Folding pedals
 

After my feet kept slipping off the pedals this morning, I started thinking about replacing the Suntour folding pedals on my Curve. Has anyone found A metal folding pedal that will accept clips and straps or Power Grips?

i am looking also. wanted to change the plastic pedal on my tokyo.

Not a folding pedal, but MKS has pedals with quick release mechanism. They will accept power grips or clips, whichever you choose.

Here is a pic of mine

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Not folding by the MKS EZ pedals are very good and can be removed easily, no tools required. And yes, they accept clips and straps.

Scroll down here http://www.thorusa.com/dahon/accessories/pedals.htm

I prefer the silver kind as they are symmetrical. The black ones have a top and bottom sides and you have 50% chance to place your feet right.

Kam

Diblaisi used to offer a folding pedal with straps and toeclips. It was expensive and I do not know if its still available.

You mean this one, don't you?

http://www.diblasi.it

http://www.diblasi.it/Foto/1200.gif

http://www.diblasi.it/Foto/3050.jpg

mks is expansive, if you don't need to folding your bikes every day, you can find wellgo pedals which are under $20 that in good quality. I am thinking to buy a pair after mine are broken

Is that the standard Plastic Diblasi pedal just with clips and straps added, therefore explaining the higher cost, or is it a specific different pedal from the first photo?

I did not find this a great pedal on my diblasi, but it was reasably durable. I dont understand why it did not seem well made and tended to flex abit, but the bearings lasted longer than some other folding pedals I have used.

I like(d) the metal pedals on my Downtube but unfortunately the spring-pin on the right pedal just wore out and the pedal won't stay locked.

Looking around there are the MKS FD-6 metal pedal (I don't really want quick-release), "Marwi" SP-151 which may or may not be available in the US, Suntour, Wellgo (?) mentioned above.

Which would you recommend if my primary need is strength (since I have a tough uphill), and secondary needs are nonslip with dress shoes (esp. in slightly damp weather) and ease/quickness of fold/unfolding?

Is this a problem with the design of the pedal, or did you just wear yours out?

Unfortunately, Downtube doesn't have any pedals available on their site. I emailed Dr. Yan about it.

Looks like they are: http://ridethisbike.com/products/Mar...ing-pedals.htm

Weird. This morning the pin was 100% loose (wouldn't retract) and the pedal wouldn't stay locked, so I assumed that the spring had broken or detached. But now, in my office, it seems to have fixed itself.

I would assume that any problems I have are due to wear and/or weather exposure. I've ridden 282 round trips commutes to work, 2392 miles, folding 3 times each trip (so 846 folds/unfolds), in almost every weather condition and temperature, road salt & slush, etc. , with very infrequent cleaning.

I heard from DT. The pedals are $29 shipped.

http://www.downtube.com/Folding_Pedal_Instructions/

Anyone know how these stack up with the Mawri pedals?

Dave, do the DT pedals accept clips and straps?

Thor, the MKS pedals look sweet, but I'd rather have a folding pedal than an easily removable one. (They so make the FD-6 folding pedal, but those don't take clips according to Harris Cyclery.)

I just got my pair of MKS AR-2 EZY pedals-- The detachable kind.

The mechanism is good and solid, but the build quality leaves a bit to be desired given the $60-or-so price tag. The mold lines aren't smoothed out at all and the bearings came out of the box needing to be loosened and repacked.

The other problem I have is that the bolt holes for toe clips are a bit further outboard than on most pedals. With power grips, I find that me feet end up hanging off the edge of the pedal even though there's enough room.

That said, not a deal breaker, and they seem like they'll last a lot longer than my plastic Dahon foldies.

Yes, the pedal in the second photo is just the standard plastic Diblasi pedal with clip and strap added.

Strida and IF series inventor/designer Mark Sanders praises the Diblasi pedals.
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/Skywalker...767&l=a&fid=19

You can see Diblasi pedals on some of the protypes of his designs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yBTQWGIIpc

That diblasi pedal is not the best folding pedal IMO, but with a clip and strap on it, that makes it worth re-avaluating IMO as a preformance folding pedal.