to BMX heaven. Whether your clearing the doubles
at your local dirt jumps or just looking for a stable platform for cruising
around town, you'll appreciate the grippy platforms and removable traction pins
of the Wellgo MG-1 magnesium platform pedals.
Submitted by
extremedave
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2012
Strengths: Light, good platform size, grippy.
Weaknesses: None so far.
Bottom Line:
I'm usually pretty critical but these pedals are flat awesome.
The lightest by far in this price range, reasonably low in profile and grippy as all get out. The best is the platform size, my biggest gripe with the DMR V8's was the pedal was just too small for my 5.10 Sam Hills. The Wellgos made a big difference in my last ride, previously had to carefully center my shoes on the DMR's but these you just stomp and go. Nice.
Haven't had them long enough to say how they'll hold up but you kick the crap out of pedals anyway. At $40.00 a pair, tear them up and get new as needed.
Use: Trail riding on full suspension bike, average rider.
Submitted by
phdinfunk
a Weekend Warrior
from Nantou County Taiwan
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2011
Strengths: Wide, major grip, cheap, light, looks cool
Weaknesses: My tech said sometimes the little cleats can break, so he gave me a box of replacements. I guess if more than a couple of them broke off, this pedal would start to behave like a slip and slide.
Bottom Line:
I didn't think pedals could make this much difference, but this has seriously improved my positive grip when riding through serious terrain or crucial situations. I pass some mean farm dogs from time to time and falling off my pedals was always a bit of a fear for me. Now I feel more confident!
It even helped my ride noticeably because these spin in the cranks better and give a more positive energy transfer than the crummy pedals that came with my bike. My tech showed me that they have actual bearings inside them. Of course, having a wider platform to stand on and the feeling that these things were digging into my shoes and not letting go forever helped my groove too. I had not expected the change in feeling that I got from these pedals. It was more dramatic than some seat changes I've done. Overall, I will never own or set up another bike without these or something similar. I need them like I need a good seat, good grips, and big bar ends.
By the way, when I went into the shop, I found these were the widest and lightest, and also the CHEAPEST of big premium pedals he had. Win, win, and win.
Similar Products Used: The stock pedals that came with my last two mountain bikes.
Bike Setup: SLX Shifting, Juicy 3 brakes, Kenda Rear and Holy Roller front tyres, Brooks Saddle, Marzocchi 44 RCI ti Suspension, Custom OEM ALU/Carbon frame by local export manufacturer.
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Submitted by
Chad A.
a Downhiller
from Bellingham, WA
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2011
Strengths: Cheap, sturdy, grip seems great.
Weaknesses: Seems to get a little slick when the rain starts falling, but that could be my Nike 6.0 skate shoes, so take with a grain of salt. Also, the bling factor is a bit low.
Bottom Line:
You get more than what you pay for with these. Great price point. Straitline and twenty6 pedals are sexier, but these do just fine, even after a few rock strikes. No rebuilding, I just drop some Triflow oil on the bearings here and there and spin them, and then they're smoooth again.
Submitted by
bennyt223
a Cross Country Rider
from Cold Spring, Ny, Putnam
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2011
Strengths: Great Durabilty, Wide Platform, Glues to your feet, Strong material, cool colors
Weaknesses: colors chip away easily
Bottom Line:
These pedals are awesome! They glue to your feet and are the absolute best platform pedals on the market. You can get them for cheap off ebay and come in many cool colors. If you are looking for some pedals to do everything in and one that are super grippy, these are the ones.
Bike Setup: Kona Fire Mountain w/ upgraded crank and tires
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Submitted by
zbear
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco, CA
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2011
Strengths: Cheap. Light. 360g pair. Super grip.
Has extra stud pin in the center of the pedal for even more grip. Most other platforms do not have the center stud pin. High end pedals like Easton Flatboys and Point One Racing Podium do not have the extra stud pin.
