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Submitted by
ben, dover
a Weekend Warrior
from your anus iraq
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | through the back door | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | good grip and strength. | | Weaknesses: | not sealed bearings. and can turn you leg into a pretty nasty sight | | Similar Products Used: | Fly rubens (way better) | | Bike Setup: | fully pimped out huffy with 1" travel | | Bottom Line: | buy if you like cheap but still ok pedals.
will do the job for the weekend warrior like me
dont buy if you like you beautiful non scared legs
Peace out Homies | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
anthony
a Weekend Warrior
from bellingham, washington, USA
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | danscomp | | Strengths: | great grip, reasonable price | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy kills your shins | | Bike Setup: | subrosa letum dirt | | Bottom Line: | these are good pedals but i would recommend wereing shin gaurds. the first time i used them i slipped the pedal and the pin put a gash in my shins and i had to get stitches. other than that i dont have any complaints. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh Parsons
a Weekend Warrior
from Devonport, Tasmaina, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | TT/Railton Trails, Devonport Skatepark | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Von Bibra Cycles | | Strengths: | GRIP!! replaceable grub screws are a major plus and also a great look. | | Weaknesses: | none yet... | | Similar Products Used: | GT blocks and SNAFU pedals (A.K.A. Meat Mashers, Deat to Shins!)... | | Bike Setup: | Classic Haro Mirra Series with some trick bits... | | Bottom Line: | So far no complaints love them, perfect grip dfro wet tassie day, awesome features and gotta love that color!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Edilver Martinez
a Weekend Warrior
from 1545 Marl Ave
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lake Hodges | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | Trek | | Strengths: | Great Grip!
Extra pins to replace
Nice look to the bike
| | Weaknesses: | Pedals will hurt if your shims make contact! | | Bike Setup: | UNIVEGA DS600 Full suspension | | Bottom Line: | Great pedals for the money! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D. McNeill
a Weekend Warrior
from Tasmania, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Treadlies | | Strengths: | Cheap, good grip and come with replaceable pins. | | Weaknesses: | Keep an eye on the pins because they do come loose. They carve up you're shins very nicely as well. | | Similar Products Used: | More than I care to remember. | | Bike Setup: | '03 Haro Escape 8.2 | | Bottom Line: | They offer good grip even in the wet and because they're so cheap you wont cry when you smash them on a rock, step, park bench, etc. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
"Big" Al
a Weekend Warrior
from Bisbee, AZ
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Los Burros, McNary, AZ | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | Sun N Spokes | | Strengths: | Triple Traps
Big enough for my foot.
Grippy
Tuff
Can hold my 275lb a$$ | | Weaknesses: | Don't miss or your shins will hate you. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock plastic pedals, Iron Crosses, Twisted Pro, countless variations of Bear Traps, Triple Traps over 15+ years of BMX/MTB. | | Bike Setup: | GT Aggressor 1.0 Small (13") Rhino Lites. | | Bottom Line: | A lot of bad things have been said about these pedals put personally in over 15 years of riding Odessey products I have no complaints about the pedals. I had my Twisted Pro's for one day and never even mounted them after I inspected and saw they were borderline crap with very little grip potential. It took me about a month to order and recieve Traps but I finally got 'em and I love 'em. I wouldn't ride any other platform. The set previous to my current Traps were the stock plastic platforms that came on my GT, and they caused me some serious pain. After a few weeks of riding with the plastics I was bombing a jeep trail and tried to jump a 10-15 ft rock garden. On takeoff my right pedal split and tossed my foot off. When the dust settled I had slid close to 100 feet, hit a cactus, a tree, and almost off a cliff, and "walked" away with 10% of my skin roadrash and some broken ribs. I'd rather impale my shins on traps than have a failure like that again at a "critical" moment. So far I have yet to slip off or bend my cage, but I know I will someday. When I do break these pedals I'm reordering more Traps.
If you have big feet like I do (size 14 4E+) You'll appreciate the fact that you can get more than half of your foot on the pedal if not more, and not hit your shoe on your crankarm.
For under $30 you can't beat these for value, you get awesome grip, and even my feet fit on these.
Maybe I got lucky and got a "good" set, maybe Odyssey's QC department is not up to par, or there was a bad production run of Traps that caused all the weaknesses that have been reported. Yes you can bend a cage fairly easily but I still have found no other pedal that compares to the grip and the sweet, confident feel of the Traps.
