Originally Posted by
njkayaker
Do they? Seems unlikely.
Here's a recent thread with a fair number of bike pics. All of them have pedals.
Mongoose Pro RX 10.9 titanium road bike
If the picture was of a bike being sold, it wouldn't be unusual that the pedals weren't on.
Technically the thread is from 2019 it got zombied I believe. Though titanium bikes are neat so cannot complain too much.
Generally a new bike is shown without pedals and if a road or mountain bike comes with pedals they are test ride pedals designed purely for being able to test ride the bike not for actual riding when you own it. The one complete new bike I bought got the pedals replaced immediately.