocchi bomber Z-5 fork. shimano deore/lx drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | these are a great alternative to bmx style flat pedals for those who want a platform pedal specifically made for mountain biking. good quality mountain bike pedal without the "trapped in" feeling of clipless pedals. less expensive than comparable brands that are 2-3x the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roger Brown
a Weekend Warrior
from Spring Hill, TN
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | It grips great | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Crap | | Bike Setup: | urban assault unit | | Bottom Line: | These pedals grip they are for my backup bike and I have time pedal on my GT. Well learning to use flats again is fun so I have wonderful snakebites of well. they grip great you wont be dissapointed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
apex ride
a Cross Country Rider
from ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | kelso conservation area | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycle works, waterdown, ON | | Strengths: | totaly durable, i've put them through a beating doing some urban trick riding while waiting for the xc trails to clean up a bit and they're just taking it. i just upgraded to the zuzu's and i'm loving them. best of all, for all those who want the control of clipless but just love flats, the zuzu's really grip you to the bike. | | Similar Products Used: | easton cully | | Bike Setup: | specialized rockhopper comp, upgrades: xtr v-brakes, sun ringle zuzu pedals | | Bottom Line: | strong, reliable, great grip, cheap | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Randy
a Cross Country Rider
from jessup pa
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | main bike world | | Strengths: | solid construction, the studs sticking out to keep your feet planted | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | crap wellgo pedals, and tioga | | Bike Setup: | gt xcr 5000. z2 atom race front fork, sun ringle pedals, dual density serfas grips, gt bar ends | | Bottom Line: | very nice design keeps your feet on the pedals. studs are removable if they get worn down. buy them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Soss
a Downhiller
from New Mexico
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | lightweight
good traction
good price | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bottom Line: | very good pedals for the money. they keep your feet in place. they have taken some pretty good bashes on rocks and kept on ticken. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter Lillesve
a Weekend Warrior
from Northern Minnesota
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | $30 | | Strengths: | big
grippy
cheap
look nice | | Weaknesses: | none as far as I am concerned | | Similar Products Used: | rat trap pedals with rat traps removed
LOOK SL3's
Ritchey clipless | | Bike Setup: | Pro~Flex Beast, K2 5500C | | Bottom Line: | These pedals were just what I was looking for when I set out to find some platforms. I was riding LOOK SL3's on my bike most currently, but I didn't like riding them around campus much, and I was starting to get into more technical riding that required more free movement of my feet on the pedals, as well as a larger platform.
Now that i have these, I doubt I'll go back to clipless. The Zu Zu's are very grippy with a flat soled shoe, they are relatively inexpensive, and they don't weigh that much. The only possible compromise I can see is that there is the potential to really screw up your shins, but that is to be expected. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lucas Mucas
a Weekend Warrior
from knoxville
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | http://members.aol.com/johnk0/godkills.jpg | | Weaknesses: | http://members.aol.com/johnk0/godkills.jpg | | Similar Products Used: | ODYSSEY-suck | | Bike Setup: | hucker | | Bottom Line: | Sticky sticky sticky pedals. Great for jumping/drops. Haven't done anything over 6 feet, but they stick to etnies like glue. Starting to brush up on my trials skills and they seem to be helping me out a lot. very stable for biek control and a large platform for positive traction. Extremely beefy and well built | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ivan
a Downhiller
from Brooklyn
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | traction, replaceble pins, don't spin, | | Weaknesses: | shin guards protect the front of your shin but not the back,
i got five ling scars on the back of my left calf | | Similar Products Used: | bmw shinburgers | | Bike Setup: | yep | | Bottom Line: | thay do what they are suposed to do, thay hodl your feet in plase, thay are resonably light, and the pins look mean, thay don't spin whaen you do nofooters, thay cost $35 wnat else do you want?
i'll give thaem five flamin' monkeys for the quality and the price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ride hard
a Weekend Warrior
from Port Hardy B.C
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Bear trail,Pipeline,Chutes and Ladders,Urban | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Airbomb.com | | Strengths: | This pedal is really grippy, it is a good all round free ride pedal.My Vans really sitck into the removable pins and a platform is a must for jumps and drops.Also so far the pins have'nt worn down.Strong with cartridge barings | | Weaknesses: | paint comes off pretty easy.Has the potential to really slice up your shins although so far this hasnt happened. | | Similar Products Used: | stock pieces of crap,snafu flats,mosh platform | | Bike Setup: | VPS 4 with Z3 qr20s xt stuff intense DH tires Rhyno lyte rims, North shore xs crank other stuff | | Bottom Line: | Buy these pedals and you wont be dissapointed.They are really good for riding uphill I rode up a steep uphill with one hand with them and was able to spin its feels like your clipped in.The best part is you can ride all styles DH, freeride, trials, DS, as well as XC.These pedals are da bomb.but wont break if you bomb on them.i give it 5 pieces of dog crap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Duane
a Weekend Warrior
from Georgia, USA
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything Fast | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Price | | Weaknesses: | Poor grip and too large for my taste. | | Similar Products Used: | Pedals that came with the bike.
