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Submitted by
JIm Lavin
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin, TX USA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | barton creek greenbelt, hartmans rocks | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | cheap, no springs--uses an elastomer insteat to provided necessary tension on cleat. I have had absolutely no problems getting in or out. These are secure. | | Weaknesses: | No longer made--stopped in 01. An inherant design flaw-- curved part from strike plate where rear elastomer sits consists of 2 2cm aluminum peices. I have broken 4 of these now. | | Similar Products Used: | shimano 737'a | | Bike Setup: | giant hardtail, 100mm travel front fork, raceface crankset, shimano lx drive train | | Bottom Line: | Dont think you can even buy these anymore. If you can, buy a couple pairs because you will be replacing parts once a year. They sell cheap though. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
P-Man
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Light, good float. | | Weaknesses: | No compatability | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Giant dualie | | Bottom Line: | Not sure what all the criticism is about below. Possibly they all relate to the older model which Kore confessed to having problems. I've got the new version, and must say these are easy to get out of, with a nice positive click in & out. For the same price as bottom of the line SPD's, these rock ! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pat
a Weekend Warrior
from new jersey
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | chimney rock | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$39.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria | | Strengths: | degree of movement, easy to get out, very adjustable.. | | Weaknesses: | need locktite on screws | | Bike Setup: | 2003 tassajara | | Bottom Line: | For 39 bucks you can't go wrong. I have the Ti spindle and have no problem getting in or out.. I found out to get in I come in on an angle, not straight in. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from ridgefield,ct. fairfield
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | The degree of movement wen clipped in | | Weaknesses: | hard to lock in | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga clipman2 pedals | | Bike Setup: | Giant XtC SE2 | | Bottom Line: | I road them hard to day on some serious single track and put them through a tough day. I had problems getting into them at first. There different the my old pedals. I had NO PROBLEMS GETTING OUT! There was some decent movement when clipped in. I liked them today. I would not use them for serious racing. There good enough for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett
a
from Oakland
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything i can go fast on | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | i got these pieces from a friend | | Strengths: | light weight, smooth bearings | | Weaknesses: | permanent scarring, inability to release | | Similar Products Used: | shimano 646, wellgo 535, flats | | Bike Setup: | '99 M2 frame with '01 s-works wheels, xtr brakes and rear derailleur, xt front and shifters, marzocchi z 3.5 | | Bottom Line: | if you get these for free you are still spending too much. i loathe these pedals' existance. i too filed the cleats, lubed them, etc and still they dont release when they need to. im going to bury these in an unmarked grave and get some speedplay frogs | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a
from Austin tx usa
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Barton Creek Greenbelt,Rocky hill ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | They totaly suck. You can not get out of these. I filed them, lubed the cleats and gave them time but they just plain suck.
My to clips are way better! | | Similar Products Used: | Toe clips wich rule for freeriding | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Giant ranier se with Marzocchi wedge | | Bottom Line: | DO NOT BUY THESE PIECES OF CRAP. You will be scared of clipless pedals if these are your first. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mat
a Cross Country Rider
from Hershey, PA
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | they looked good in the advertisement. | | Weaknesses: | From the start these pedals sucked. I could barely get into them. And once I did the axles were so short that my shoes rubbed against my crank. I never even got them out on a ride. | | Similar Products Used: | 747's, 535's | | Bike Setup: | XTR, Mavic 217's | | Bottom Line: | Don't waste your money. There's a reason they are 70% off online and they still haven't sold out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett
a
from Oakland, CA
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | got from a friend | | Strengths: | light weight, freely spinning bearings | | Weaknesses: | wierd cleat, initial product usage is tricky | | Similar Products Used: | various shimano and shimano knockoffs | | Bottom Line: | at first the pedals were unbelievably hard to get in and out of. then i decided to use my brain and prematurely break them in. I took my nice round file and took a little bit off the rear pivot in 3 places: the top(where you would be stepping in from), and both the side pivots on the inside(so it is possible to twist and release). i also filed away a little bit on the corresponding parts of teh cleats and now they work just like, or better than, SPD's. You just have to manually break them in....no big deal | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Nothing 'round the City | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Once clipped in tight power transfer, sweet spinning bearings. | | Weaknesses: | Once clipped in (not an easy feet) you're never getting out, ouch. Unique cleat design results in compatability issues with multiple bikes. | | Similar Products Used: | Various shimano spd nock offs | | Bike Setup: | DNA Ti hardtail, mix components | | Bottom Line: | So I locked up my chain on Saturday going to smallest front ring, under power (poor planning), on a technical section of climb. I couldn't get my damn foot out of the pedal, I tipped right over, right knee came down hard (along with the rest of me) on the rocky section I was slowly picking my way through. And my feet were still engaged! They're down right dangerous. Too bad, because they have the potential to be a great pedal, love them when I'm locked in. Fortunately didn't waste too much money on these suckers, I'm cutting my losses, can't resell in good conscience. They're also tough to get into. Unclip to tripod down a tricky slope and spend the rest of the descent trying to get back in. Shimano SPD's I had before engaged and released fine, looks like they're going back on. Don't buy these. I'm going to disassemble mine and spread the parts to the farthest reaches of the world to try and ensure they can never do harm to another living soul. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Cross Country Rider
from nb, ct, usa
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | cost $20 | | Weaknesses: | fell apart these r the bigest POS i ever used | | Similar Products Used: | time | | Bottom Line: | DONT BUY | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Davis
a Racer
from Horsham, West Sussex, UK
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | South Downs UK | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS Horsham | | Strengths: | Look good | | Weaknesses: | Getting in and out is unbearably difficult | | Similar Products Used: | Time ATAC, Wellgo platforms and Look road pedals | | Bike Setup: | Lightweight hardtail XC | | Bottom Line: | I cannot recommend these pedals. I would caution anyone considering purchasing them. I cannot get in and out of them satisfactorily. It is impossible to race with them.
I have thousands of clipless pedal miles in my legs and I have never come across such an inept product.
I took my local bike shops advice and I've regretted it from the first moment I rode with these pedals.
I want to kick myself!! I researched every other component poring for hours over this site and its reviews. A spur of the moment decision, influenced by my LBS made me purchase these pedals.
I wish I'd seen all of the negative reviews before i bought them.