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Submitted by
Carlo
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Pinas, Philippines
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | San Mateo, Rizal | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Cartimar, Pasay | | Strengths: | Tough
Good Grip | | Weaknesses: | Heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano PD-M424 | | Bottom Line: | Odyssey Twisted Pro's
These are probably the greatest platform pedals around. They're just a little heavy though. The replaceable pins grips your shoes well. Remember to wear shin guards because the pins can cause some pretty gnarly gashes on you legs. Great for downhill and freeriding. Not so for cross country rides. Bottom line? ...this is a great product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jensen Fong
a Weekend Warrior
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tai Mo Shan | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | it's cheap and kinda strong and grips my shoe when new | | Weaknesses: | it doesnt grip as well anymore and it's bent and a small piece of the cage came out | | Similar Products Used: | shimano dx, specialized, tioga, etc | | Bike Setup: | 35-40 pound heavy piece of garbage hardtail | | Bottom Line: | it's ok for its price and it bent after hitting a post at like 5km/h and a piece of the cage came out after this | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james hulett
a
from tooele , Utah , usa
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | street | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | dans comp | | Strengths: | ??? | | Weaknesses: | crappy construction. throws pins like no other pedal.
cage sracks and blows out easily. | | Similar Products Used: | $5.00 wellgo pedals that where stolen from the bike shop dumpster | | Bike Setup: | S&M dirt bike next generation | | Bottom Line: | these pedals suck. you should buy these pedals if you like spending money and then never even taking your bike out of the garage (otherwise you would break them). or if you are a stick figure that only weighs 10 ounces. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Weekend Warrior
from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | S57 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Cheap, replacable pins, grip well | | Weaknesses: | Alloy is too soft | | Similar Products Used: | Other cheapo platforms, specialized clipless, | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX 900 | | Bottom Line: | Twist Pro's.....For the money I paid these were more than adequate. They grip to your shoe very well, and gave me very few problems, the bearings held up great too. The only problems I had were with a pin pulling from its thread, causing small cracking of the cage at the same time...but the rest of the pedal held up fine. That was until it came to pulling it off. It turned out that the pedal had crossthreaded itself in the same incident, and when I finally got it off the thread on the pedal was well and truly mangled, but the thread in the crank was fine (praise be). But the pedals were great when they were on the bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Cross Country Rider
from Montara CA
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Montars Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Strengths: | Light , tough , gripps well | | Weaknesses: | none so fare | | Similar Products Used: | other aluminum pedals | | Bike Setup: | GT DEORE drive train rock shox front | | Bottom Line: | good pedal for the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scorch
a
from calgary
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | good grip
light
big platform | | Weaknesses: | bad bearings | | Bottom Line: | this is on the Oddyssey Twisted Pro platforms
this pedal isn't too bad for 30bucks cdn. It's got a large platform for your foot to plant on. Nice grip from the pins, low profile so that you don't hit it on the ground too much. It's perfect for trials too and fr/urban. Nice and light. Clicking on the bearings have occured and just needed lubing. Slippery when wet. It also gets rid of mud easily. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan cliffe
a Weekend Warrior
from liverpool, england
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | the one im riding | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | middletons ormskirk | | Strengths: | good grip, big, price (£15) thats about it really | | Weaknesses: | cages are very weak, the teeth are very sharp (tripple traps) | | Similar Products Used: | crappy plassy saracen 1s | | Bike Setup: | 2k saracen fasttrax, 2001 z.4 bombers, full LX, fir downhill rims, race fave turbine cranks and loadsa other boss bits | | Bottom Line: | the tripple trap pedals are v.good for about the first 2 months then the bearings go and the cage starts getting beaten to sh*t
dont get them, waste of time | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
yo
a Weekend Warrior
from MA
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Strengths: | Good grip until all the damn pins fall out. | | Weaknesses: | Bad bearings and the pins fall out. (twisted pro platforms) | | Bottom Line: | These are the worst pieces of crap I've ever bought. For $30 I got a pedal that within a month, 12 pins fell out of both of them. Don't waste your money! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SFA
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | bike show | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | n/a | | Weaknesses: | crap crap crap | | Similar Products Used: | zuzu ,plastic | | Bike Setup: | specialized comp fs | | Bottom Line: | They suck really badly.
