Submitted by
Chris Bell
a Weekend Warrior
from Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Date Reviewed: 3/24/2007 11:52:45 AM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Stainburn |
| Duration Product Used: |
More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: |
$50 |
| Purchased At: |
Chain Reaction |
| Strengths: |
Lightweight body, thick Cr-Mo axle and long grippy pins. |
| Weaknesses: |
Lightweight body (it's not too hard to take the corners off), poor seals, would be nice if fitted with sealed cartridge bearings. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Outland flatties, Wellgo D2, Wellgo V8 generic copies. |
| Bike Setup: |
Schwinn Rocket 88 S2, Marzochi All Mountains, Kore bar and stem, Ritchey Logic cranks, Gore / Avid cables, Wilderness tyres, standard headset, brakes, wheels, shock, post and seat. |
| Bottom Line: |
There seems to be a lot of b!tching about the bearings here but the issue is the seals or indeed lack of an inboard seal altogether. Regular maintenance will keep them running sweet for years, just take it easy on rocks as the magnesium alloy body material is very, very soft. If you take a corner off you might lose a pin which does reduce the excellent grip. If you're a real pedal thrasher maybe you should be looking a lot higher up the ranks for some with the durability you need. For the rest of us these are a very grippy and comparatively light flattie. |
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Submitted by
javi
a Downhiller
from barcelona
Date Reviewed: 6/10/2006 9:28:12 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$40 |
| Purchased At: |
tomas domingo |
| Strengths: |
light, rather original colour |
| Weaknesses: |
axes |
| Similar Products Tried: |
onoffs, lots of cheap ones |
| Bike Setup: |
rmx, travis, 729, maxxis |
| Bottom Line: |
ive used them for two weeks, then headin home in a set of 4 stairs, the axe just bent... even the guy in the shop told me
" you ainīt going far with these pedals ..." moreover if you ride in a very rocky terrain, these pedals will melt away, magnesium is very soft apparently ! |
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Submitted by
Tripp
from West Hartford, CT, US
Date Reviewed: 7/8/2004 2:12:53 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Tower of Power (Nepaug) |
| Duration Product Used: |
6 months |
| Strengths: |
Excellent grip, very light |
| Weaknesses: |
Brittle, basic bearing setup |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Wellgo platforms |
| Bike Setup: |
90s Trek 6500ZX (real aluminum, not Chinese), Manitou in the front |
| Bottom Line: |
These pedals have great grip (and they have left many divits in my shins), but they are also very brittle. I have already ripped several of the studs out along with the threads so that they can't be screwed back in. I wouldn't buy them again. It also uses the basic cone style bearings and they needed repacking after only a few months. I would say they'd be good for dirt jumping type stuff, but anything where you'll be bashing pedals on rocks I'd stay away. |
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Submitted by
Jacob O'Neall
a Downhiller
from Eubank, Ky, USA
Date Reviewed: 3/7/2004 1:56:34 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
any that's good |
| Duration Product Used: |
2 Years |
| Price Paid: |
$27 |
| Purchased At: |
Jenson Usa |
| Strengths: |
light compared to other large platform pedals, strong axles, good traction, tought body, nice finish that adds good looks |
| Weaknesses: |
DO NOT HAVE CARTRIGE BEARINGS!!! they have plain loose ball bearings instead |
| Similar Products Tried: |
many
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| Bike Setup: |
2001 Mongoose Pro Valient; WTB Motoraptor 2.4 tires, Sun Mammoth rims/WTB speed disk hubs, formula activa mechanical disks, Avid levers, shimano deore shifters/LX deraillers, Syntace VRO bar/stem combo, WTB SSTX2K saddle, Rockshox Psylo SL fork/ Pro Deluxe rear shock |
| Bottom Line: |
Good pedals at a good price. They do not have the cartrige bearings like some places advertise. I dont really mind that, because plain ball bearings are super simple to service, just disassemble the pedals, pack it with some waterproof grease, reassemble, and you're good to go. I do that about every six months, and my pedals run smooth as butter all the time. And for the guy who said in his review that his pedals started coming loose on the axle, all you gotta do is snug up the nut that holds the pedal in place. Mine do not have this problem because I routinely check my bike and maintain it. Like I said at the beginning, these are good pedals, made by a good company, and can be had for a small price. |