Shame on you Kore. BOO HOO. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PAUL
a Cross Country Rider
from ONTARIO
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | cambriabike | | Strengths: | light weight
inexpensive
| | Weaknesses: | screws can come loose
takes time to get dialed in.
have a short life span compared to other products | | Bottom Line: | well this is the second set of kore pedals that i have owned. i bought the Ti versions this time- they have a longer axle than my previous chromoly. i destroyed my last pair. the screws kept coming loose after about 2 years of riding-too short of life span. however they have worked great for me- they were a little sticky to get out of at first however 10 mins of clipping in/out plus some tension adjusting and the pedals worked excellent. they are extremely light- somewhere around 260grams per pair.
if the screws hold in place for these pedals i can see them lasting another 2 years. well at least there are cheap to buy.
however Kore web page states they stopped making these pedals in 2000.
not great - not bad but a decent pedal at a resonable price
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Submitted by
Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Pontiac Lake | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | When your in your in.
| | Weaknesses: | When your in you can't get out. | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Hardtail. Full XT, Race Face rings, Qranc bars and stem, ODI Lockjaw grips (the bomb), Titec beserker DH saddle with seatpost.
| | Bottom Line: | I love the feel of the peddle under my feet. They give a good sized platform to stand on. The major problem with them is when you clip in, you aint ever gettin out. Trust me I learned the hard way. If you have the old ones (like I do) try to find out what you can do to fix them. I would highly sujest getting the newer model that does not have this problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
luze one
a Cross Country Rider
from ny.ny
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Palisades nj | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria.com | | Strengths: | "Sweet work to all the people at KORE for making such a sweet inexpensive Ti spindle delight" | | Weaknesses: | takes a lil time to get dialed in but once its set.....See Ya' beeatch!! | | Similar Products Used: | MANY!! | | Bike Setup: | Jamis XT/XTR..blunts! | | Bottom Line: | take out the seeds!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
george
a Cross Country Rider
from NYC
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | this pedal takes some getting used to but its not the old one everyone keeps ripping on its the redesigned 2001 titanium spindle pedal. | | Weaknesses: | cheap paint, cleat ONLY FITS THIS PEDAL | | Similar Products Used: | spd, wellgo, atac | | Bike Setup: | trek 6700...spec'd out with all the cherry xtr and racelite shyte. | | Bottom Line: | This pedal works very well for me. It took some getting used to but its worked in beautifully and I have a lot of confidence in it now. The older GASS pedals have a lip on the outside of the spindle that prevents ejection of the cleat. YOU CAN FILE THIS DOWN AND FIX IT. I just got the new ones, 2001 with titanium spindle. THey are supremely light and easy to rebuild. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Greenstein
a Cross Country Rider
from Barrington, Ill
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria | | Strengths: | dosent cost much | | Weaknesses: | hard as hell to get in and out. dont know if your in untill u try to lift up your foot | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | gt backwoods with psylo xc, full xt. | | Bottom Line: | all the other people are dumbasses they try the petal and it dosent work so they give up. give it some time and they work very well more you ride the better they feel. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Woodington
a Cross Country Rider
from Columbia, SC USA
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | downhill singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | I loved these pedals. I thought that the way you clip out of them was excellent. Never accidently came out and I come out all the time with my time road pedals along with my nashbar and onza atb pedals. | | Weaknesses: | SCREWS LOOSEN ALL THE TIME!!! I've had to replace 6 plate screws because they work themselves out on the trail(I even tried glueing them in place but no luck). I was powering up a hill once and the tension bolt broke on me. I completely lost that side of the pedal. | | Similar Products Used: | Time road pedals, onza, nashbar(ritchey immatations doing good so far). | | Bike Setup: | Specialized rockhopper A1 comp and a fully customized Cannondale Super V with carbon fiber swingarm. | | Bottom Line: | If these pedals screws didn't constantly loosen on me then I would buy a couple pairs of these pedals(mabye I got a bogus pair but who knows). I think they are perfect in the way they feel. Easy in and you don't clip out if you pull up at an angle. If it weren't for those screws then this would be the best pedal ever, in my opinion. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug Paris
a Weekend Warrior
from Salisbury, NC
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Signal Hill- Statesville NC | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | "CHINESE FOOT TRAP!!" | | Weaknesses: | Impossible to get out, hard to engage unless at the bottom of the pedal stroke. | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Mt. Tam, Z-2, Shimano XTR, XT, Bontrager parts, Bontrager Racelite Wheels, Hayes Disc | | Bottom Line: | Do not waste your money. They are crap. Maybe the earlier ones were better but these cheap ones do not work. To disengage you can not twist your foot outward- you have to twist it inward only at the top of your pedal stroke. Can not get out when you need too. Even really experieced riders will eat dust clipped in to these. "CHINESE FOOT TRAPS!!!!!" | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chip Greene
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Chillhowie | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | CHEAP. I guess I got what I paid for. Picked these up because I trusted the KORE name. Put them on my wifes bike and took it for a spin. Every thing was cool untill I needed to clip out. I did not crash but had to take one shoe off in order to get off the bike. I then adjusted the release to make it somewhat easier. This time I stripped out the screws on the left cleat.....Blah Blah Blah. I have real pedals on my regular ride (TIME ATAC Carbons). I learned to ride with the old school Onzas with the elastomers. So I have used both the good and the not so good. The KORE pedals a TRASH !!!!!! KORE should be ashamed to have ever put their name on them. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 535's, Onzas and Time ATAC's | | Bike Setup: | Theroplastic G.T. LTS. Full XTR, Z-1 X-Fly. Easton Monkey Lite riser,RF stem ,L.P. Composite seat post. Sweet Time pedals. | | Bottom Line: | I am going to call Price Point to see if they will let me send these things back for an exchange for a real pedal. They have always been kind in the past..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Wiegand
a Cross Country Rider
from Antigo Wi
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | treasure trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Kore name. color. reliability | | Weaknesses: | short spindle | | Similar Products Used: | none, didn't need to | | Bike Setup: | gt, xcr2000. sid, xt, blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | this is a great pedal. all you 'high and mightys' should
lean on your wall and P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E. i have had no problems getting in and out...it is all in your mind. if youre all as good cyclists as you pretend to be you'd realize this. the fact is that if you don't like them you suck. sorry. really. as for eating gravel, get a life. it is probably your own fault for not knowing what youre doing, not the pedal. signed with love great pedal great pedal great pedal great pedal great pedal great pedal great pedal!!!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by
Jeromy
a Cross Country Rider
from Stillwater, OK USA
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Womble or Waco | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint | | Strengths: | If you can buy them for cheap, you can also hopefully sell them for cheap. | | Weaknesses: | I actually paid money for these. | | Similar Products Used: | 747's, CODA'a, ONZA's | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper, MOAFB | | Bottom Line: | Impossible to get in and out of. Any serious rider wouldn't waste there time and extra effort with these paper weights. Personally, I don't want to "break in" my pedals for a couple of months and hope they get a little better (take that how you want it).