1. They dont grip at all
2. The cage gets bent to Sh*t
3. The screws fall out leaving the crappy cage hanging contributing to #2
4. The bearings are really really crappy. Feels like they are pebbles and sand even when new
5. They weigh a ton.
6. They are hideous
7. THEY SUCK!!!!!!
DO NOT BUY THEM! stick with plastic or invest in some better ones. Triple Trap is garbage. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Conehead
a Cross-Country Rider
from moons of Meebsorb
Date Reviewed: September 24, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Pink Starfish, Shark Cruiser | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Umm, price maybe? | | Weaknesses: |
Everything except for price! Yeah, used less than a month b/c that's HOW LONG THEY LASTED! Fu'in things are total POS's! Poor grip, bearings feel like something out of the Flintstones, cages fell off the friggin axles. | | Similar Products Used: |
Primo flats | | Bike Setup: |
Stock trials and Dual SL | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are not worth the $19.95 I paid for them. Total shite as that bloody brit said below. These things have about as much grip as my teflon cookware and about as much durability as a pile of pig poo sittin' on the road in rush hour traffic. Furthermore, they felt like something that wasn't mean to have moving parts, even the day I took them out of the box!! Yeah they're cheap, but I got some primos for $25.....a whole $5.05 more expensive and they're AWESOME! Great bearing feel, killer grip, and super durable, even after months of bashing the f*ck outta them doing trials and north shore riding. Get Primos if you want an inexpensive but quality pedal. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a Weekend Warrior
from n/a
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
n/a | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
strong, grip, cheap, kick @#$ colors, strong bearings, seals good | | Weaknesses: |
none. | | Similar Products Used: |
clingon (suckeeedddd!!!) | | Bike Setup: |
old GT put to gether | | Bottom Line: | rad pedals, the best you can get. 5 flamers | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed
a Weekend Warrior
from Raleigh, NC
Date Reviewed: July 16, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
1st Class | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
grippy
cheap
strong
size | | Weaknesses: |
size | | Bike Setup: |
Univega DS900 | | Bottom Line: | Picked up some Triple Traps for my MTB from Dan's Competition for $13.99. What a deal. These pedals have excellent grip. Better than the Primo Super Meat Tenderizers I tried(just like DMRs). They spin smoothly and come in cool colors too. The only problem is due to the extra length and thickness of these pedals, you loose some ground clearance. That will take a little getting used to. But, when I did hit a few roots and rocks pretty hard the pedals were virtually unscathed. So far, these are the best pedals I've ever owned. Worth a full 5 flamers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Feckrag
a Downhiller
from Moon
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
um?? | | Weaknesses: |
Shite | | Similar Products Used: |
Planet X Clingon 2, buy some! | | Bike Setup: |
bike with two wheels | | Bottom Line: | These are SH ITE ! Me and a mate had some Triple traps each, I upgraded to Clingon 2, he upgraded to spuds. He made then work better by getting a hacksaw onto the outer cage and sawing off every third tooth. I have two mates with Sharkbites, one of them slipped off while riding UP A ROAD. The other dented my other mates triple trap by getting a small amount of air and then landing a bit dodgily on them. These are crap, over priced(still cost little) zero grip, no credibility and are of poor manufacture. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from NH
Date Reviewed: May 16, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
mine | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
grippy
cheap
get what you pay for | | Weaknesses: |
could be longer
sucky seals | | Bottom Line: | Were really grippy, tear up shins when you slip off trying to do trials. Nailed a rock with pedal, got big deny, now deformed. I still like. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john m
a Weekend Warrior
from scotland
Date Reviewed: April 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Grippy, look good, cheap | | Weaknesses: |
Weak cage, bit slippy in the wet if shoes are anything but flat-soled. | | Bike Setup: |
FSR | | Bottom Line: | used to love em, hit a tree stump and now theyr'e f***ed. I'm away to buy me DMR V12s! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SU MAN CHU
a Weekend Warrior
from NYC
Date Reviewed: March 31, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Inexpensive. Very large and provides good grip | | Weaknesses: |
outer cage can bend or dent very easily and will bust up your legs | | Similar Products Used: |
Other cheap platform pedals | | Bike Setup: |
Speciaized Hardrock, JETT XC fork | | Bottom Line: | If you don't like clipless pedals or straps and/or have big feet these are the way to go.
