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Submitted by
Louis
a Downhiller
from NB CANADA!
Date Reviewed: 2/8/2008 12:39:18 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $120 |
| Purchased At: | A shop..... |
| Strengths: | Solid Platform... Alot of extra pins... Low maintenance... |
| Weaknesses: | Slippery when wet... Especially if you dont wear good soft Sole Shoes. |
| Similar Products Tried: | 1664Bmx... |
| Bike Setup: | Giant Faith 1, RS Totem Solo Air, Mavic Deemax, King rear hub, Formula Brakes, SRAM Drivetrain, RaceFace Evolve DH X-Type cranks.. so on so on... |
| Bottom Line: | I dont understand these reviews about the pedal litterally falling apart... I havent experienced this yet and I ride my bike almost everyday during between April and October.. I have however had issues with the pedal getting super greasy when theres mud on em' but its nothing longer pins cant cure... Also I broke one of the mounting bolts for one of the plates so now im stuck with the pink plates... Awesome pedal though!! |
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Submitted by
Kev
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: 2/8/2008 10:36:27 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Rockypoint |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | Bike Junkie |
| Strengths: | Great looks, familiar and comfortable feel, comes with decent number of replacement parts. great customer service and warranty. |
| Weaknesses: | Too many parts with bolts that CAN loosen and lost |
| Similar Products Tried: | various BMX style metal pinned platforms |
| Bike Setup: | sc chameleon, fox forx, sram geared and derailed front and back. all mountian hardtail style. |
| Bottom Line: | I had them for the larger part of the past year and I like them alot still. They look great and impo is grippy enough on the small pins with the right shoes (gum bottom skate/bmw style shoes works bests for me). The parts of the pedal seem relatively bomb proof, but the word "parts" also leads to the problem; being that there is many different pieces that are held together by a series of little allen bolts, they can loosen and part of the actual platform can come apart. This is what happened to me on a ride once only and lost the bolts, but not the plate (these bolts are not included in the extra parts that come with the pedal, btw). Called Crank Bros and they were very good with sending me extra bolts by the next weekend. I found that the other 6 of these bolts were also pretty loose also and CBs advised to use blue loctite. Hadn't had the problem again, but defintely a worry to check before long rides now. I think there is good value in the pedal, but perhaps a solid one piece platform maybe better. |
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Submitted by
David Callejas
a Cross Country Rider
from Sudbury Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: 8/14/2007 2:10:36 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Squeeker, fresh air, behind silver city |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $80 |
| Purchased At: | ebay |
| Strengths: | They look really good, are very customizable, relatively grippy when new. |
| Weaknesses: | Hardwear, pins, price, safety. |
| Similar Products Tried: | a wet plastic pedal thats been used for a few years. |
| Bike Setup: | 2007 custom kona hoss deluxe |
| Bottom Line: | Bottom line, i think these pedals suck. When i got them they were really good. I brought my bike into the shop about one or two weeks after rideing them and one of the mechanics told me that the pedals literatly fell apart while he was working on my bike. Thinking that this would be the first and last time i retightened the pedal hardwear and forgot about the problem until three days ago when i was downhilling in blue mountain Ontario. Throughout my trip i was constantly loosing my pedal pins on the trails. One would fall about every hour or two and be lost, hence creating a dangerously slipery pedal. Becoming frusterated i kept rideing. I finished one run, looked at my pedals, and noticed that one of the removable plates was once again falling off. The hardwear was completly gone as was all of the pins that were initialy put onto it. luckely my plate didnt fall off on the trail. To me this is a very serious problem that can cause very serious injuries if malfunction occurs on an advanced feature. This should never happen to any pedal and especulally not on ones that retail for $120.00. There nice pedals but Crank Brother's need to address the problems stated above because these pedals do have potential to be very good if they could hold up to some abuse. Honestly, i would not recomend these for your own safety until crank brothers changes their hardwear and pin locking system. Cheers. |
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Submitted by
stinky primo
a Downhiller
from uk
Date Reviewed: 5/12/2007 8:46:44 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | borrowdale circuit lakes |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $80 |
| Purchased At: | e-bay |
| Strengths: | good looking pedal, good, big, sturdy base for feet bigger than the average bear! |
| Weaknesses: | small pins are crap! use long pins and watch out for the replacable plates coming loose! |
| Similar Products Tried: | dmr v12s |
| Bike Setup: | kona stinky primo (the knowledge) shimano saint and marzocci z1sl fox at the back |
| Bottom Line: | great pedals use the big pins and fill the gaps with dmr terror pins and use loctite! |