Do yourself a favor and spend the extra couple of bucks on a good pair of pedals. You won't catch me in those things... if I could ever get out of them.... WAAAAAHHHHH! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Walnut Creek, CA
Date Reviewed: December 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Crest Trail - Wasatch | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | fairly light weight, positive entry, reliable in dry conditions | | Weaknesses: | get a little tricky in the mud ... HINT put white lightning on cleats and clip plate | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 01 Racer X, Dave Speedream wheels, 01 SID SL, XTR, Avid mags | | Bottom Line: | I bought my first pair 4 years ago. Well, I fell a lot. But most of that was the learning period. I got used to them and had not serious problems. However, the aluminium body is soft and the plate screw stripped out after 3 years of hard riding including Moab and Utah's Wasatch.
When I recently bought my new bike I went for the same pedals again. I think they work fine, and at $30 can't be beat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Md, USA
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | light, cool looking, cheap | | Weaknesses: | none so far, maybe a little tough to get into at first but i don't i've broken them in yet | | Bottom Line: | I don't know what you other guys are talking about. These pedals have worked great for me so far. all you guys are complaining about these pedals and then i read your similar products tried and they say stuff like speedplays, and shimano 747's. So of course the kore's aren't gonna be as good as those! anyway, i think these pedals work fine and i like em'. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chester Thomas
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Polk, La
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | East side-Kincaid | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | price-point | | Strengths: | light, precision bearings, cool looks | | Weaknesses: | fear of medical problems getting out of the bindings | | Similar Products Used: | This i s my second pair, the first worked well, these BLOW | | Bike Setup: | C'dale F1000, sweet! | | Bottom Line: | This is my second pair of Kore pedals and the first pair worked well in all conditions (dry,wet and all the other parts of a Louisiana trail) but this current pair works well until exposed to dirt it seems. Thy're ike roach motels you can get in but you can't get out. Lesson learned, time to move on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Worstell
a Cross Country Rider
from Kansas City, KS
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | The next one | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Inexpensive and functionally solid. | | Weaknesses: | Screws holding plate loosened and required threadlock. Sandy conditions caused poor release. Shorter spindle may be problem for some. Not the best quality. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 747 and 545. | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar LE | | Bottom Line: | Not the best pedals out there, but they work. They are now on my wife's bike and she has no problem with them. I don't recommend them for serious racers or for those who dislike maintenance. Remember, you get what you pay for. A pedal which sells for $30 performs like a $30 pedal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jake
a Weekend Warrior
from South Africa
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Only dirt! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | ??? | | Weaknesses: | ??? | | Similar Products Used: | Nil | | Bike Setup: | Trek FS V5 uprgraded | | Bottom Line: | Just got the pedals (chro-moly, probably 1967). Came with the 2nd hand bike. Never used clipless before. Read this scary site! Terrified me!! Read the Kore home page. Carried out their modification. (www.kore-usa.com/pedalgass2.html) Rode the dirt for a couple of hours practising. No problems. Except being attacked by small dog that had previously bitten me! Tried usual tactic of quick stop and loud shout. Totally forgot clipless pedals! Tried to extract from non-existent toeclips without success, so used rapid acceleration!
They seem to work for me but anticipate a couple of falls due to forgetfulness. (at 71 excusable!) Will post again in a couple of months with follow-up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kale Haggard
a Cross Country Rider
from Corvallis OR
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt ones | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Cheap(inexpensive) | | Weaknesses: | Cheap(junk) | | Similar Products Used: | wellgo POS (also Junk) | | Bike Setup: | no mame alu hard tail | | Bottom Line: | Dont buy these pedals! Save your cash for band-aids. These work less well than 3-yr old beat wellgo hunks of crap. I rode on them one day and will never ride them again. Today I am quite a sore man. Learn from my mistake brothers and sisters dont buy (or even use) these pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Elliot Mallet
a Cross Country Rider
from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana,USA
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere off road | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Very cool looks, light weight | | Weaknesses: | Had to cut new shoes to keep from hitting crank,impossible to clip out | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 535, no contest | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher,Shimano components | | Bottom Line: | Even if you can't afford top line pedals, save you money because these Kore pedals are junk. They are a waste of money. I bought mine because they were relatively inexpensive but that was a mistake. I've since had to spend more money on Shimano 535's which are really great pedals for the price.
I am a beginner but nearly all of my falls were due to my Kore pedals. You simply cannot clip out when you need to. You will fall when you need to clip out and you will be intimidated by steep hills and drops because you will have the fear of falling all the way down the hill being dragged by you bike.
BIG TIP; buy other pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Goodhand
a Racer
from roswell ga usa
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mansell Trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Looks and weight | | Weaknesses: | The cleats scews are terrible, they are way to small. Once you are in you are not commin out. One time i stalled out on a steep hill and could not clipp out and fell down and in order to get my foot out of the peddal i had to pull out the cleat from my shoe | | Bike Setup: | m80 with white bro. shocks, lx, xt drive train, coda risers | | Bottom Line: | i hate them, i would recomend them to nobody because of how unconvienent they are. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russ Wallin
a Cross Country Rider
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Which ever I happen to be on | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Cool looks & light weight | | Weaknesses: | Inconsistant release. Very short spindles cause my shoes to rub on crank arms. Wimpy little screws hold the plates to the pedals, which have stripped out. My cleats will not stay straight because of the brute force needed to clip out, even when lubed and adjusted. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 535 | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar Team, Race Face, Titec, White Bros, Sunn/Ringle, Nuke Proof | | Bottom Line: | These pedals have been nothing but a headache. I thought, how bad could these pedals really be? Well, they are bad! I've spent more time working on these in the 3 months I've owned them than I had in the 3 years I had my 535's. Poor design, poor craftsmanship. I had the screws that hold the plates completely pull out with threads still attached. Very Poor. Screws will loosen as well. The short spindle made me cut up my brand new shoes just to be able to ride without getting caught on my crank arms. Overall very poor. I will never by Kore again. Save your money for something better. The only thing these pedals have going for them is their looks, weight and sealed bearings. But, these do little good when the rest of the pedal fails. I recommend these to no one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Idaho
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | my back yard | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light
Cheap
| | Weaknesses: | Cleats slightly too large for the recess in my shoes (may be the shoes hmm) | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 535, 747
Bontrager
Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Ti hardtail with xtr, amp, middleburn etc | | Bottom Line: | I don't know what the other reviewers are talking about here, I got mine and have been riding them hard for about a month now and have had none of the problems that are mentioned in the other reviews. Granted they aren't as easy to get out of as 747s but they aren't that much harder. These are the clipless pedal buy of the decade, Cambria has them in blue or yellow for $27 a pair!! Lighter than almost all of the competition and completely rebuildable. Sit next to a fence for three minutes when you first put them on and get used to the release, then go ride! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Taylor
a Weekend Warrior
from Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Wissahickon Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Price, weight | | Weaknesses: | Impossible to escape from pedals | | Similar Products Used: | Time ATAC, Shimano 535, Wellgo | | Bike Setup: | Nishiki with XT/XTR components | | Bottom Line: | Without a doubt, the worst pedal ever sold! This pedal has class action lawsuit written all over it. From the other reviews, it appears that I am not alone when I say it is impossible to get out of these deadly pedals. In only about two hours, I managed to scratch the hell out of both my bike and myself as I fell over on rocks. Even after falling, I couldn't get my feet out of the pedals. On the last two of three crashed, I had to take my feet out of my shoes and then twist my shoe with all my force to get it to disengage from the pedal. The cleats would twist and the backing plate was completely destroyed by the end of the mere two hours of riding. The bottom line, these pedals are only for the dedicated masochist. Stay away or else...
