I am in dyer need of new pedals for my Centurion, and have been looking for caged pedals with straps. I found these, and would like to know if they are reliable. I have noticed that the strap part actually connects to the pedal as if it were a pedal reflector. Would that be able to handle my incredible amount torque?

I wouldnt buy them, they have plastic bodies and sorta look like the pedals that come on walmart bikes

+1. Plastic or nylon bodied pedals will not hold up to any kind of serious riding.

Can you guys help me find the best pedals for under $30? I would prefer to have caged pedals with straps, but I guess I could go with some regular pedals that have incredibly painful spikes of death protruding from both sides. Well, regular pedals with pretty good grip will do fine too.

Why do you think I asked?

They are $15 plastic mountain bike style pedals, what do you think?

Those are steel or aluminum. I forget which, although they may as well be plastic.

I bought those once in a pinch. They are awful pedals. I remember rebuilding them in my hotel room the same night I got them because the bearings were so stiff. Also, the cages broke off the pedals on my second ride.

Stay away.

And do not spend less then $40-50 on any pedal. I would suggest some MKS Sylvans or Touring Light platforms with Soma Oppy-X toe clips. i've been running those for several years with no issues.

I gotta disagree with this, I've gotten MKS Touring Stream for $25 new, from Niagara I think.

Then buy them for $25 + shipping.

MKS Steam... under 25.00.

https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=1671

Decent clips and straps are another $15-25 which brings us right back into the $40-50 range.

I just finished checking out I got the all chrome ones.

+1 MKS pedals are worth it.

I would also go to your local bike shop, the crustiest one around and see if they keep old pedals. My lbs sells old pedals for a handful of dirt.

AH my response was late. You got some good pedals though

I suggest overhauling any MKS pedals you get. Clean them and re-pack them with grease and ball-bearings and adjust them. They tend to come dry and tight. After a good overhaul, they spin almost as smooth as my 1982 Campy Records.

My LBS sells the dirt.......I get no good deals around here.

(don't tell the plastic pedals on my 3000 + mile commuter! They might give out on me while bunnyhopping curbs and potholes)

I was going to post a picture of the last set of OEM pedals that I pulled off a TREK MTB but I've already thrown them away. Nylon body with a metal cage that had ripped away at three of the four screw attaching points.

YMMV mickey, but be careful.

The plastic pedals that came on my Raleigh One-Way seemed good enough until the cage snapped when I went to stand up out of the saddle to climb a hill.

I went with MKS pedals and love em

Excellent choice going with the MKS pedals.

Also, AE Bike sells a Wellgo caged road pedal for $15.99 that is a very good value. I bought a pair a while back and am happy with them. Not as nicely finished as the MKS, and they came a tad bit tight on the bearings. But after cracking the dust covers off and a quick adjustment, they spin great.

https://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30...ils&sku=PD1035

In all fairness, I was riding my Free Spirit, which I had just put Wally WOrld pedals on (never planned to ride it hard, and they were easily replaceable), and broke one of the cages, but that was more due to my fault than the pedal - I made the mistake of standing and pushing hard on the edge of the pedal, instead of over the spindle.

A comment concerning the suitability of the materials...

While I would avoid the pedals in the initial post, I have a set of plastic/nylon pedals on my 2003 Giant Sedona that I have put about 3,000 miles on, and I have weighed over 300 pounds for every one of those miles... The nubs on the pedals are starting to be worn flat, so I may need to replace them because they might start being a little too slick, but they have held up admirably. They do look considerably beefier than the pedals pictured in the original post...

I wouldn't trust a light weight plastic/nylon pedal, I have broken those in a single 25 mile ride. However, I wouldn't hesitate to ride a nice beefy one. I think for road use with toe clips there is no place for the plastic/nylon pedals. Cruisers or comfort bikes with the heavier non-clipped pedals is probably the only good place for them.

As far as modern pedals go I don't think there is a better value than MKS and like it was said, they may be a little tight when you get them but they are adjustable and serviceable.

I put a set of Stream pedals on the Gf's bike and she is really pleased with them... and they only cost $25.00 Cdn.

I have MKS Sylvan touring pedals, MKS road pedals, and a pair of MKS 1000 mtb / touring pedals and after many thousands upon thousands of km they have continued to work perfectly..I picked all these up second hand and overhauled them with new grease and bearings and have no idea just how many k's they actually have on them.

I have a lot of old pedals that range from upper end Shimanos, Suntour (Superbes), Fish Bones, Wellgo's, Lyotard, and a good number of SR pedals I have salvaged.

Lyotard pedals are very nice and are not hard to come by...these were stock equipment on many thousands of French bikes, their quality is very very good, and they will tale cages and straps.

I've got the same pedals and absolutely love them. Far better than any other similar priced product I've ever tried.