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Submitted by
jeremy gosse
a Racer
from abbotsford bc canada
Date Reviewed: 5/1/2007 10:48:55 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | freight train |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $135 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | awesome pin placement options, really grippy if you wear vans, COLOR CHOICES!! |
| Weaknesses: | after a few months of riding my right pedal seized up, i work at a bike shop so i took it apart and swapped out the crappy stock grease and that fixed it, BUT now a few months later again my right pedal has developed some side to side play after hitting a fair sized drop by my house, i am going to see if i can fix it today but i have never had to do so much maintenance on a pedal before. also the bolts to hold the color plates on are really weak as in easy to strip out which really sucks. |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | 05 norco team dh, 05 888rc, wtb laser disc dh rims on Hadley hubs, dhx5, holzfeller oct cranks with e-thirteen LG-1 guide, Michelin's front and back blah blah blah. |
| Bottom Line: | not worth the extra cash, wayy to much maintenance for such a pricey pedal |
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Submitted by
Marc
a Weekend Warrior
from Minneapolis, MN USA
Date Reviewed: 3/15/2007 3:39:02 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | urban riding mostly |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $75 |
| Purchased At: | airbomb.om |
| Strengths: | Large platform, very pretty, sturdy, replace pins from underside so allen slot is not wrecked and can easily replace parts of the platform that are likely to be damaged. |
| Weaknesses: | A bit heavy and thick. Also, even with the long pins installed I still slip a bit more that I should even though I wear FiveTen Shoes--I think this is because of the cone-shaped pins. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB platforms |
| Bike Setup: | 2005 Santa Cruz Heckler, XT drivetrain, juicy 7 brakes, swinger 3-way air shock, Fox float 130 mm trail tune fork, Thompson post & stem, Easton EA70 Monkey Bar |
| Bottom Line: | I am happy with them, but it is definately necessary to wear shin protection with these pedals. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO INSTALL THE LONGER PINS ON THESE PEDALS--THEY ARE ALMOST WORTHLESS WITH THE SHORT PINS. Use locktite and don't overtighten them--they won't come out if properly installed. They are very pretty and don't even look that bad once they are bashed up. Overall, 4 stars because they are a bit pricey and I slip on them a little bit more than I would like even with sticky FiveTen shoes. |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Downhiller
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: 2/8/2007 6:25:06 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | The fastest one |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $90 |
| Purchased At: | Bike shop |
| Strengths: | I Love the fact that this pedal has quite a few pin holes (be sure to put long pins in all). The changable plates a pretty cool option, plus that sealed bearings are sweet to. |
| Weaknesses: | Those stupid little cone shaped pedal pins that it comes with. it doesnt come with enough long pins for all the holes. |
| Similar Products Tried: | truvativ, wellgo |
| Bike Setup: | 2 wheels, a frame, pedals, handlebar, tires, and brakes |
| Bottom Line: | I absolutely love these pedals. I have long pins in ALL the pin holes and I loctited them a little bit further out than normal, about 4-5 mm long. |
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Submitted by
Chase
a Downhiller
from Pagosa springs, Colorado
Date Reviewed: 1/18/2007 9:32:48 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Log Schutes |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Fatty platform and monster grip. These things are nice (after I put the extra pins in) |
| Weaknesses: | A bit heavy maybe? Also a bit pricy. Thats All I got to say. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Primo tenderizer, atomlab aircorps, tioga |
| Bike Setup: | 03' Bullit, boxxer team, race face bb, michelin rubber, mavic rims |
| Bottom Line: | These pedals are so sick! Dont't be a douche like all the other guys below me and OVERTIGHTEN THE SCREWS. They have loctite on them, they won't come loose. Guys are getting pissed off because of their own mistake!! But a pair, and you will not regret it! Oh and yes they are expensive for pedals but ey, what can you do? |
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Submitted by
loren bolton
a Weekend Warrior
from great falls, montana, usa
Date Reviewed: 11/19/2006 1:51:08 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | big sky ski resort |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | kniker biker |
| Strengths: | all of its studs are removable and the black or gold faceplates are replaceable in case you damage them |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | these are my first aftermarket pedals |
| Bike Setup: | freeride and all mountain |
| Bottom Line: | these pedals are flatout the best pedals I have ever rode with. They provide great traction, have sealed bearings, and look so good that you won't want to scratch them. |
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Submitted by
Jim
a Cross Country Rider
from Norco, La