After using these I bought some Time ATAC and they have been perfect. These pedals have a secure binding mechanism and release when necessary. Best pedals I've tried. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keven
a Cross Country Rider
from Mesa, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Weight
Brand Name (Are all KORE products Crap?) | | Weaknesses: | The GASS pedals are crap! The only consistant way out is to turn your heel in at the top of your stroke. (Just hope that you are in this position when you need out or you'll be eating rocks.) I don't even enjoy riding (falling ... lately) because of these worthless pieces of metal and rubber. I am putting my toe clips back on until I get another pair of clipless. | | Similar Products Used: | Coda
Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Univega
LX/XT
Manitou Spyder | | Bottom Line: | CRAP!!!
Toe Clips are Better!!!
Even Walking is Better!!!
DO NOT WASTE YOUR $$$ ON THESE!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daron
a
from Tucson
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | My feet have never accidentally disengaged from the pedals! My pedals haven't fallen apart yet. Thirty bucks. | | Weaknesses: | The only way I've been able to disengage is by snapping my heel inwards at the top of the pedal stroke. What do you expect for Thirty bucks? | | Similar Products Used: | I once superglued my shoes to platform pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Once you're in these pedals, you are locked in until you either stop intentionally and make a definite effort to get out, or you're laying on your back with your bicycle hanging from your feet.
I had thought that since I hardly ever ride in mud (I do live in the desert), the pedals would be o.k. WRONG! I plan on upgrading soon.
I do recommend them for someone who has a high tolerence to pain and a good sense of humor, and is afraid to spend big until they know whether they like clipless - I now know that I like clipless pedals, just not these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
denny
a Racer
from richmond, va
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | somethin different
light weight
cooly cool looks | | Weaknesses: | they broke! | | Similar Products Used: | bontragers, ritcheys, 535s | | Bike Setup: | Klein | | Bottom Line: | I bought 'em a while ago and put them on my fisher. They started out great but then the release soon became inconsistent. Difficult sometimes and really really easy at others. I didn't really mind them until I clipped in and they didn't catch. The 'spring' which bends back to accept the cleat, had cracked in half. After dismounting, I was able to stick my fingers in there and pull out the broken off latch segment of the pedal. I hope mine were just defective. They sucked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Sherwood
a Cross Country Rider
from Washington IL
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Plank trail at Jubilee Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | They fill the hole that is drilled in your crank arm. | | Weaknesses: | Once you get clipped into these gems, you aren't coming out until you fall,or blow a knee out trying to clip out. I am an aggressive rider, and these pedals are the worst for quick releasing that I have ever used. I would not recommend these pedals to anyone that is a serious rider. They would be alright for a road bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimono 535 | | Bike Setup: | 1996 GT LTS 1 with a Judy XL front shock. Full XT | | Bottom Line: | These pedals aren't meant for getting pleasure out of Mountain Biking. I think these would be a good sentance for a capital punishment crime. If I was the Govenor,I would make all the death role inmates use these pedals and make them ride the North shore trails in Canada. I would of giving these pedals a negative chili if it would let me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Britt Willows
a Cross Country Rider
from College Station, TX USA
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Bryan | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | look cool, they're kore brand | | Weaknesses: | sucks- way too hard to get out of | | Similar Products Used: | shimano M-545 | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6000, LX brake levers, LX rear der., etc.
| | Bottom Line: | Thanks to the ingenius engineering behind these "pieces," I got to pull out almost a thousand cactus spurs from my bum, back, side, and theigh. My jersey was also ruined, which cost more than the PEDALS!! After riding the first time, you can tell something's the matter, since they are SOOO scratched up just from the friction of trying to get your damn feet out. I have come to DREAD that moment when you're climbing, and you know you aren't going to make it, and all your effort focuses on getting your feet out, and then you fall to one side or the other, into trees, down slopes(with bike all along the way), or just banging down on my knees. Stay away from these!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ted
a Weekend Warrior
from california
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | rockville park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | look nice | | Weaknesses: | READ THIS..............THESE PEDALS ARE NOT MADE FOR ANYONE WITH A LOW TOLERANCE FOR PAIN. THEY WILL HURT YOU!!!!!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | SHIMANO 747'S, BONTRAGER RE1'S (SUICIDE PEDAL #2) | | Bike Setup: | TREK STOCK (KINDA) | | Bottom Line: | I HAVE THE KORE GASS (GETTING ATTACHED SECURELY SUCKS)AND BELIEVE ME ONCE ATTACHED YOU STAY ATTACHED. MY BIKE AND i HAVE MADE SOME HORENDOUS ENDO'S BUT THE BIKE HASN'T BEEN HURT BECAUSE IT HAS REMAINED ATTACHED TO ME THE ENTIRE TIME AND I CONTINUE TO CUSHION IT DURING THE FALLS. i FINALLY GOT PO'D AND TOOK THE THINGS APART AND BENT THE HELL OUT OF THEN IN THE VISE. NOW THEY WORK OK. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR...
BUY SHIMANO OR RIDE WITH A SURGEON!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse
a Cross Country Rider
from Iowa City, Iowa, US
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Sugar bottom | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Price ($30!)