| | Bike Setup: | Giant Iguana SE/Manitou X-Vert, Deore, Raceface, Selle Italia. | | Bottom Line: | Put them on and took them for a spin in the yard. Did a bunny hop in the drive way and lost my footing, which caused me to come down hard on the seat, and put a 15 degree bend in my seatpost. Even with Vans on I can't stay glued on like I expected. This morning I rode some tight singletrack and almost got thrown when the pedal caught a rock in the trail. Tough pedal, but doesn't grip and too big for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Roseville, CA
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | -excellent grip
-large stable platform surface
-replaceable pins
-cheap | | Weaknesses: | -seals don't seem to be the best
| | Bike Setup: | gary fisher paragon. mostly stock w/ a few upgrades | | Bottom Line: | this is a great pedal at a great price. i was riding clipless pedals and tried platforms on a friends rig and fell in love. i was skeptical at first if a platform would do what i wanted, but they have. i like the freedom of a platform and feel no real performance loss over my old clipless. i haven't taken a good spill with these on yet, but the pins look like they could do some real damage to your shins. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Detroit
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$34.00 | | Purchased At: | Price point | | Strengths: | Grippy, removable pins... | | Weaknesses: | Woulda liked them in silver, a bit flexy for this 190 lb freerider... | | Similar Products Used: | MANY MANY sets of GT flats, Snafu | | Bike Setup: | Kona rigid, Xvert 2000, Mammoth Wheels...Black Spire ring god, profile 3 piece cranks, race face headset/handlebars..etc..etc... | | Bottom Line: | Ya want decent pedals for cheap...IF your freeriding or using a dual suspension bike these are a winner.. If ya want a stronger pedal for a rigid Urban Assault bike..Stick with the BMW Shinburger... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a
from Lafayette, CA
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | fairly grippy, not too harsh on shins, indestructable pins | | Weaknesses: | could be grippier, bend way too easily. I bent mine in two months of regular freeriding on a hardtail | | Similar Products Used: | Easton Cully, Haro Big Blocks, Shimano DX, Primo Platforms | | Bike Setup: | 99 GT aggressor frame, full XT drivetrain, Azonic bars, Race Face stem, no name seatpost, XT hubs on Mavic 519s, WTB and Specialized tires, SDG seat, XT V-brakes, Rock Shox Psylo SL | | Bottom Line: | Good enough for mild riders, but not strong enough if you are serious about freeriding. They are too easy to bend. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Claudio
a
from San Diego, California
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Grips damn well. I took out the middle pins(cause of injury) and they still hold tight. The price is the best. | | Weaknesses: | I have many holes in my shins. I don't go anywhere without my shin-guards. Don't learn the hard way get shin-guards it hurts really bad. And there's lots of blood. | | Bottom Line: | The good price, the quality, the strength and grip surpass tyhe holes in my leg, not to mention the 2 inch scar on my calf, but that was a stupid mistake. If you're on a budget or just want good pedals, get these, they work great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evil Hippy
a
from VA
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Good grip. Strong although I have already worn a few the pins down. Good for any type of riding even uphill. | | Weaknesses: | Wear shin guards | | Similar Products Used: | 636 | | Bike Setup: | Bullit w/qr20 | | Bottom Line: | Don't ride in water. These pedals are easily penitrated and the grease seals are not very tight. I had to pump one full of grease to keep it going and the grease seals don't go back very easy. Easy to tear apart and reassemble. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a Cross Country Rider
from colorado
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | price... | | Weaknesses: | i bent mine after a nice big boulder jumper up and grabbed on to it ,i was doing some downhill ridin in steamboat springs...and that ended my day... | | Similar Products Used: | just bought some easton cully;s | | Bike Setup: | aeon isis sl..x-vert super...xt..ad-12...panaracer fire xc | | Bottom Line: | great pedals ...i bent mine but i may have bent any pedal for what happened to me so i can;t complain ,,,and for the price i could have bought 2 , | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn
a Weekend Warrior
from bay village, oh, USA
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | one w/out poison ivy | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | designed to keep mud off, and your foot on - and strong.