The sides of the pedals are more rounded than other platforms. They don't grab or snag the ground while pedaling/carving a tight turn or the side of rocks like more squared pedals causing you to fall over. Easton Flatboys knows this problem and has curved their pedals almost round. Point One Racing Podium look awesome, but the squarish edges snag more easily than these Wellgo MG-1.
Weaknesses: None
Bottom Line:
Best pedals I've used.
Cheap and they work.
They are not the lightest pedals or best looking, but they are the grippiest and most solid feeling pedals I've used.
Similar Products Used: Easton Flatboys, Point One Racing Podium
Bike Setup: Ibis Mojo SL, Cannondale Jekyll 2011 Carbon
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Submitted by
magic
a Weekend Warrior
from chicago, il, usa
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2011
Strengths: great grip
Weaknesses: doesn't spin on spindle, locked up
Bottom Line:
i like the pedals for their grip. but the right side pedal seized up which caused it to unscrew from the crank. this stripped my xt crank. i emailed wellgo twice and haven't heard back. 3wks so far. cant stick with a company that doesnt respond to emails or back their product. the pedals had about 160 miles on them at the time. bad pedals mucked my good cranks. i guess these pedals actually cost hundreds of dollars instead of what the giver spent.
Submitted by
Leshaghal
a Weekend Warrior
from Cincinnati OH
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2011
Strengths: Light! GLUED TO yOUr Feet! ANY COLOr YOU wANT
Weaknesses: paint sucks, wish they were $20 bucks a pair.
Bottom Line:
I ride with Adidas Sambas (and this is important because different shoes grip differently, my merrel relays don't bite as hard) It's like I'm glued to my bikes! The paint sucks. the studs are set screws that are adjustable higher is more bight lower=more slip...the paint rubs off but who cares. wanna bunny hop just point you toes down and wholla your part of the bike I'll never own anything but.
They ride almost as solid as clips but you'll never have a back wheel scorpion sting you in the back of the head when you eondo on these! Buy them
Bike Setup: '98 Uber V moto 120DH fork, and a '02 F-1000 Woody
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Submitted by
sitnstew
a Weekend Warrior
from Cleveland, OH, USA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2011
Strengths: Large platform, very light, good looking, strong spikes (shoes won't be moving from the platform)
Weaknesses: None
Bottom Line:
I couldn't be more happy with these pedals! I hated clipping in so the egg beaters weren't for me and the MG-1 is about as good as you can get with an extremely low price point. I got the green ones because I wanted something different on my bike but they all look good. My feet stick extremely well even in mud. The MG-1's actually felt lighter in my hands that my old egg beaters although I never weighed them so I have no proof of the claim.
These are also nice and large in the platform area which is great because I have wide feet.
Submitted by
shekiyan
a Weekend Warrior
from Malaysia
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2010
Strengths: Light weight and shaped to hold your foot.
Weaknesses: Ouch - those pins
Bottom Line:
When I first started mountain biking, I've been searching for a good pair of platform pedal. I've tried several sets before I found this - it has stayed with me since. It's an excellent investment with returns in the form of scars left on my shin because of those pins. Have been my favorite pedals before moving to clipless.
Submitted by
rnew
a Weekend Warrior
from Augusta, Georgia, USA
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2010
Strengths: My neighbor says that I'm trying to pimp my bike out, other then that there's a lot of room for my feet and they are slightly lighter then the cheapos that came with the bike. The other plus is that because of the larger surface area they don't hurt my feet and they give excellent traction.
Weaknesses: I have the white ones that look great but the paint chips off if it rubs at the slightest pressure against anything. So, as long as I don't lean my bike against another bike or wreck like I did the other day the paint is fine. The only other downside is that they don't seem to spin quite as freely but they are extremely quite compared to a pair of similar pedals.
Bottom Line:
They make my feet feel much better after my ride and they grip very well as long as I steer clear of the pins so they don't rip the backs of my legs. The only reason I'm not giving them a perfect five is because of the paint but then again I don't have much to compare them to. Maybe all similar pedals chip?