Kore Service
Rebuildable
Not Ugly
Loud click tells you when your in | | Weaknesses: | Havent found any yet | | Similar Products Used: | Clips n straps | | Bike Setup: | 97 Gary Fisher Avid V's, XT derailleurs, Grip Shift, Manatou Spyder R | | Bottom Line: | Cliping in requires a bit of omph but not too much it was nice and smooth after about a week, Unclipping was awkward(sp?) at times but for the most part good,
I have been riding on these pedals for about a month in really cold and snowy weather and they have work near flawlessly.
Damn good for 30 bucks id say
5 chilis for value
5 chilis overall | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Griff
a Racer
from Buffalo
Date Reviewed: September 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Holiday Valley | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
light weight
good bearings
rebuildable
customer service | | Weaknesses: |
they break.
price
they break again
mud
they break for the third time | | Similar Products Used: |
Nashbar | | Bottom Line: | I really shouldn't complain about these since I won them. They work very well in perfect conditions, but they're not dependable enough to race in. (these thing alone cost me two races, and probably hurt my time on the others.) I don't know why, but I always break the left pedal, and I only weigh 140lbs. They only f*ck up during important races for some reason. I must get nervous or too pissed off when I can't get the cleat in, due to mud or whatever, and I try to jam it in. This bends the weak little retension clips. I pitty anyone who paid $90 for these! Everyone knows they suck, so now they sell for $29 (or free in my case). I'd probably buy these if I was short on cash, and I didn't race. In the right conditions, it's an excellent pedal. (like when you can stop and clean it out) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
special ed
a cross-country rider
from florida
Date Reviewed: January 24, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
My first pair of clipless and it was the KORE name and weight that hooked me. They broke in after a couple of rides and I had OK luck with them for about a year. Then they went into a flaming tailspin. All those damn little screws were disappearing on me. I could only clip in on one side of the pedal 'cause the rear cleat retention plate snapped. When I tried to rid myself of these things, the right pedal seized up and wouldn't come off (yes, I had greased the threads). They spin smooth, they're light, and they look good at first. Then they clog up too easy, rust and fall apart. If they lasted longer, maybe they'd be worth the cash. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a cross-country rider
from Marietta, Ga
Date Reviewed: December 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought the Gass Ti and haven't had any major problems like the ones described below. No problems clipping in even in muddy condition. The platform spring broke in half after 9 months of riding but Kore is taking care of that. Can't say anything about the price. Got a killer deal on these. Overall a decent pedal. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Malconian
a cross-country rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: November 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought some Kore pedals two years ago and had nothing but problems getting in or out! I called kore about it and they sent me the new version with the relief at the bearing. They admitted they had some problems they have corrected. This made my life a whole lot easier. These are now great pedals, great customer service too | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg Bogan
a cross-country rider
from Orono, Maine
Date Reviewed: November 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These pedals are total pieces of shit. I got a pretty good price on them from my local shop, so I figured, hey, why not? A 315g pedal for 75 bucks! how could I go wrong. Well, the question should have been, how could I go right? The damn things lasted around a month, and they sucked while I had them. After about 4 or 5 XC races and riding 3-4 times a week in between, they went into self destruct mode. Every time I went riding more pieces would fall off. When I retired them, I could only clip into one side of each pedal and the plate on that side was falling off, too. Save yourself the trouble and get a good dependable pair of 535's. I've had mine 3 years, and they were working perfectly up until the point that my bike got stolen with no maintenance besides cleaning and lubing. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J.B. Good
a weekend warrior
from Pittsburgh, PA
Date Reviewed: September 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I guess anyone who actually likes these pieces of crap aren't doing very aggressive riding. If you're looking to NOT be able to click out easily, or NOT be able to click in on say an uphill buy these wastes of space. If you ENJOY riding on the insoles of your shoes because you can't clip in so easily go buy these right away. Personally, my kore C.R.A.P.'s each have a side that has busted, so it's been a real PLEASURE riding on them!!!!!!!!! (i picked 1 star because i couldn't pick 1 wet stinking pile of dog diarhea) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a racer
from Northeast
Date Reviewed: September 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Got the cro-mo version back in 96 and they lasted (with one repair) until last month. Not bad for a lifespan especially since I put about 2500 miles and 25 races on em. Ended up buying the titanium GASS peds and they are even better witht he reduced weight. Almost got Be-Bops -- glad I didn't because I smacked the Kore's into a few rocks last race which would have destroyed the Bops! Easy entry and exit -- work great in mud -- light weight -- not too expensive
nuf said | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
xavier casillas
a racer
from houston,texas
Date Reviewed: September 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i got these as a present from my girlfriend for my birthday and at first i loved them. cool color, and light as hell. i race in the texas mountain biking racing association (www.tmbra.org) and i am a downtown bike courier. i only have one bike so i am on it all the time 24-7. i immediately noticed the degree of difficulty to disengage and engage. after 4 months my left pedal wont clip in and i cant get no help from KORE. The back part that holds the back of my cleat is bent and wont click in. i have left ton of messages with alan the warranty guy and he never responds to me. considering there is no 1 800 number i am paying for these messages. i am going back to my old shimano 535's and am waiting for a paycheck to buy the new 747's. KORE you suck and so does you customer service department. no one in houston sells your cleats or any other parts to your pedals that i need to buy. stick to stems and handlebars and close the pedal department down. i rather ride toe clip pedals then yours. anybody got there email address? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brent Christensen
a weekend warrior
from Santa Barbara, CA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Well, if you look waaaaay down at the bottom of this page, you will see I posted the VERY FIRST review of these pedals back in July, 1996... Now for a long-term update on those pedals:
I abandoned them in favor of a pair of Shimano 535's I won at a raffle about a year ago - wow, what a difference. Compared to the Shimano's, the KORE pedals are REALLY difficult to engage (I guess I had just gotten used to them). I put them on my wife's new Schwinn Moab recently and she about killed herself trying to get out of them on numerous occasions. Unless I can get some new upgraded parts for them that supposedly make them easier to engage/disengage, they are going in the dumper. What a disappointment - they are really very well made, just poorly designed. Still, you can get them for about $50 mail order so I will give them 2 chiles for price/value. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a cross-country rider
from western new york
Date Reviewed: September 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i thought i'd check back to see how the kore pedal reviews are going. i was suprised to see some positive reviews so i wanted to reiterate how much these pedals suck. i did notice a trend toward west coasters liking them, maybe you actually need to go to the kore shop to get customer service. kinda defeats the purpose of having an e-mail address. also i've seen the western dirt and your mud does not compare to what we get in the east, so east coasters should take any kind of mud related info from the west with a big grain of silty, granite laced salt. i have yet to hear from these guys re: my last posting of the pedals freezing to the crankarms in spite of my lubricating the threads. i'm not sure what i expect them to do except maybe acknowledge me at this point, since there isn't much chance of me meeting the kore president at mammoth this season i guess i'm screwed!! until i outfir my new crank with time pedals that is.... advice, if you're paying anything close to $100 for kore pedals save your lunch money and pickup the time atacs or frog speedplays. if you're paying less than $50 then just get some throwaway nashbar cheapies or wellgo's at least those won't ruin your crankarms. anyone buying kore pedals should grease the hell out of the threads and/or invest in a high speed drill and a few titanium bits for when you want to swap pedals. good luck.
ps. how about a no star setting on the overall rating meter? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
L.T.
a weekend warrior
from Pittsburgh, PA.
