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Yoshimura Pedals

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Brules

Discussion Starter · Oct 14, 2021

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I looked and searched and didn’t find anything posted here about these pedals yet so here is a quick pic of the Yoshimura Chilao machined AL pedals. Made in USA. The company is a highly regarded custom exhaust company and the CEO likes to MTB ride so he decided to design his own pedals.

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CHILAO LARGE PEDALS IN PEWTER

Ultra-thin CNC machined body from 6061-T6 billet aluminum for maximum durability Concave shape allows your foot to sit “in” the pedal, not on top of it Proprietary alloy steel CNC machined, and heat-treated spindle is strong - yet resilient Close-to-crank pedal position increases strength and...

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I haven’t mounted them yet. My bike is being wrapped this weekend and should be built next week (2022 Santa Cruz HT in mineral gray/black) so I won’t get to try them till next week late.

They look well made, they are concave and the pins come in a lot of different colors, but pedals themselves only come in 2-3 colors. One of which is a close match to the Kashima coat which no one else has done that I have seen before.

Anyone else run these?

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shakazulu12

· #2 · Oct 14, 2021

I stumbled across these a few months ago. Coming from motorcycle racing, Yoshimura is very highly regarded and I thought it was pretty cool that they made pedals. Cool to see someone that has them.

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Gman7

· #3 · Oct 14, 2021

shakazulu12 said:
I stumbled across these a few months ago. Coming from motorcycle racing, Yoshimura is very highly regarded and I thought it was pretty cool that they made pedals. Cool to see someone that has them.

Very cool, I would be curious to get feedback on the product. I thought about ordering a set but wanted to see what others thought who have used them.

genny1

· #4 · Oct 14, 2021

A little OT, but Yoshimura is going into production soon on mtb stems. Info within this post (which also references their pedals). Nice to see their mtb product line expanding.

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acer66

· #5 · Oct 14, 2021 (Edited)

My little SV is breathing out by one of their many quality products and I was looking at them awhile ago but I am not worthy of that very cool looking product.
Don't they also make stems?

Edit:Genny1 beat me to it.

Brules

Discussion Starter · #6 · Oct 14, 2021

Good info on the stems! Can’t wait to see what they make. Since they have all their own CNC machines in house I’m sure they will be making even more things.

First impressions on the fit/finish etc is tooooppp notch. I’ll post more once I get some seat time with them.

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response3

· #7 · Oct 14, 2021

Gman7 said:
Very cool, I would be curious to get feedback on the product. I thought about ordering a set but wanted to see what others thought who have used them.

My son has them on both of his bmx race bikes. They come in full size and junior sizes. They’re slightly concave and the pins are plenty long but not crazy long. They seem to be well sealed and still spin well. I really like them.

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r-rocket

· #8 · Oct 14, 2021

They look nice, but I'm not a fan of threads going all the way up the pins.

silentG

· #9 · Oct 14, 2021

My name is SilentG and...I may have a pedal problem

I had a set, maybe two, I can't remember off the top of my head.

Fit and finish was great, durability was excellent here in Arizona (where rocks will murder out pedals and rims pretty quickly) and Yoshimura was great to deal with on an RMA.

One of the pairs went back on an RMA as the threads were off I think and chewed up the threads on a nearly new Atlas crank arm. It could be Atlas cranks though though as they seem to be weak AF in the pedal insert area since they don't have an actual insert for the threads.

Never had other cranks I have had - SLX/LX, Hope, Turbine, or SixC - do this with pedal swaps, just Atlas cranks.

When I got the pedals back (IIRC they sent me a new set after I sent the set with the problem pedal back to them to examine) on RMA I sold them.

I didn't find the grip to be quite as good as say One Up Aluminum, Canfield Crampon, or Nukeproof Horizon pedals though.

Not horrible grip by any means, less grippy than the pedals I listed but more grip than the Deity Bladerunner which I didn't get on with at all.

Shoes used were Adidas Terrex and Ride Concepts Hellion.

I would suspect that they have made updates and improvements since I had mine as they seemed very keen on feedback and listening to customers.

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Brules

Discussion Starter · #10 · Oct 14, 2021

The pins are the one thing I noticed. They don’t seem as “severe” or as “sharp” so to speak as 1ups and some others. They seems a bit fatter and less tall.

noapathy

· #11 · Oct 15, 2021

As much as they look cool with colored pins, guessing aluminum won't last all that long?

silentG

· #12 · Oct 15, 2021

If I recall correctly the pins are designed to break off rather than shear off at the base so maybe that has something to do with the shape/profile.

I think if you took a different pin shape/type from another pedal you would have a pretty good mashup there as a package.

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Brules

Discussion Starter · #13 · Oct 15, 2021

That’s exactly what I thought.

And all the top pedals are made from AL noapthy.

cogswell23

· #14 · Oct 15, 2021

They’re gorgeous and I’ve been tempted. The Pinkbike review made it seem like grip was kind of lacking, and in the end I’m quite happy with my Burgtecs, so I just got another pair of those instead of branching out. I’m still curious about the Chilao though.

Report back!

TraxFactory

· #15 · Oct 15, 2021

Grip aside, how easily can they be serviced and bushing or bearing on the tip of the spindle?

natas1321

· #16 · Oct 15, 2021

I had a pair and they were alright, found them to be a little less grippy than other pedals and gave them to my son.

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noapathy

· #17 · Oct 15, 2021

Brules said:
That’s exactly what I thought.

And all the top pedals are made from AL noapthy.

Pedals, yes. Pins, no.

DeoreDX

· #18 · Oct 15, 2021

I've been running some old Saint pedals. One thing Ive noticed is that the fatter pins have a little less grip but tear up my shoes WAAAAY less.

Klurejr

· #19 · Oct 17, 2021

Those are very nice looking , if I ran flats I would consider a pair. I have a full yoshimura exhaust on my Yamaha fz1.

Taroroot

· #20 · Oct 19, 2021

Two guys I ride with run those. I havent asked them specifically how they like them. They don't complain about them. I'd run them if/when my current pedals need replacing, but I don't think that'll happen soon. I don't trials anymore so don't destroy pedals, just occasional rock strikes, so my Hopes are soldiering on thru 3 bikes now.

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