Date Reviewed: 10/6/2006 1:32:50 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Comite |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | Blue Sky |
| Strengths: | Look good |
| Weaknesses: | Poor craftsmanship |
| Bottom Line: | Found I had a stripped threaded hole when changing the plates, had to loctite the screw back in to use the pedal. Mine came with a bag of screws but they weren't any longer that the studs that were already in the pedals. The pedals do work good, can't deny that, they're worth about $50.00 if you ask me. |
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Submitted by
TMC
a Downhiller
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: 8/16/2006 9:44:40 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $80 |
| Strengths: | I don't think this pedal has any strengths. Looks, that's about it. |
| Weaknesses: | First Rockgarden blew these crappy things apart |
| Bottom Line: | What a complete waste of money. Good for slow gentle cross country ridding. |
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Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Bracknell
Date Reviewed: 7/29/2006 2:13:47 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Swinley Forest |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $60 |
| Purchased At: | ibike (Crowthorne) |
| Strengths: | Concave design. Threading the studs from behind. |
| Weaknesses: | The thread walls are too thin resulting in the allen fitting to round off or in some cases causing the stud to split. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano DX, DMR V12s. |
| Bike Setup: | Dean Baja, Forumla Oro Puro brakes + discs, XT Hollowtech II Cranks, Chris King Hubs + Headset, RockShox Reba Forks, SRAM Gears + Shifters. |
| Bottom Line: | Really nice pedals to look at. Lots of customisation choices. A wee bit on the heavy side. Be careful changing the studs. I may have had a bad batch, but I found about 4 or 5 studs split where the allen key fits in to tighten the studs. Once they are in, they ain't coming out as it is almost impossible to get a purchase on the smooth, tapered studs with a pair of pliers. |
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Submitted by
Dave Danger
a Downhiller
from Northants
Date Reviewed: 7/6/2006 5:51:45 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Fort William |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Local shop |
| Strengths: | Concave shape. All parts that usually get smashed are replaceable. Wide platform. Custom pin placement. |
| Weaknesses: | Stock pins. Faff to put the pins in. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano MX30's, C'Dale Grind, DMR's (all of them) Easton Flat boys, Burtgec Penthouse flats. |
| Bike Setup: | Originally on my Gemini DH with x.0 Boxxer world cups etc, but now on my CHameleon hardtail, 06 z.1 sl's, x0, hope bulbs etc. |
| Bottom Line: | I first got them because despite how much I loved the grip and feel of my Shimanos, I kept ripping pins out of them, or just mashing them down to the point where I had no pins left, or anyway to get any new ones in. First couple of times out on them was really disapointed, the platform is really big, but the grip really isn't "great". Even with long pins fitted, I found them to be lacking in grip. I was riding hopton, one of the pedalyiest most rooty courses in England, and my feet were bouncing around, even with 5ten shoes! I stuck my Shimanos back on and was fine. I pretty much chucked them in the spare pedals bin for a few months. Recently, they've released some set screws to retrofit them. And from a couple of rides out, they are a vast improvement. They grip really well now, and if you put: 3 pins front and back (1 each edge and 1 in the middle) then fill the side with pins, but don't put any in the middle, you'll have an awesome pedal that will never need to be completely replaced! Should come with the set screws though for the £65 retail price! |
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Submitted by
John
from Winnipeg
Date Reviewed: 5/26/2006 8:57:41 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | the jumps |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $60 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | good looks, low profile, custom colors, beefy, grip great(with long pins) |
| Weaknesses: | not very grippy without long pins, but theyre included so you just need to screw them in and your set |
| Similar Products Tried: | zuzu's, wellgo's |
| Bike Setup: | norco 416 reynolds, sherman jumper, 5050XX, T-Cells, holzfeller urban cranks |
| Bottom Line: | if you can spare the cash, you wont regret getting these pedals. just throw on the long pins(theyre super easy to get in and out just make sure you dont overtighten them...) |
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Submitted by
Shawn
a Cross Country Rider
from Ashburn, VA, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/27/2006 7:30:49 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | (shrug) |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $95 |
| Purchased At: | www.universalcycles.com |
| Strengths: | Solid, customizable, pretty, regreasable without taking them apart. |
| Weaknesses: | Heavier than my old pedals, too pretty to bang up. |
| Similar Products Tried: | No-name pedals that came on the bike. |
| Bike Setup: | Pro-Flex 756 frame, Manitou SX-R fork, Noleen rear shock, SRAM GripShifters, Avid front disc brake, custom wheels with Mavic rims and Shimano hubs, assorted Shimano XT everywhere else. |