Date Reviewed: August 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Apparently, you either love these pedals or hate 'em. Put me in the love 'em camp. These are very light pedals in their Cro-mo form and they are available in a even lighter Titanium. I found the pedals to be very easy to get in and out of which is half the battle and with the strength and lightness factors there is not much more you can ask for. Kore has built a solid reputation for quality componentry, and the G.A.S.S pedals continue that reputation. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Somersby
a weekend warrior
from Reno Nevada
Date Reviewed: August 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Hey Mike (last posting) You are absolutly right about the customer service improvement at Kore. I lost my spring plate, only because I had taken it out at one time and didn't lock tite it back in. So when I met the President of Kore at Mammoth, his name is martin, he took care of my plate problem right on the spot personally. He also showed me the new feature they added for easy exiting and entry. Those guys are very dedicated. I herd the management has all been changed, and one of the original partners that owns a machine shop is now the President of Kore! that ROCKS!! PS. I love the pedals | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a cross-country rider
from mv, ca
Date Reviewed: July 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
what can i say... kore friggin rocks! i had the cromoly pedals for a year, and after hard use, the bearings started making sounds, and developed a little play. so i email kore, and within a week, they respond. i'm only about 15 minutes from their headquarters, so they let me drive to their office. when i show up, their product development guy, Ken greets me. what a bro! you can tell a company cares about their customers when their employees open the door for you. ken looks at the pedals briefly and says i'll just give you a new pair. and not only that, he upgrades me to the titanium models for free. i was stoked. the GASS pedals are lighter than 747s to begin with, and the Ti model is even lighter. i don't agree with the last poster, these pedals are rugged and shed mud well. the fact that the bearings died on my original pair is a simple fact of use. mtbing is brutal, so don't expect to have your parts last forever. if they do, then you're some sorta pansy. keeping this in mind is what makes kore awesome, they helped me out big time and hooked me up with new pedals. customer service is impeccable. the action of the pedal itself is just as good... positive click in and release. can't go wrong with kore pedals. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a racer
from Pennsylvania, USA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These pedals are not for the serious racer. I crushed the pedal while riding through a rocky section at Seven Springs. The pedal looks like a crushed beer can. They also suck in mud. They clog up every five seconds. If I could have my $90 dollers back I would defenatly take it. These pedals are trash and should be entered into the Hall of Shame. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave burton
a racer
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These GASS pedals are light. They also shed the mud pretty good. They seemed to be very well made, and I herd Kore sells replacment parts if I need them. It took a slight breaking in period which I learned Kore has already corrected that problem which is great news, because I feel this pedal is great for the price. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Resident Alien
a cross-country rider
from You dont care
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Kore GASS Pedals are pieces of dung! I bought mine about 5 months ago, and they consistently are falling apart. The screws to the cleat platform fall out, not major, but it is impossible to find the replacement screws anywhere, because A: lbs's do not sell these pedals that often because they have a history of being crap, B: hardware stores do not sell the screws because they arent common. other problems with these pedals include the tension adjustment screw loosing during rides causing extremely undesired unclipping. The only thing these pedals have going for them is the degree of float. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chuck Spenser
a downhiller
from North Dakota
Date Reviewed: June 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought the new version of the GASS pedal with the inside corners kncked down. The Kore rep told me that this was the major change to them because other people had a hard time getting in and out of them. It took a couple of weeks to break them in before but not now. This pedals are great from day one. I love them! and I also have the B52 stem which is a great product also | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aram Dellalian
a racer
from Van Nuys
Date Reviewed: June 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These were my first set of clipless pedals, so i can't really compare them to any others, but they are definitly one of the lighter ones (much lighter than 747s). They come in a lot of colors, and until now (4 months), i have not had any problems with them. Great Pedals. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J.B. Weins
a cross-country rider
from Richfield, Utah
Date Reviewed: March 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have been riding the Kore Pedals for about a year with no problems at all. They took about a week to break them in but after that there awsome. A Kore rep told me that Kore is working on the design to eliminate breakin period. Then they will be the best! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan Savage
a racer
from VT
Date Reviewed: February 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Great Pedals and company. eyah so they take some time to break in just dont crash the first week of using them. Once borken in they have great float, and are easy to get in and out. Only problem is they can break but hey hard riders break stuff. Just send em back and they will fix everything and send em right back. had these pedals for over a year. Take advice from a real racer KORE = good | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joel Stefanetti
a racer
from Sale, Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I think There Unreal!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CRUSHER
a cross-country rider
from US
Date Reviewed: October 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
i got the gass pedals from a friend. He had to send them in once for the screws kept falling out even though he used loctite. He express mailed them and they took about eight freakin weeks to send them back. Pretty sh---y for a company to take that long with such a small problem. Two months later, the spring plate broke. They refused to send my friend the part. I called them and just happened to talk to the right person. I convinced him to send the part to my apartment. The pedals are hard to clip in and out of. The only good thing about these pedals in my opinion is the weight. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Smyth
a cross-country rider
from Riverside, CA
Date Reviewed: October 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Great Pedals!!!! Don't know what these other guys are talking about, I've had mine for 9 months. No problems. I like them because they click really loud so I know I am clicked in. My last clipless pedals were too quiet. These are the best pedals I have ever had. I definately reccomend them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a cross-country rider
from
Date Reviewed: September 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These pedals suck. I just broke the pair that the company sent me to replace the first pair that I broke, all of this in less than nine months. I rode an original pair of shimano 535's for five and a half years, and never broke anything on them. Kore pedals suck and so does their customer service. They deserve a lower rating than I can give them here. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
marc
a cross-country rider
from radford,va
Date Reviewed: July 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I dig these pedals. Sure they are stiff for the first
few rides, but hey like everything else they loosen
up. I rode mine for about 8 months and broke a little
something. Don't ask, cause I won't know. Sent them back
to be rebuilt and the guy, don't know his name so don't ask,
said he would upgrade them for free. Nice company, me thinks.