Very inexpensive ($20.00) and they keep your feet on the pedals in alomost all conditions.
However, if your foot does slip off these things will bust up your shins pretty bad. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geoff Warnock
a weekend warrior
from Birmingham, England.
Date Reviewed: February 4, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Review of Triple Trap.
Overall I very much like these pedals, the large size and immense strength suit my jumping,trials, downhill riding.
The grip on the pedals is not as good as DMR at first, but removal and sharpening of the outer cage makes them much better. This, coupled with the large size makes missing or slipping a non occurrence.
Yes, the cages can be bent fairly easily, but not enough to look bad or break.
Plus they are easily straightened.
The pedals are very heavy, but utterly bombproof with it.
As stated in other reviews in this section, the bearings originally are very badly greased, aka it washed out in the big puddle, leaving the pedal barely spinning at all.
Servicing is easy, the hardest bit being removing hte plastic cap in the outside end ( careful use of stanley knife required ).
Once regreased with a quality grease the pedals have stood up to serious abuse and thorough soakings with perfect performance.
4 out of 5, only let down by poor grease and blunt spikes to start with. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy K.
a weekend warrior
from Brooklyn
Date Reviewed: January 6, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
For street/city riding, Triple Traps are quite sweet. Since clips and straps don't make sense when you constantly have to stop for traffic, I was in need of some pedals with good bite. The traps were the answer - excellent grip with any shoe I wore. They work especially well with boots, a must for those cold, sloppy NYC winters . . . | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Lofthouse
a cross-country rider
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: December 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Dammit Odyssey, whats up with your cages?? I have a pair of Black Widows, brand new and i took them to Tai Mo Shan..(yeah yeah along with my bike), a fairly aggressive techincal singletrack here in HK. i have done this trail 4 times now (due to accessibility.. it's hard to get to..) the last time i used the pedals that came stock on my Giant. They held up real good, no dents, no mangled cages.. and that was after 2 hard crashes. On the last time i went, usign the odyesseys, i didn't crash once.. but coming off the trail, the left pedal's cage was mangled BAD.. it's dented, bent and twisted. I paid 250 HK for these, i expected alot more. My freinds shark bite's cage ripped off and was bent. No more odyssey pedals for me. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack Harris
a cross-country rider
from Shropshire, England.
Date Reviewed: December 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I recently bought a pair of sharkbites for 13 quid to go off-road riding.
I was however, bitterly dissapointed.
I went with my friends to Natmawr Quarry, which many UK riders will know of to be one of the best downhill locations in the world.
Half way down the downhill course the cage hit a root and a massive dent
appeared in the cage. Didn't affect performance though.
But when I was racing DS later on the same pedal hit a rock and the entire
cage wa ripped off, leaving me with a useless bit of slippery metal to trty and grip to.
Needless to say I lost and was unhappy because it was partly the pedals
fault. Things like that shouldn't happen on off road equipment.
Also I noticed the bearings were shite and need ed grease straight away,
the treads that the cage screws go into aren't correctly positioned and to top
it off the replacement cages on the market are as much as a new pair of pedals!
I really don't think you should get these pedals if doing any kind of cycling
over 10mph, they're that bad. Opt for DMR or Wellgo V12 instead. I did, and
now I'm a lot happier. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Lee
a weekend warrior
from Richmond B.C.
