Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
BUT - the bearings are terrible. They make noise when I roll the pedal around with my hand. You can feel them when you hand rotate the pedal. I tried the same thing with the clipless pedals I own and couldn't feel the bearings the slightly bit. But they're way more expensive, right? So I tried the same thing with the cheap plastic pedals that came with the bike - couldn't feel the bearings either. So...I'm sending them back.
I don't think I've ever had a set of loose ball pedals that I didn't take apart, grease, and set the cones correctly as soon as I got them. Almost every platform pedal I see on the shelf is maladjusted at least a little bit. When set up properly, they spin like crazy, are smooth, and don't move, rattle or creak a bit.