Folding Bikes - Recommend a folding pedal?

After almost 4000 miles my right pedal on Dahon D7 is making a clicking noise. I unscrewed it and when I twist the shaft I encounter a little resistance every other revolution. I suppose one ball bearing is broken. Anyone have suggestions for a good replacement from this page:

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/pedals.html

The AR-2 looks strong, but I am not interested in the clipless feature. Or if anyone has any used Suntour pedal for sale, PM me!

Have these on our Fridays, with zero problems in the first year.

http://store.bikefriday.com/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=11655

Have these on my Boardwalk S1 - replaced orig pedals that self-destructed - same result, zero problems.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=2276&subcategory_ID=10045

Thanks, the Friday pedals for $18 look similar to my Suntour OEM pedals on my Dahon. Should I spend more and get better pedals or will these cheaper pedals last just as long? In other words, do more expensive pedals last more than 4000 miles?

I gave up on folding and just went with a pedal with spd on one side and a platform on the other. It is a cheap Wellgo copy of the PD-M324 sold at Performance under the Forte' name. They call them campus pedals. If I need a compact fold I have to take one off, but I seldom do unless I need to pack the bike it the suitcase.

I would by MKS removables and have a set of clip less and a set of platforms, but I refuse to buy the MKS clip less and have yet another pair of shores and cleat system. They should have made them spd compatible like Welgo did with some of their pedals.

Here are two crappy cell-phone pics of a pair of VP-117 folding pedals I haven't gotten around to putting on eBay. They probably have 200 miles on them, if that, and they were something like $30 new.

If you want them, send me a big self-addressed, stamped padded envelope and I'll stick them in the mail. Better they get some real use than keep taking up space in this apartment.

Thanks for the offer ! I think I can send you a flat-rate priority mail envelope. But not sure if you will have to mail it in person because it will weight more than 13 ounces? Let me check into that...

Don't worry about that. I can mail it from work

PM me and we'll nail down the details.

using MKS, super quick release, and lock in.

made in Japan!

My MKS FD-6 pedals work great!

Mks

Mks wins hands down. But consider small, lightweight non-folding pedals too.

Have you tried dismantling the pedal?

It could just be that a bit of grit has found its way into the pedal - this happened to me. Removed the grit, another dab of lithium grease, reassembled and as good as new.

If a ball bearing has crumbled, just a buy a new set of ball bearings, replace and reassemble with some lithium grease - seems a waste to throwaway a pair of pedals just because of the failiure of one ball? It's not difficult to do, just need to undo a couple of nuts and fiddle with some washers:thumb:

R

My MKS FD-6 pedals work great!

I have a pair that have almost a year of riding on them, so about 3000 miles. I had to overhaul one of them a couple months back, though. On one hand, I didn't think that should be necessary so soon; on the other hand, at least it was possible to overhaul the pedal. Other than that, I don't like them very much, for a couple reasons:
--they unfold themselves at inopportune moments, like when I'm walking with the bike folded in a crowd getting on an escalator to the train platform.
--even when folded, they're pretty wide
--very slippery, especially when wet; hard to keep your feet on 'em, depending on your shoes, of course

How about a removable pedal? MKS makes a pedal that has a quick release feature, pull back the ring and the pedal comes right off.

Its great for travel, makes the bike less attractive to thieves that want to ride off on a stolen bike and since it comes in platform or clipless, you can switch pedal types in an instant.

Have you tried dismantling the pedal?

It could just be that a bit of grit has found its way into the pedal - this happened to me. Removed the grit, another dab of lithium grease, reassembled and as good as new.

If a ball bearing has crumbled, just a buy a new set of ball bearings, replace and reassemble with some lithium grease - seems a waste to throwaway a pair of pedals just because of the failiure of one ball? It's not difficult to do, just need to undo a couple of nuts and fiddle with some washers:thumb:

R

Good tip, but I am not sure i see any nuts on my OEM dahon pedal? Do you need some special tool/technique to open them up?

Good tip, but I am not sure i see any nuts on my OEM dahon pedal? Do you need some special tool/technique to open them up?

I don't know about the Dahon pedal, but the MKS pedal has two metal studs, something like rivets, that you have to remove by pressing them with a nail or something. They came out pretty easily. Once they're out, the whole pedal came apart pretty easily.

My Strida has different pedals, which also have the two metal studs; but these have a pronounced head, which suggests they're more like rivets; so they wouldn't press out so easily (or at all).

So... take a look, and see what you think. I'd suggest you try opening up the pedal, but only after you're quite sure the warranty is already used up and the pedal is not going to last much longer as is.

I like the MKS EXY Pomenade http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=19659 and MKS EZY Cube http://bikesonline.com/MKS-EZY-inch-SPD-inch-type-pedalwith-EZY-adapters.htm