i've bashed these on iron platforms, rocks, you name it,
and there is no sign of deformity.....yet | | Weaknesses: | burger city, but the pain's worth a good pedal, and if you're a f.r. or u.a.r. and get stupid, order a good set of shin guards and you'll be fine. they are fine for xc'ers | | Similar Products Used: | junky stock pedals | | Bottom Line: | this are the best platform pedals you can buy.
reasons:
there fairly cheap,
they keep mud off, and your foot on.
and they're strong.
| | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Raul
a Downhiller
from Portugal
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | The one that takes me home to my girl! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Strong, grip like hell, look good, sealed bearings, grip very well, your foot won´t get out unless you want... you get the point!!!
And don´t say that "eating shins" thing is bad... it´s a anti thief system!!! :) Now seriously, if you are concerned about your shins, use protections! But anyway, in a lot of situations where other pedals would slip and get your shins, these won´t, so calm down! | | Weaknesses: | None so far... | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing comparable | | Bike Setup: | Aluminium Hardtail with Manitou SX ´00, Magura Claras, Shimano LX, and Concept parts (German brand?) | | Bottom Line: | If you want a pedal that will keep your foot in place get these. Yesterday on a jump, I twisted my ankle but the foot stayed in place! If it was with my old pedals, I know I would have get injured.
I forgot to say before... they have a great area, wich is really good. You just throw your foot at it and you´re ready to go!
The price is nice as well, so get them! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Poco, BC Canada
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Boogeyman on "The Shore" | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Grippy,Grippy,Grippy......like crap on a dogs ass fur!!! | | Weaknesses: | Don't try riding naked with these bad boys (OUCH!!) | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo Bam-1,Shimano 545 | | Bike Setup: | K2 Disco Monkey,Z1 Bam,Hayes hydros | | Bottom Line: | Can take the abuse of rock bashing and drop thrashing.Sexy looking pedals.Can't get a better platform flat with sealed bearings for the money.Get these now you won't be disappointed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dean
a Weekend Warrior
from Massachusetts
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson.com | | Strengths: | Super grip
Large platform
Price | | Weaknesses: | Cheese Graters...?
| | Bike Setup: | Tricked out Razorback...
XTR drivetrain, Thompson stem and post, King head, Monkeylite bars, etc... | | Bottom Line: | I've gone through ringer on pedals. Started with K2 spd clones, then bought Shimano 545's, (clip and platform combos), next were the Time ATAC clipless, (perfect XC pedals... luv-em), finally the Zu-Zu's.
For free-riding and general XC these are terrific. The grab gives you a feeling of security without the life-threatening fear in the technical stuff.
Highly reccomended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Downhiller
from reading
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Strengths: | good grip, almost slip free | | Weaknesses: | meat grinders | | Bike Setup: | two wheels and a frame | | Bottom Line: | nice pedals highly recommend | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Charbonneau
a Cross Country Rider
from Orleans, Ont, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Greg Christies Bike Shop | | Strengths: | The pedal is practically none slip, best grip without being tied down to your bike. | | Weaknesses: | It can scrape your leg, but any pedal does, although if you oil, be careful, it spins way more. | | Similar Products Used: | VPS-1 Bike Pedals
Same as these pedals | | Bike Setup: | Norco NX2000 FS '00 | | Bottom Line: | For the best grip without being stuck to your bike like clipless pedals are, you get the best comfort, control and ride with these pedals. Go for these, they are amazing for any rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Francisco the Man
a
from WI
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria | | Strengths: | Your foot DOES NOT MOVE. | | Weaknesses: | They will eat your shins | | Similar Products Used: | Odyssey Triple Trap, stock pedals | | Bike Setup: | Pimped out | | Bottom Line: | Just move your foot slightly and you're good to go. These have a thinner profile than my previous flats. Grip is phenomenal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Downhiller
from Denver
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | hold up damn well, pins are sturdy, cheap for what you get | | Weaknesses: | damn my shins got messed up form these things... | | Similar Products Used: | dx, atomic lab, easton, specialized, ect. | | Bike Setup: | monty x-hydra | | Bottom Line: | this is an update on my last review:
i swapped these pedla sout onto my trials biek and have used them there for about 5 months. they work well and i can bash them into pretty much anything with out much more than paint stratching off. they work well, but not amazingly perfect by any means.
