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Description:Welcome 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.
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Submitted by
howie4
a Weekend Warrior
from burlington, ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | hamilton | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | my work | | Strengths: | light and grippy (where is the bmx part of the type of cyclist?) | | Weaknesses: | the magnesium is thin and blows up with little force | | Similar Products Used: | nothing | | Bike Setup: | fit flow series frame, odyssey wombolt cranks, mg1 pedals,kink relief stem, macneil light bars, coalition camo seat(no seat post) hose clamps, g-sport rear wheel, odyssey 7ka fron wheel, shadow creeper forks | | Bottom Line: | dont buy these unless you just dj or mtb. Any street or even park riding will break these. I broke it at a skatepark with little force. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
oli h
a Downhiller
from Lancashire, UK
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | To Many Good Ones To Choose From! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | High On Bikes | | Strengths: | Lightweight & Well Finished | | Weaknesses: | Bent axle on first ride out! | | Similar Products Used: | DMR V8's, V12's, Crank Brothers 5050x, Easton Cully's | | Bike Setup: | Devinci Ollie | | Bottom Line: | Really disapointed I didn't get a descent length of time to try them out more, not sure how the axle got bent, can only think it must have been the tree stump I clipped but I didn't hit that very hard, I dont think the V8's would have ended up bent from it anyway, the V8's stood up fairly well to over 2 years of abuse but I wanted these to try and slim my bikes weight down. The MG1's had a little better pedal feel than the V8's I was using previously but think they would benefit from having slightly longer pins and a full length axle. I'll give them a 5 for value because they are very cheap for Magnesium pedals(Providing you have more luck than me), but only a 3 overall because I did bend one! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patoche
a Cross Country Rider
from Boersch
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$61.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA & Taiwan s | | Strengths: | Very good grip, even for downhill, lightweight, cool colors | | Weaknesses: | Bearings are poor on the left pedal ? | | Similar Products Used: | Welgo MG52, Primo, etc | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575 | | Bottom Line: | I love these pedals, unfortunately, the left one always give up after a few weeks ! I'm a lightweight rider and my ride is quite smooth... This is each time time the same story : the left pedal start to do some noise after around 100 miles, then after 400, the bearings just give up...
I have had the same story with 3 pairs (07 and 08). The 4th one is currently only making noise, and this for more than 4 months... I cross my fingers... because even with this caveats, I didn't find better pedals for the grip and weight. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Hunt
a Weekend Warrior
from Vice
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Insanely lightweight, grip is great | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | dmr v12 | | Bike Setup: | all rounder | | Bottom Line: | When some people hear the name Wellgo they think of bad quality. Little do they know, Wellgo actually manufactures pedals for many companies. Nothing bad I can say about the MG-1. It is the lightest platform pedal on the market, and the replacable pins grip pretty well too. Highly recommeded. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Joe Meldrum
a Downhiller
from Hood River, OR USA
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light, strong, good grip | | Weaknesses: | cant think of anything right now | | Similar Products Used: | Many types of platform pedals | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Demo 7 / Specialized Enduro | | Bottom Line: | I have two pairs of these pedals on my AM/XC bike and the downhill bike. They have been smashed into many rocks, been ridden in the mud and just plain abused for the last year. They still are still spinning perfect and the bushings are holding up well. I hate bushing play more than anything else and these have yet to develop any. Besides that they are super light and have a great feel to them and they are also relatively cheap compared to other high-end flat pedals. I would highly recommend these pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Tom Nyland
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Light! they sacrifice some grip in order to not kill your shins (defiantly worth it). If grip is a problem, wear 5.10's. There very strong as well. | | Weaknesses: | White is kinda crap colour but its slowly wearing away to leave a nice chrome metal look. I am having trouble finding replacement pins. | | Similar Products Used: | plenty.... | | Bike Setup: | Urban/DJ/Park bike. | | Bottom Line: | One of the lightest pedals with plenty of grip you will ever need. Sometimes you can have to much grip remember. I find these just fine. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
clark
a
from squamish, bc
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | light (380g), smooth bearings, good grip. | | Weaknesses: | paint flakes off like mad. red color is, um, really really red (careful!). | | Bike Setup: | knolly delerium | | Bottom Line: | saves 1/2 pound and feels just as good as heavier pedals for the same $$, so why not. if they last a year, i'll be happy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
casey kaskey
a Weekend Warrior