| Bottom Line: | I've seen some people complain about the length of the pins, so I ordered a set of long pins with my new pedals. To my surprise, the pedals ALSO came with long pins, so I don't know why anyone is complaining. Maybe Crank Bros. changed the retail package to include long pins recently. Either way, I have plenty of long pins and plenty of grip. The cartridge bearings are rough to start off with, but that's to be expected; if the bearings weren't tight at first, they'd get really loose once they get broken in. My pedals spin nice and smooth now. I really like the grip I get with these pedals. I'd swear they've made me faster than my old no-name POS pedals, just because I feel more comfortable maneuvering the bike with my feet. The only thing I don't like is the weight. Try as I might, I can't seem to get light parts for my ten-year-old bike, which needs to lose some weight. These pedals are a half-pound heavier than my old pedals, but they're also bigger and much more solid. So I guess it's a tradeoff. I can't complain too much, my bike has seen me through many crashes with little or no damage --- to the bike, anyway. I imagine these pedals will make my bike that much more durable. |
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Submitted by
Kane
a Downhiller
from australia
Date Reviewed: 4/3/2006 1:08:24 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $116 |
| Strengths: | Axle looks beefy |
| Weaknesses: | The pins and thickness |
| Similar Products Tried: | Cullys, Aircorps |
| Bike Setup: | Demo 8, M4s, MTX, MRP, PRO TAPERS, BOXXERS, |
| Bottom Line: | Mine came with NO grease in them so they got tight in about 10 minutes. The pins are crap, they dont grip at all and they were breaking when i screwed them in. Go to the hardware store and get some grub screws instead. |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Downhiller
from Olney, Maryland
Date Reviewed: 3/21/2006 10:14:05 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Hallowell Jumps |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | Germantown Cycles :-) |
| Strengths: | Light, sealed, theyre pretty sick looking, they have a really huge platform compared to other pedals Ive tried. And they have the option to replace the platforms. They dont collect mud, theres nowhere for the mud to get stuck |
| Weaknesses: | Not very grippy with the pins it comes with. The pins are coneshaped, and as a result, dont have that shoe tearing grip. Im going to try ordering the set screws from the crankbrothers website though. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Wellgo POS; Weyless B-37 (super grippy) |
| Bike Setup: | Ironhorse Kumicho, Stance Kingpin. RaceFace bar/stem ;Truvativ/Sram Drivetrain. E.13 Chainguide |
| Bottom Line: | These pedals are pretty awesome, but for the price they should definately come with the set screws. (They cost 12 bucks on the Crankbrothers website). |
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Submitted by
andrew
a Downhiller
from adleaide, australia
Date Reviewed: 3/11/2006 8:08:06 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Thredbo cannonball run |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $116 |
| Strengths: | nothing |
| Weaknesses: | they have a slight rise so your foot dousnt sit on it proparly |
| Similar Products Tried: | easton, DMR v12, azonic |
| Bike Setup: | 05 craftworks S1, boxxer world cup, NEW easton pedals |
| Bottom Line: | they have the smallest pins go grip what so ever even with longer pins they are still crap |
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Submitted by
Sam Samaha
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ USA
Date Reviewed: 2/26/2006 8:20:14 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | any |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $119 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | Nice design, no hype loks... extra red components, customizable screw inserts, and light weight. |
| Weaknesses: | $119 for a "Made in China" part? It's the only "Made in China" part on my bike, and when I got them I never would have guessed they were not made in at least Taiwan if not the US for that price! I hope the quality of the bearings are as good as the price! |
| Similar Products Tried: | various stuff of less quality and price |
| Bike Setup: | Moots Cinco with various XTR/XO/King/Thompson/and MAVIC higher end parts |
| Bottom Line: | Well made from what I can see, but then it's a very simple design and should be reliable too. The only concern I have is if the bearings will hold up being that it's made in china, and in general China manufacturing sigma for tolerance has proven to be lower.. and for $119 it's frankly not acceptable to have them made in a 50 cents/hr labor market. |
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Submitted by
Fat boy Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Utah
Date Reviewed: 1/16/2006 11:01:02 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Mailboxes |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | Internet |
| Strengths: | Replacable plates |
| Weaknesses: | I dont like how tall the pedal is... I also have some Atomlab Aircorp and they're way thinner |
| Similar Products Tried: | Any other good pedal... |
| Bike Setup: | Canfeild Formula 1 |
| Bottom Line: | Good Pedal, reccomend it but its kind of expensive... |
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