maybe its me but i like a slighty bigger area for my foot to be on. from learning the hard way, you need shin gaurds with these pedals. i have found that they will grip well all day and then attack your shin whne you least expect it (the sacrs on my legs are goof proof).
i liked these pedals when they stayed under my foot but hated them in any other place on me.
i am impressed by the quality for the money that these pedals deliver but prefer other pedals for dh and cage style pedals for trials over these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Downhiller
from CO
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | wild thing | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | keystone resort | | Strengths: | evewrything the way they fit tight to your shoes and dont let go, there replacable pins, there strength | | Weaknesses: | i loosend them and now they make a rattling sound when my foot come off and they spin fast, but that was from goin off of a 6 foot drop off on to a flat, if your foot slips off....ouch, get some shin pads | | Bike Setup: | intense m1, race face north shore xs cranks, boxxer fork etc.... | | Bottom Line: | these are prab the best pedals out there for there money and they will last and last so buy them, you wont regret it...unless you smack your shins | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Matt Carle
a Cross Country Rider
from Scotia, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere in Upstate NY | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint I think..... | | Strengths: | Strong, Rotates nice, Sticky. | | Weaknesses: | This is so very small I don't know why I am adding it, but the paint job sucks pretty bad. Its thick in some spots and thin in others. Again, this should not stop you from buying these pedals. | | Similar Products Used: | The oh so horrable Shim. 515's | | Bike Setup: | 01 Schwinn Moab 2, Titec titanium seatpost, Flite seat, Judy SL up front. | | Bottom Line: | For the price these pedals are second to none. There are slightly better ones out there, but you would have to be stupid to pay $100 for them!!!!! A word to the wise though. If you do not have a pair of Van's with that pee colored gum sole, you probably do not want to buy these pedals. Always where flat shoes with gum soles or you are asking for trouble. But it does not hurt as much as being clipped into you pedals and not being able to get out..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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sander vliet van
a Weekend Warrior
from rotterdam
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | rotterdam | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | mountainbikes.net | | Strengths: | great pedals.. i allways hesitated buying flats but in mud or for jumping and doing any kind of tricks it is a must | | Weaknesses: | price | | Similar Products Used: | shimano's, | | Bike Setup: | specialized fsr, jrt 15 cm, hayes db, mavic 321 discs, all is xt, ac chainguide. | | Bottom Line: | Just these pedals look great feel great and ride great too.
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DMS
a
from BUFFALO NY
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | JENSONUSA | | Strengths: | BIG, AWSOME GRIP | | Weaknesses: | ZERO | | Similar Products Used: | CRAP WITH CLIPS | | Bike Setup: | SPECIALIZED ROCKHOPPER HOLLOWTECH CRANK MANITOU SXR
XT/LX DRIVE TRAIN. | | Bottom Line: | THE BEST 30 BUCKS YOU CAN SPEND FOR FREERIDING,GREAT FOR
CLIMBING. IF YOUR FEET EVER SLIP OFF YOUR SHINS ARE DONE
BUY THEM AT JENSON. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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allan
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz, California, USA
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint | | Strengths: | Price/Feet stay on the pedal/Platform great for balancing over rocks | | Similar Products Used: | Brontrager RE1; Shimano 646 | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000 | | Bottom Line: | Was sure I would break ankle on the Bontrager RE1 so switched to Shimano 646; much better but did break my ankle because of my ankle position when I fell.
Sun Zu Zu are exactly what I want-not sure why someone would want an spd pedal-can balance better; foot stays glued to pedal if use soft rubber bottomed shoe. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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AJ
a
from Torrance, CA USA
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Super Grip. Durable. | | Weaknesses: | Has the capability to rip skin off. | | Similar Products Used: | Kore Platform | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Schwinn Moab 2 modified: Michelin Hot S, Sun Mammoth/XT rear wheel, XT cassette, LX hollowtech crank with ES-70 splined, profile riser, pretty nice yet a lil heavy. | | Bottom Line: | These peadals work and are damn nice. These are real nice when jumping, but will hurt a lot if skin runs into them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Grippy, Rugged | | Weaknesses: | Meat tenderizers - wear pads. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 545, 747 (clipless) | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar custom build | | Bottom Line: | I got these platforms and a pair of flat soled Vans before a downhilling trip to colorado. These kept my feet on the pedals even over the worst sections of the slopes! These pedals can take a beating, stick to your soles like glue (if flat soles), and save your life.
