Hi,

My brother bike periodically, but not particularly frequently. Last night I picked his bike up for a trip this weekend, and had a chance to briefly ride around on it. The platform pedals it came with are *terrible*. Really not a "flat platform" for anyone's foot.

Since I'm always looking for birthday presents, I thought I might buy him replacement flat pedals for his bike. It just doesn't make sense to buy him clipless pedals and shoes since he only bike 3-5 times a year it seems like. At the same time, it's a present and I wanted to get something decent.

But looking into flat pedals, it seems like they're all either cheap and crappy (<$30, look like they have a terrible surface for your foot) or expensive with the pins (> $80). Well - Crank Brother's sells a "5050" pedal for a little less, but more than 50% of the reviews were about the pedal breaking so I'd be hesitant to go that way.

Does anyone have a particular flat pedal they like for road biking? I know there's plenty of people who prefer to stay away from clipless or straps, I figure someone probably has a favorite.

The most expensive ones I've see are the Speedplay Drillium's, but they seem way overkill for just road biking ($110 I think). Seems like every flat pedal except the Crank Brothers ones are hard to find - I've found ones make by Shimano, Specialized (they look discontinued), Cannondale (they also look discontinued), Wellgo...

Wondering what I could get that would be comfortable, efficient (your foot contacts the pedal platform for all of it), and perhaps not to expensive...are there options I'm not aware of, or do you use a particular pedal and find it great?