Description:A new revolutionary open cage design helps shed mud and allows an easy entry and release. Smooth sealed cartridge bearings will keep you spinning. A tough silver enamel finish ensures good looks. 340g
Submitted by
pjm
a
from ParkCity,UT Date Reviewed: March 23, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$37.00
Purchased At:
c.b.o. online
Strengths:
With a high end shimano pedal costing over $100, a part you hit on rocks yr after yr, I wonder why people buy shimano over wellgo. Wellgo makes alot of the aftermarket pedals, and they are of pretty high quality. I am 200+ lbs, and have never busted a stainless spindle on a wellgo. Others I have. This newly designed stainless-body pedal is pretty light (325grams?), looks great, and has a stainless body which resists rocks most excellently. I have run the standard wellgo 800 pedal for 5 yrs, and even though the pedals' cleat "wings" have busted off a number of times on knarly rocks, you could replace the whole set for under $30 at most online dealers, and have a spare parts pedal in your parts box, and you still saved $30 over shimano's. cost. This pedal is the stainless body shimano 949 clone. It has a different cleat than the 800's, different pedal retention system, but is minimalist design, and is light and cheap. Stiffer retention than the 800 style wellgos if you like that. The pedals retention system is alot stronger than the old 800's where the rear wings bust off on rocks. Haven't busted it, and have smashed alot of rocks.
Weaknesses:
Wellgo made an alloy body design of this stainless body pedal, and I broke the spring stops completely off the body in a month, rendering the pedal useless. The stainless body pedal eliminated this problem. Only weakeness I have found is the pedal engagement and release is not quite as smooth as the 800's, but with time and practice, it becomes smoother. They seem to not want to release from the front of the cleat as well as 800s, but it is tolerable. Could be the shoe tread clearances, but it seems stickier. Ok if good w/clipless.
Similar Products Used:
Wellgo 800's, 727's, shimanos, Onza's
Bottom Line:
A sweet, tough, light stainless body design. Totally diff. cleat design and retention system than the tried and true 800's, but really minimalist and tough. Will not accept an old 800 cleat. You can die if you try. But, for around $40, you have a really tough pedal that is pretty light. Go to cbo to find em. I really recommend these pedals.
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