Then when I do get them, if you live on the east coast always
EXPRESS mail to California, they had given me a new pair.
Great company. In my opinion all pedal systems will suck because
they take oodles of abuse. It is really just a matter of how
soon they will suck. Customer service means a lot in this
bang about sport. So buy from who looks after you. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a racer
from Corning, NY
Date Reviewed: July 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Only good thing is the weight. These were my first clipless pedals. I bought them because they said KORE. I thought they were OK until I bashed one on a rock and destroyed it. I bought Ritcheys and soon realized how much my old KORE's sucked. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scot
a cross-country rider
from Arcadia, CA
Date Reviewed: June 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have to agree with the other guys that actually used the pedals and broke them in before giving thier opinion. At first they were hard to get out of but as I used them they got better and better. Now I really like them. The screws came loose but I used loc-tite and that fixed that problem. I had onza's and Ritcheys before and I like these better. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Greene
a weekend warrior
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Great, light and will not rust and are rebuildable. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fly10243
a
from NY
Date Reviewed: April 24, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These were my third clipless pedals. I think, compared with Onza's and Look they suck. I had no major problems getting in or out. They're fully adjustable and not too heavy. The only problem is the fu..king rust! One time I was cleaning my bike I noticed that there was something on the spindle. After I took a closer look at it, I was outraged! Goddamn rust started to bite into the metal. I got rid of them and bought Look's. I think Butthead's review covers the rest. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a cross-country rider
from Wahiawa,Hi
Date Reviewed: April 11, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Simply stated, KORE pedals suck! The SS in GASS Must stand for Super S----- . They were extremely hard to get in and out of for about a month. Once they broke-in they were good on dry trails, which are rare in Hawaii in the rainy season. The screws came loose after every ride no matter how short. I fixed this problem with Loctite. The claimed float is a big fat lie unless the screws are all loose but then they will fall apart. Clicking in to the pedals was completely impossible during heavy mud rides. I talk of these pedals in the past tense because now they are broken. The rear part of the plate that should hold the rear part of the cleat broke off after only 6 months of cross-country riding. 80 bucks down the drain. Please save your money and buy Shimano pedals. My 747's arrived yesterday and they work better than I could have imagined. The only other clipless pedals I have used are a 7 year old set of Shimano's that still work better than KORE pedals and have not broken. These loser KORE pedals get one star because a) 0 star is not an option and b) until they break or fall apart they are better than toe clips. Remember friends, when it comes to pedals, we're safe with Shimano! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Holcomb
a weekend warrior
from Marin County, CA
Date Reviewed: January 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
At first I didn't like these pedals but after they broke in I really like them.
For the price they rock! I like that they are light and rebuildable. The sealed bearings last way longer than the bushings that other more expensive pedals use.
I highly recommend breaking them in before riding any technical single track.
I've had them for 9 months now and I really like them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Duckworth
a cross-country rider
from Acworth, GA
Date Reviewed: January 26, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I wouldn't suggest getting these unless all you do is racing. These were my first pair of clipless pedals so I didn't know how much they sucked compared to other peadals. They were hard to get out of and it seemed like they didn't have any float at all. After about two months of use, the rear part of the 'clip' on the pedal broke off and I had no spring tension whatsoever; the only thing holding my foot on was the spring tension screw. I took them to my bike shop and they discovered that the reason they broke was because there wasn't a hinge for the 'clip' to rotate on. I got the bike shop that I bought them from to send them back to KORE but they still weren't back after about a month and a half. Finally I just told the bike shop that I didn't want the KORE pedals any more and that I wanted the Wellgo 747 immitations. Since KORE sent back new pedals and the Wellgo's were about the same price, they let me do it. I am very satisfied with the Wellgo pedals - very nice. The only reason that I gave them 2 chili peppers is because they might be good for somebody who only races and doesn't clip out alot (I did trials alot with them and that might be a reason why they broke so eaisly). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Rider
a racer
from Herndon
Date Reviewed: January 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I got these pedals second hand from a friend that doesn't ride anymore. They were broken in already, but not that used. I didn't have to go through what other people have gone through with breaking them in. These pedals work great. I can get in them easily, and get out easier. If you're lookin' for a pedal that will work good, and last a long time, this is the pedal for you. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan Savage
a racer
from VT
Date Reviewed: January 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
So If you read my reveiw below you will understand this. I sent My pedals to the company and they sent them back in a week with new barings. So i guess what the matter was that they are soppose to get a little noisy ( the bearings) after you brake them in. The grease theat they we packed originally with just wears down a little but this is soppose to happen, I was just scared because at first they were perfectly silent but now they have a little noise. It is just because the company packs the bearings with a ton of grease. So if yours make a little noise then there is no problem with them. But if there is any problem KOre will sent you what you need free of charge. These pedals have potencial , they are the best pedals under $100 mark my word | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a
from cross-country rider
Date Reviewed: January 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Kore pedals are great once broken in. Their only 320 gram
with a cromo spindal and the sealed bearing are a plus.
Their great for the knee's with 8% of float. Their also
though, I've smashed into rocks and logs, and their running
perfectly. Of you just can't screw them into your cranks
and go ridding it took me about two weeks to break them in,
but it was worth it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan Savage
a cross-country rider
from VT
Date Reviewed: November 21, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These are great pedals are great in every way but one. They took a little to long to break in and I bought them a couple months ago and used them for a month and the bearings are already shot. I need to contact the company to inform them, but can't find any adress' what so ever or phone numbers. I obviously deserve new bearings luckily they are compleatly re-buildable, but still can't contact the company. Please give me any info you haveJonathan | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rene Hokans
a cross-country rider
from Cave Creek, AZ
Date Reviewed: October 11, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The Kore G.A.S.S pedals was a hate/love relationship. At first I hated them. Then I grew to love them. These pedals spent a little too much time in the hate category, though.Being used to Shimano M737s, I was having serious buyers remorse when I first tried the Kore padals. The pedals were nearly impossible to get into. Worse yet, they put serious strain on my shoes (and stress on me) when I tried to release.Eventually, the stiffness (and soreness if you crash because of them) goes away. A little grease on the contact points made the break-in a bunch easier. Now I just step right in. In fact, now that they are broken in, I actually like them better than the 737s. They are MUCH lighter, to boot.The big drawback to these pedals is that they are not Shimano-compatible. The cleat is way bigger, making interchanging between bikes impossible. I have 737s and one pair of shoes for one bike, and Kore's and another pair of shoes for the other. Maybe I shouldn't write this 'cause if someone from Shimano reads this, they might get another compatibility (or lack of) idea. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clyde Prestowitz
a racer
from Royal Oak, MI
Date Reviewed: July 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
WARNING!!! If you are thinking about these pedals, think again! I used to ride with Shimano 737 and those worked awesome compared to these Kore pedals. The Kore's are hard to clip in and REALLY hard to clip out. I talked to tech. support person and they said it 'takes awhile' to 'break' them in... well after a month of solid riding, they are just as diffcult to clip in and out as day one. Several scars on my left knee have just fully healed since some of my clipless induced falls... you know those falls, where you are on a real techinical or rocky section and you are slowing down to the point where you want to put your foot down (dab), so you don't fall and the DAMN pedal won't release! I have tried everything with these pedals including spraying lube on my cleats and the pedals. That seems to help for the first 5 minutes of riding and then back to the same where they don't want to release. Oh well.... I think I'll get a pair of 747's... more $$$ down the tube!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brent Christensen
a weekend warrior
from Santa Barbara, CA
Date Reviewed: July 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Kore G.A.S.S. Pedals (CrMo)
Well, I've finally gone clipless, and I thought I would post my initial reactions to these pedals. I have ridden about 50 off-road miles with them so far, and I can say that my opinion of them so far is very favorable.