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Submitted by
The Hairmonger
a Cross Country Rider
from London UK
Date Reviewed: 9/24/2003 6:19:44 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
6 months |
| Strengths: |
Strong, I haven't killed them yet. |
| Weaknesses: |
General crapness. Not very grippy (back of shoe slides around nicely, and they are crap in the wet too). BS advertising about cartridge bearings. Heavy (THEY ARE!). As they are crap, I consider the fact that I haven't killed them yet as a weakness too - when they die I will be happy to buy some better ones! |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Wellgo stuff |
| Bike Setup: |
Still crapper than yours with these stupid pedals |
| Bottom Line: |
DON'T BUY THESE. Azonic still haven't changed their lying "sealed cartridge bearing" advertising, which annoys me sooo much that I am putting another review up about how crap they are. Even though I like the look of their saddles, I'll never buy another azonic product just to spite them. Ha ha. |
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Submitted by
Tyrel
a Racer
from Coeur d'alene, ID
Date Reviewed: 8/30/2003 4:04:16 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
cave trail, canfield |
| Duration Product Used: |
1 Year |
| Price Paid: |
$35 |
| Purchased At: |
gForse Bikes best damn bike shop in town! |
| Strengths: |
Very light, rebuildable, Grips into my shoe almost as if I were riding with clips. Wide stance and very strong, cheap price, Im very impressed! |
| Weaknesses: |
Well I wish that they offered this model in sealed But for the price I paid, I can deal with it, none beyond that. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Snafu, azonic A-frame. |
| Bike Setup: |
azonic evolution II frame, FSA cranks, fsa hd set, FSA BB, shimano XT derailers, Fox 125r Fork, handbuilt wheels, louise fr disc. AWESOME! |
| Bottom Line: |
Ive bought 3 sets and one set for my fathers bike! |
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Submitted by
Hair Monger
a Cross Country Rider
from London,UK
Date Reviewed: 8/26/2003 6:09:25 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
3 months |
| Purchased At: |
mail order |
| Strengths: |
Quite grippy, good size, seem quite strong |
| Weaknesses: |
Weight, bearings |
| Similar Products Tried: |
crappy cages that came with my bike which weren't any worse than these |
| Bike Setup: |
crapper than yours with these stupid pedals |
| Bottom Line: |
What is all this about "super-light" - these weigh A TON! Pick up some V8s and tell me I'm wrong. Also as said elsewhere on this page, they are not sealed bearing and I don't believe the body is made of magnesium either. Emailed azonic who said they would change the description on their website - that was atleast a month ago. If anyone knows what the american equivalent of the trading standards council is, give me a shout and I'll make a complaint.
These are crap - weigh about the same as a hippo, crap bearing, not that grippy either - get some V8s and don't bother with these - RIP OFF AT HALF THE PRICE. |
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Submitted by
James Murray
a Weekend Warrior
from Guildford
Date Reviewed: 8/21/2003 12:09:49 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
6 months |
| Strengths: |
Light |
| Weaknesses: |
Bearings are advertised as being cartridge and clearly are not. in fact the bearings felt tight notchy and dry out of the box. After 6 months of light riding they began to creak and get worse until there was lots of play in them. Its not just my pedals either, my mate bought some and they were the same straight out of the box.
And they look crap. they are advertised as being natural magnesium colour, so why paint them when they are already magnesium? Duh! |
| Similar Products Tried: |
DMR V12 Magnesium. Shimano 656. all still going strong |
| Bike Setup: |
Devinci Hucker, Marzocchi Z1 Freeride, Race Face Signature BB & Prodigy cranks, Hope M4 discs F&R, Race face Diablos stem and bars, Hope sport hubs on Mavic 519 rims. |
| Bottom Line: |
If you want some cheap flat pedals with low quality bearings that wear out as soon as you take them out of the box then get these pedals.
Do yourself a favour and spend the extra cash and get some quality products instead.
Azonic are happy to replace them under wartranty but i am hoping to get A-Frames instead. Watch out for the review about them.