Although I never wrecked in colorado, I have slipped the pedals when trying trials stuff here at home... resulting in some pretty ugly scars on the back on my shins. WEAR PADS. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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SF Ripper
a Weekend Warrior
from San Francisco, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Northshore type trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$39.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA.com | | Strengths: | they're big and hefty, which makes it very good as a downhill/slalom/freeride pedal. | | Weaknesses: | the pins don't grip to well | | Bike Setup: | trek 6000 with a few upgrades | | Bottom Line: | it's a decent pedal worth buying | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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smilee
a Downhiller
from Annan, Ontario, Great White North
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Do i have to choose | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | bought on a used rig | | Strengths: | They are big, fat, and beautiful (if you can call a pedal that). The pins will hold down just about anything, even with very light foot pressure, the seals are excellent, I didn't buy these seperately, but I am amazed by the price. | | Weaknesses: | My friend used them for light DH for 4 months, but a bearing in each cartridgs is gone, they make one hell of a screech. Oh well. | | Similar Products Used: | Blah, blah, blah. | | Bike Setup: | Giant DH team, XMO XL-70, System 8's (far better than the Shimano copies), Ac pro guide, other DH stuff | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are super good in ANY conditions, the pins are big, bad and if you race DH, why the hell don't you have shinpads anyway, so stop your crying. They are relatively cheap, strong, and all around good quality. BUY THEM!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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stu
a Weekend Warrior
from New Orleans
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | auction on e-Bay | | Strengths: | Awesome gripping, concaved, slick bearings, removeable pins, cool design | | Weaknesses: | None so far! | | Similar Products Used: | Stock clips, older SPDs (aka death traps) | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Schwinn Moab 3 | | Bottom Line: | I did a lot of research on pedals before I bought these. I really wanted to get a pair of Kore platform pedals. BUT, I just couldn't spend $80-$100 on them. Thanks to other reviews I made a very wise choice to get the ZUZU's. I found them brand new on e-bay for $35. I wear Airwalks with them and I usually wiggle my shoe a little and I'm locked in. I have had some near death (shin) experiences. But other than that the ZUZU's will out perform just about anything. Sure you could go spend twice as much on the Kore's, but I can almost guarantee you'll be waisting your money. Overall this is a top performer platform pedal for a fraction of the price. I just can't say enough good things about these pedals! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Kevin
a
from Denver
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | cheap, pretty good grip, strong | | Weaknesses: | for the life of me i cannot get the pins in mine loose, i have done everything i can but they wont budge... | | Similar Products Used: | easton flatboys, atomic, shimano dx | | Bottom Line: | nice entry platform pedal. if you are looking into getting used to them but dont want to spend tons, these are the pedals for you. if you have ridden with plats forever and want something that will blow anything away, try the easton flatboys or anything else designed by atomic labs. zu-zu's are great pedals overall just that there are better out there (2x the cost oo) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Jeff
a Downhiller
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Too many to list | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | The bike company | | Strengths: | Grips to your shoes like glue, super tuff, slick looks, sealed, and not too expensive. | | Weaknesses: | They will f*#k you up if you slip a pedal. Get some shin guards!! | | Similar Products Used: | Various other platforms | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Bullit, Mr.T, Race Face. | | Bottom Line: | I bought these pedals after I snaped my last platforms clean off my crank arm. I just happened to be a block away from the LBS when I broke my pedal off, and I bought these as a quick replacement. Little did I know that these pedals are the sh*t. Even after smacking huge rocks on tech. single tracks these bad boys simply laugh it off. I can't say enough about em'. I give them five hot ones. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Bryan
a
from Black Mountain NC
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Kitzuma | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | superior grip
nice seals on bearings
adjustable pins
designed by a friend at ringle | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | crupi caged pedels | | Bike Setup: | BMC FS,with marzicchi Z5's up front,ringle RPM XXL weelset,geax hook and warp tires, sachs shifters and LX dralieurs | | Bottom Line: | these pedels are awsome for most all types of riding,the seals are great and extra smooth and the black color is fine with me all in all these are my favorite platforms yet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Smithers
a Weekend Warrior
from Beech Grove, IN, USA