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I had a pair of Shark Bites and i liked the performance. However they aren't very tough. I twisted the cage and when I tried to bend it back the entire cage snapped. On top of that, when I was fixing the cage I noticed that I had cracked the metal that holds up the cage, when I touched it, the thing broke. I have to say that I am impressed with the performance but am dissapointed by the durability, however, these pedals aren't that expensive so I excpect to have to replace these things once in awhile. Anyways I upgraded (maybe) to triple traps, I hope that these last longer as they are more expensive. 5 stars for the performance of the shark bites and minus 2 for the durability. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a cross-country rider
from Utah
Date Reviewed: August 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a set of the Black Widows that I have been using and abusing for three years now. The bearings in these things are great - very smooooth. In all the time I have owned them I think I have only taken them apart to clean them once (an easy process) after many stream crossings and mud baths got them kinda gunky and one lost its smooth action. The cages do need regular replacement, though, and finding the cages usually requires a search. But on the bright side, the cages are lightweight and you can bend them back into shape easily with a pair of pliers (till they fall apart). But you gotta watch out for those cages on your shins! I haven't done it lately, but I used to regularly get the bloody shin action going. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sherman
a weekend warrior
from British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the Turbo trap pedals and I agree with a lot of the reviews here. They are not very good. I use em for trials and I have banged up the cages. I always have to straighten them out after every ride. I also took them on a muddy ride and I think I really did a number on the bearings. Since they are not sealed a lot of grit got in there. I kinda fixed it by shooting some grease in there. I tried to take them apart and I noticed it had the cone and nut setup so I did not take them apart because I would probably have needed a special tool to put it back together. The grip is good though. I have not slipped off of them too much. I was thinking of going with the more expensive triple traps but now I am glad I did not. In Odysseys defence the pedals were probably not made for riding in the mud and trials but more for BMX racing. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daimz
a weekend warrior
from Honolulu, HI
Date Reviewed: August 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I really like my Black widow lites. only problem is, I do slip from the (non-slip) pedals from time to time. (have the scars on my shins to prove it) Light weight and good feel make it worth the pain. Recently, I broke one of my cages and can't find replacements (anybody know?) All in all though, I'd recommend them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin
a downhiller
from ca
Date Reviewed: August 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i just bought a pair of black widows yesturday. they keep my foot stuck to pedals very tightly. only problem i have experinced in my two rides on them was on the first ride i caught a rock and smashed one the cage on one of them... although it still works fine maybe they should make the cages stronger. oh yeah, i really really really wish i had worn my shin pads... when i stuck that pedal in the rock i went flying anpped my shin to hell. but i still love the grip they give me. oh year one last thing they are way over priced if you ask me. i'd give them 3 chilies but again i love the grip so 4 chilies. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Buddy
a weekend warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: July 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought some odessey sharkbites and have ridden once with them so far in muddy conditions and the right hand pedal has started to grind already. I don't know whether this is what to expect in the future from the pedals but i hope not. The grip on the pedals is great but major bearings worry. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erik
a weekend warrior
from Tilburg, Netherlands
Date Reviewed: February 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I ride the Black Widow (the smaller ones). I'm a trial rider so I like the grip the are giving me.
I didn't experience any problems with the bearings. The cages are still pretty straight and they have taken a lot of abuse.
It's recommended to wear shinguards, because the teeth are really sharp. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bloke
a racer
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: January 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I raced BMX on my triple traps and had to replace the cages immediately. I don't know what some of the MTBers think grip is but Triple traps arent. The bearings are no good. They needed overhauling. I had to order Crupi replacement cages to make me happy. After I purchased the cages and started enjoying the pedals I SNAPpED THE LEFT PEDAL DOING GATE STARTS. Luckily I had on some shinguards. The spindle sliced into my shinguard strait to my Fox Knee/shinguards. So 5 chiles for my protective gear and zero for the pedals. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg Beech
a downhiller
from Nouuingham, UK
Date Reviewed: January 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had a pair of TripleTraps for a few months now. The grip is excellent, especcially when the cages start to get trashed, as the teeth go really sharp - so wear shinpads. The bearings, however, are absolute shite. The pedals hardly span freely when I got them. Get some really heavy grease...REALLY heavy, and shove loads in. Black Gold by Ebony is excellent, and as itwas originally designed for unshielded undersea bearings, it has no probs with pedals. I've had this grease in mine for a few weeks now, and they spin quite freely. 5 chillis for grip, but reduced to 3 as the bearings and grease are shit. Thene again, what can you expect for £15 ($22)? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mad Albino