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Submitted by
Tully
from Woodinville, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: 7/17/2003 9:07:08 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
1 Year |
| Price Paid: |
$35 |
| Purchased At: |
Downhill Zone |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Tioga Surefoot MX Pro (slightly heavier, but awesome traction and infinite pin configurations) |
| Bottom Line: |
These pedals are light, cheap, and the pins are easily replaced, but the don't have enough traction for serious downhill. I use them for dirt jumping and mountaincross. Also, the bearings aren't terribly smooth, but that doesn't really matter. |
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from SLO, CA
Date Reviewed: 12/28/2002 10:39:12 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Secret |
| Duration Product Used: |
3 months |
| Strengths: |
Light, relatively cheap, decent pedal for the $. They seem to grip pretty well and the traction pins are replaceable. |
| Weaknesses: |
None so far. |
| Bottom Line: |
These are my first platforms, and I have been really happy with them. The pins are replaceable. They are not as nice as the A-Frames, but find them on sale and you get some bang for your buck. They are good platforms as far as I am concerned, though I am using them for working on jumping skills and sketchy stunts I want the freedom to bail on, not really huge stuff or technical downhill. They are super light. The bearings aren't the smoothest in the world, but for a cheap platform, they're still awsome. If you look for premium quality, you're looking at more money. If you want a little more bite and a nicer machined pedal, look into the A-Frames. For general usage, teh Fusion is hard to beat. |
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Submitted by
Christopher Van Hulsentop
a Downhiller
from Townsville, QLD, AUS
Date Reviewed: 11/14/2002 3:41:04 AM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Oceania |
| Duration Product Used: |
3 months |
| Price Paid: |
$30 |
| Purchased At: |
Tonys Bikes |
| Strengths: |
Weight
Looks
Grippy as hell |
| Weaknesses: |
>_< a pin got smashed out of them on the first ride (but that was from the b@stard creek track)
They are really carving up my specialized shoes |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Odyssey Twisted team. Nothing else like this |
| Bike Setup: |
not worth putting |
| Bottom Line: |
Nice pedals. My feet can barely move at all. However that first pin got knocked out way to easily, took a nice chunk of magnesium with it as well so it can't be replaced. Apart from that nothing at all has gone wrong yet. I reccomend these pedals to anyone that doesn't use clipless. |
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Submitted by
Robert Rayburn
a Downhiller
from Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA
Date Reviewed: 10/28/2002 1:35:07 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Sawmill |
| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$35 |
| Purchased At: |
Road 34 |
| Strengths: |
light weight, good grip, look badass |
| Weaknesses: |
none so far |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Zu-Zu's |
| Bike Setup: |
Specialized Rockhopper Comp, Magura Julie's, mavic 321's, and a crazy guy to ride it |
| Bottom Line: |
great deal platforms are the way to go. if you are in to some fast DH or jumping they are great. I recomend them for any bike. all though you might want to think about it before throwing them on your road deal |
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Submitted by
Derek Diamond
a Weekend Warrior
from ATL/GA/USA
Date Reviewed: 3/23/2002 1:07:02 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Downtown ATL |
| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$30 |
| Purchased At: |
Cambria outfitters |
| Strengths: |
Crazy light! Just as strong as any pedal I've used,but lighter. pins are long and seem to hold you to them on the big jumps/landings |
| Weaknesses: |
wish they were BLACK! |
| Similar Products Tried: |
primopro/tioga |
| Bike Setup: |
Ellsworth Joker-RaceFace,bar,post,cranks,ring,/Z5 up front nokian(blues2.3),maguras,romic t2, etc.......... |
| Bottom Line: |
Great pedal overall price/proformance/please! |
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Submitted by
Ben Ryan
a Downhiller
from Brisbane
Date Reviewed: 2/1/2002 1:53:13 AM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
no 9 |
| Duration Product Used: |
3 months |
| Price Paid: |
$25 |
| Purchased At: |
tc's |
| Strengths: |
LIGHT,Strong, durable, same bearings as aframes, same studs as a frame... in fact a whole cheaper version of the a frames but mutch better value |
| Weaknesses: |
none yet |
| Similar Products Tried: |
aframes- dearer |
| Bike Setup: |
specalized hardrock 02 model with marzochi z1 wedges |
| Bottom Line: |
great value, good grip, light weight, best pedal in its price range and would give the a frames a run for its money.... |
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