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Nebo Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Excellent grip, concave surface, big enough for an NBA player's foot, great sealed bearings | | Weaknesses: | If your foot ever DOES slip, you're gonna lose a whole lot of skin! Might want to invest in shin guards. | | Similar Products Used: | The toe-strap junk that came on my bike, various BMX-type pedals | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4500 stock (for now), with the exception of these pedals. | | Bottom Line: | I was a little concerned when I first bought these pedals that I was gonna lose a lot of the meat off my shins. Not so! I rode Nebo Ridge last weekend (lots of roots, rocks, bumps, and jumps) and didn't slip once! Not bad considering how tweeked my rims were when I got done. By far the best pedal I've ever used. And the price is under $50! Go get some. You'll love 'em! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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rm_no_compromise
a Weekend Warrior
from orlando, Florida USA
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hardrock | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Smooth bearings, sticky, beefy, nice to see pedals for us guys with big hammers! What about the price?! Super nice deal. You can get these for $44 through Dans Competition! Compare to Kore which are probably twice as much | | Weaknesses: | The only problem I have is aesthetically, not how the look but some blemishes in the smoothness of the paint. Some bumps here and there, but this means nothing really. | | Similar Products Used: | SPDs, etc | | Bike Setup: | Oxygen Race '00, Turbine LPs, LX/XT, Azonic shorty stem, Titec Berserkr DH Saddle, SRAM 7.0 calipers | | Bottom Line: | You simply can't beat this for the money. If you have big hammers (ie. feet), the cheapest clipless shoe out there is made by sidi and it will run you ~$200. Plus, if freeriding is your thing then these work great. Sun makes some killer stuff at great prices! The only drawback to a pedal like this, of course, is that they will tear up your shins but that's to be expected. Just remember to buy some Fox pads:)
I highly recommend these pedals. Five flaming Chilis! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Adam W
a Weekend Warrior
from College Park, MD
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the Pits | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | bombproof, grippy, works better in mud than my 545s | | Weaknesses: | uhm... hmm. Thinking... drawing a blank... | | Similar Products Used: | clip/strap, Shimano 545, Bonty RE-1 | | Bike Setup: | Trek 930, XT, Z.3 LT, azonic, etc | | Bottom Line: | Superb pedal. Went to a recent pits jam and watched in amusement as the other hairscramblers cursed their SPDs in knee-deep mud, and then pulled my dirt-caked Vans out of the puddle, clomped them on my Ringles, and plowed onward. Perfect for DH, DS, and really hairy/muddy singletrack - no worries, no clipping, just get on and go. Also good for size-14-footed dudes like me who have issues finding SPD shoes that fit - nice big platform to these things. Only wish they weren't so expen$ive... but d@mn if they aren't worth it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Nathan Shallcross
a Weekend Warrior
from Chester
Date Reviewed: July 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Nantmawr Quarry | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Wide colour range and good bearings,seals and grip | | Weaknesses: |
Studs came loose fairly quick | | Similar Products Used: |
DMR V12 + V8 | | Bike Setup: |
Used hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Good pedals for the price | | Overall Rating: |
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william
a Downhiller
from Hyattsville, MD
Date Reviewed: June 30, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
dirt | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Killer grip, great bearings | | Weaknesses: |
not sure... | | Similar Products Used: |
GT bmx/freestyle platforms. shimano 636 | | Bike Setup: |
fast | | Bottom Line: | These pedals stick like glue to yer shoes,who cares what color they are, the work well! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
str8boy
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: June 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Secret Guide's Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Lots of grip
Sealed bearings | | Weaknesses: |
Only in black
Shinkiller pins | | Similar Products Used: |
Ritchey Pro Logic
clip & strap suckas | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 6500/XT/Z2 BAM (HARDTAIL!!) | | Bottom Line: | Went riding out in BC last week and loved the trails there!! I got turned on to flat pedal riding out there, 'cause we were doing mostly downhill, but I haven't gone back since. I will never return to clipless - free at last!! I bought these pedals a while back and love 'em. 4 stars just 'cause now I need shin guards | | Overall Rating: |
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Greg Beech
a Downhiller
from England
Date Reviewed: May 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Nantmawr Quarry | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
They have a lot of grip and have superb bearings. | | Weaknesses: |
The seals are not quite up to the best of the British mud. Sad people who like anodised bits on their bike will be upset to know that they only come in black. | | Similar Products Used: |
Odyssey TripleTrap, DMR V12 | | Bike Setup: |
On my SantaCruz Heckler | | Bottom Line: | These pedals have lots of grip and great bearings, all-be-it with slightly poor seals, mean that these pedals are about the best around. Feel the same as DMR V12, and heaps better than anything else. | | Overall Rating: |
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