from NO, Ohio, USA
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$52.00 | | Purchased At: | aebike.com | | Strengths: | Perfect pin length (easy on shins and grips really well). Slight concave shape. LIGHT! | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Old school platforms, SPD's | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Prophet 1000 | | Bottom Line: | I do mostly tight cross country riding. I use SPD's for road riding, but have found I prefer platforms when riding trails (its great not to be connected to the bike when you go over the handlebars!!). These are fantastic pedals. They grip really well and are very easy on the shins. After 3 months of hard riding all the pins are still tight and the pedals are perfectly smooth. If you want an extremey light, well built pedal, for around $50, these are a great buy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
R P
a Downhiller
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dirt Merchant | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light, low profile, strong(so far), smooth. | | Weaknesses: | A 1/3 of the paint has worn off in only a couple rides. Has this happened to anyone else???? Not even from wacking the pedals on the ground, just from my shoes. . . strange | | Similar Products Used: | Axiom Road Gaps, NRG flats | | Bike Setup: | VP Free, 888rc | | Bottom Line: | Wicked pedal, but should have been anodized or coated with a more durable finish. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
llhank
a Weekend Warrior
from Winchester, MA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Massachusetts coastline & cities | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Airbomb | | Strengths: | Quite light weight for the size and strength. Good bearings, solid grip, large platform makes engagement easy. Mine come painted white which helps visibility. I can use them with rather light soled shoes without any discomfort. | | Weaknesses: | None found yet. | | Bike Setup: | Dean Torreys Ti cyclocross frame, Alpha Q CX fork, Velomax Orion II wheelset, SRAM/Avid components, FSA crank/bb. | | Bottom Line: | Magnesium is a great material for pedals -- light, strong, but not expensive. These pedals spin easy and don't add much rotating mass. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ralpie
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta GA
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | light wieght, durable | | Weaknesses: | dont spin for crap. Pins NOT replaceable | | Similar Products Used: | NA | | Bike Setup: | Titus Quasimoto | | Bottom Line: | I ordered these pedals while on teh way home from work. The Supergo guy wanted to sell me SPD Magnesium pedals. Anyway these arive in the sickly green color, but its original at least. First thing I do it test to see that all the pins are cinched down. Ummm big mistake turns out the pins are kinda glued in or something. I break 2 pins before realizing (the first on tightening the second upon lossening). I figure I'll replace these POS pedals when they break. Guess what? 2 years now and no other breakage. They still spin like crap, but dont have any play. The Magnesium has held up to corrosion. Bearing are fine. I must say I am fairly impressed. When I do buy new pedals, it wont be these, but I just might not like the ones I end up with as much as the MG-1's | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Weekend Warrior
from Idaho
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light And Damn near indestructable | | Weaknesses: | Pegs may fall out and it leaves it's mark, but thats usual for the kind of riding these are made for. | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bottom Line: | Awesome pedals if this is the type your looking for, FLAT. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan
a Downhiller
from alex. va usa
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | light, strong, black (not that sand color), cheap | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | too many to list | | Bike Setup: | banshee morphine setup for fr and dh | | Bottom Line: | i have always liked all of wellgos dh pedals. they grip well, dont cost much, last a long time. and the mg's are in a class of there own when it comes to weight. these thing feel stupid light!
if you want to lost weight and still have a great pedal get these!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | light weight, grippy! | | Weaknesses: | none so far. | | Similar Products Used: | generic toothed platforms | | Bike Setup: | trek liquid 30 with wellgo mg-1's. everything else stock so far. | | Bottom Line: | this pedals rock. especially for the price. $25 plus shipping from jenson and these pedals stick like glue. careful though, b/c they will tear your shins up if you dont wear protection. wear guards, they are a must. not as light as generic platforms, but what are? lol. 380g/pair is damn nice for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mackie
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Really light. Under a pound a pair..... | | Weaknesses: | None really - leg shredding, but that's any platform with pins. | | Similar Products Used: | Primo Tenderizer, Ringle ZuZu | | Bike Setup: | K2 Brass Monkey, Marz Z1SL | | Bottom Line: | Really nice pedals for the money. These are the $45 ones at Jenson, and are the same pedals as the Weyless Mag pedals from Supergo.
Nice wide platform on a fairly thin pedal body. They seem to be holding up well and have good grip with the pins. Not nearly as heavy as the big old Primos.
795 grams for the primos!
395 grams for the Wellgo Mags
Nothing like taking almost a pound off the bike!
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