a cross-country rider
from Las Vegas, NV
Date Reviewed: November 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I LOVE TRIPPLE TRAPS!!! Oddysey tripple traps are a great pedal for mountian bikes, bmx, and just about anything with two wheels! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a weekend warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: November 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These pedals are JUNK! Don’t even think of buying them. I have been unable to stop them from squeaking (only had them 2 months). They have a sealed bearing on the end of the shaft and use the shaft as bearing. They have a plastic nut holding the bearing in place. You can’t even grease them, I’ve tried. I’ll say it again, JUNK JUNK JUNK JUNK!!!!! I'd give it zero peppers if I Could! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nick arran (again)
a weekend warrior
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: September 14, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Sorry Odyssey, I've over maligned you. The bearings stay in place if you tighten the black plastic lock-nuts (which really ought to be alloy) on the outside edge of the body.I'd raise the rating to 3 but those nuts should have been tightened in the factory. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nick arran
a weekend warrior
from hong kong
Date Reviewed: August 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I got talked into buying some Black Widow Lites because the bearings are SO good. Well they may be the ultimate BMX pedal but they won't hack it for Moutain Biking. Just too delicate and not even very light. The hollow shafts flex under pressure, so those lovely bearings stop being smooth, the cages are replaceable (they need to be they bend just too easily). The treads on the cages are very sharp and grip your feet like glue so if you want to use them with toe clips you just HAVE to slacken them off before doing anything risky - you'll never get your feet out in time otherwise.The major fault is that the lateral location of the pedal on the shaft depends on the one roller bearing staying pressed into the shell. One hard crack on the side of the cage and the bearing unseats leaving you with 4mm of lateral float that cannot be got rid of without locktight (or new pressed in bearings)the float lets the muck in through the seals and will wreck the shafts.Sorry oddysey - nice idea but here's one case where price gives quality without the functions we need.One star for the lovely bearings and workmanship - no stars for the dumb design. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jimmy
a downhiller
from huddersfield, england
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Sharkbites, they are cool enough.. catching them on stuff i`m riding over has taken chunks of the teeth out but hey.. grip well and are okay.. i got some shinpads for when i`m junping and stuff. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Timppa
a weekend warrior
from Finland
Date Reviewed: July 15, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought a pair last summer and I haven't been riding on my Shimano 747's
much since then. They are a pain in the ass to get used to because of the
height, but when you finally do get used to them...
The bearings are like outta this world. A friend sprayed some water on them
once and they started spinning like a rotor (or whatever) on a helicopter
even with a similar sound. Whew!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike McKeand
a downhiller
from Mankato,MN
Date Reviewed: November 7, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These are the best pedals I have ever ridden on. Now that I have them I won't ride on anything else. I like to do a lot of tricks on my mountain bike and these pedals are perfect for that. These pedals are very unforgiving, so if you slip you are in for a world of hurt. The whole front of my shins are scared up. I wish I could find some Titanium spindles for them. The bearings in them are of excellent quality. The cages can really take a beating without getting twisted up. I highly recommend them! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grand Pooh Bear
a cross-country rider
from Warwick,RI
Date Reviewed: July 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
This review is not of a clipless, but rather of a platform pedal. I've been hesitant about making the switch to clipless. However, I find all mountain bike pedals (platform) to really suck. They are so weak, no matter how strong they're supposed to be. The trails here in RI are quite rocky. I mean, there are reflector graveyards in some sections where reflector-equipped pedals have mashed against the specimens in these rock gardens. Within eight weeks, I completely destroyed 2 sets of rather expensive pedals. Cages broke off, axles warped, and I mean steel ones. I was at a loss. A friend suggested Odyssey Black Widows. There are two types. Basically large and small (sort of). For those of you unfamiliar with these pedals, they are BMX pedals. The ones kids offer me $50 on the spot for all the time. I believe they are the top of the line in the BMX world. Anyway, I got the large ones, and they are large! The cages are monstrous (approx 3/32 thick and 1 1/2!
wide) and have killer teeth on them. I went odd here and actually equipped them with toe clips. (I need to keep in contact with my pedals.) Anyway, they are quite heavy (over 500 grams) and I'm a weignt weenie! But let me tell you. they are the best pedals I've ever ridden, as far as platforms go. The bearings are sealed and the pedal spins forever! Ultrasmooth. The teeth on the bottom are almost smooth from all the rocks around here, but the cages show no signs of any weakness whatsoever. Axles are still straight, too. I've been riding these monsters for over a year and I love them. I plan on thrashing them into next season when I will hopefully switch to clipless. (Time's ATAC) If I don't like clipless, I'l treat myself to a new pair of tried and true Balck Widows, the big ones. They cannot be beaten. No way, no how! I totally recommend them to anyone out there hesitant about trying clipless. And toe straps do work well with them. I would rate them 7 stars!
, were that possible! | | Overall Rating: |
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