Initially, the set-up was pretty straight-forward, although Kore doesn't ship *any* documentation with the pedals. The cleats came with hardware to attach from either inside or outside the shoe. Since I couldn't figure out how the appropriate hardware was supposed to work from inside the shoe (it didn't seem very clean, so I assumed I had it wrong), I mounted the cleats standard-style.
Intially, I spent about 10 minutes tooling around my yard, getting used to the feel of the pedals. I went from straps & clips, so it felt a bit strange at first. The first impression that hit me was that you really have to put some very firm pressure down on the pedals in order to get them to engage. The only way I could get them to engage was to put the pedal at the bottom of the stroke, and step down w/ all my weight on that side. (Yes, the tension setting was all the way out.) The engagement is very positive, though, with a reassuringly loud click that lets you know you're locked in. After a couple of days of riding, the pedals seem to have loosened up a bit. They are now much easier to get in to, but still offer that positive click on engagement. I have ridden them dry and with grease on the cleats (actually Finish Line Teflon), and they work equally well either way, with no problems clogging or catching.
The nitty-gritty:
These pedals seem to be very well-constructed. Because they use bearings on both the inboard and outboard sides of the spindles, they really spin smoothly. I also anticipate that they will outlast just about any other pedal in their price range. They are fully adjustable (once broken in) and totally rebuildable. They are very lightweight for a CrMo pedal, about 320g, I think. I think the retail price is about $90, but mail order price is about $79.
As I said, engagement is very positive, and relatively smooth once you get used to the sweet spot on your shoes. They engage very similarly to a SPD-747 (the only other clipless I have tried). During two very rocky and technical rides (about 22 miles each), they never disengaged unexpectedly. Furthermore, they offer enough float so that you can really move around on them while staying engaged; this allowed me to negotiate some pretty hairy stuff while still clipped in. The pedals disengaged properly and easily in all my crashes except one where I went over the bars (a surprise crash).
A suggestion, don't obsess over the color choice (Kore offers about 6). If you ride hard, you'll knock off most of the paint in a few months anyway. I would go for the black or silver, since that will blend in better with the exposed aluminum where the paint has been scraped off.
Because of their great price/performance value, and their seemingly excellent construction, I rate these pedals initially with five flaming thingy-ma-bobs (chiles?) I'll post a follow-up article in a few months with some long-term opinions | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Cohen
a downhiller
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Warning! Do not buy these pedals. Hate them, hate them, hate them.
My words may seem strong but you should see the bodily injuries I
sustained because of them. I was descending down a steep, rocky
trail in Lake Tahoe and when I tried to dismount my right pedal would
not release from the cleat. I tried to release so hard that the bike
swung around my body, twisting my ankle and knee, and then causing me
to go head first into a rock. I cracked my new helmet in 3 places, bent
my new XTR derailleur, have cuts and broozes all over and a swollen ankle
to top it off. I used these pedals all last weekend and had trouble releasing
many times. They also aren't very easy to get into. Kore claims they have
8 degrees of float. Bull, they have almost nothing. The pretty yellow paint
chips off of these immediately. So, if you value your safety when riding I
would not recommend these pedals to anyone. I would like to give these a star
rating of -1 but that rating is not available.
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Submitted by
John Crowley
a weekend warrior
from Loveland, CO
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Cons:
1) Kore does not ship any documentation with these pedals. They can be
completely disassembeled and there is no instructions on how to do this.
2) The pedals dont really have a lot of adjustment out of the box. You can
tighted the release, but not loosen. According to the support department,
you gotta break it in. He said that the spring is the entire metal clip
and that it needs to be grooved over time. Once it is groved, use the
adjustments to tighten it when it gets loose.
3) They are pretty difficult to release from out of the box. I had a couple
of SPD crashes as a result of not being able to release.
Pros:
1) I really like the sealed berings. They are very smooth.
2) They clip in pretty easily. They hold very well (sometimes too well).
3) They seem to perform well in mud and water.
4) Very light, even the CroMo version.
Overall I like them OK. The SPD cleat does not have to be adjusted from inside
the shoe. They give you the internal parts in case you do not have SPD
compatible shoes, but mine are and mounting was a snap. One thing to consider
reading this review is that I have little experience with clipless pedals. I
was borrowing Shimano 737 pedals before buying the Kore's. Compared to the
737's I think that it is more difficult to get out, but that may be due to the
increased float and the fact that they are new and have not been broken in yet.
I am going to give these a 4 pepper rating because I believe that with some more tinkering, I will love them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan K.
a
from truckee, ca
Date Reviewed: June 15, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The local bike shop has one on a demo bike. Although I only rode it for about 15 minutes in the dry I can review that much on it.
Entry and release were typical of a good pedal. Felt slightly better than a Ritchey in entry and the same in release. I know this will be a negative for people though: you have to tighten the cleat from the inside of the shoe!! The shop said it was to prevent the bolts from getting
yucked up by rocks/dirt but that is going to be a pain. I'm glad I didn't set them up on the demo shoes either. Weight is good and everything is totally replaceable. Comes in a bajillion colors. They say its mud performance is good due to the springs being protected by
rubber shields. We'll see. Price is what's going to make people overlook the stupid cleat situation. | | Overall Rating: |
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