MTB Pedals Recommendations
 

I need some recommendations on some MTB platform pedals that are very sticky. I have fairly large feet (13) and need something a bit bigger. Id like to stay under 50 bucks. Any recommendations?

I love my Shimano Saints. https://www.amazon.com/Shimano-PD-MX...shimano+saints The replaceable and adjustable screws for grip work well.

Crank Brother Mallets https://www.crankbrothers.com/produc...let/mallet-3-1 are always good in my book. Some gripe about their reliability. They have never let me down.

the key is shoes to match. I highly recommend the Five Ten shoe

You can find deals out there. I think 80 is closer to the entry price point for good pedals. I would look for a minimum of chro mo spindles aluminum body

I find both my Spank Spike and my Canfield Bros Crampons to be good.

Add Five Ten shoes and my feet never come off the pedals.

many people praise the five ten shoes, I personally don't care for them, and I'm not paying that much for shoes. I wear Sketcher Vigor 2.0 for almost everything, hiking, biking, walking, whatever. SKECHERS Vigor 2.0 Trait Black - Zappos.com Free Shipping BOTH Ways I like them so much I have multiple pairs.

I refuse to wear Sketchers, but that's me.

What is it about them you don't like?

Some people don't like sketchers because, although they are an American company, most of their shoes are now made in Asian countries.

But since Five Ten was sold to Adidas five years ago they are no longer an American company at all.

I forgot to add that I am not looking to get any with half clip ins. I want just a standard platform with nice pins that are sticky. I am new to the MTB world and dont want to spend too much. This is what Im putting them on

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When I first started I was very happy with cheap and very grippy magnesium Wellgo MG-1 Magnesium Sealed Platform Pedal, 9/16-Inch, Silver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E7UZ7FM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_jC0Cyb1P601ZXwelcome mg1 pedals.

Sketchers came out of nowhere and just seemed to jump onto the skate shoe scene back in the 90s because that was the style at the time. I bought a pair and trashed them skating within a week, meanwhile my old Airwalks and Vans never seemed to die. To me, Sketchers was always a budget brand just trying to match the style of the name brands. They were cheap and lacked quality. Maybe all that has changed now, but I'm still not a fan of the way they look.

If I'm cycling, I wear cycling shoes. Five Ten makes excellent, well priced, mountain bike shoes. I've been on the same pair going on three years now and they're still going strong. Five Ten was originally a rock climbing shoe but the grippy rubber sole of the shoe made for rock climbing also grips pedals.

*shrug*

I could wear a shoe made for the job year in and year out, or I could replace a shoe not made for the job every season.

I think there is a misconception here from one bad pair of shoes. I have had one pair of Sketchers wear out early and took them back and they were replaced for free.

Vans were great when the Van Dorens owned the company, but they sold out in the 80s, and were sold again in the early 2000s, and now are part of the VF company.

Airwalk is a payless/collective brands subsidiary. Neither have any further claim to being top end or higher quality, not sure Airwalk ever did.

I'd call Sketchers a payless/collective brand...I ordered my first pair Airwalks out of Thrasher magazine, same with my first pair of Vans. Of course, you can find these at any strip mall these days...same as Sketchers.

Whatever, they're shoes, wear what you want. $80-$120 for a pair of specialty shoes doesn't seem overpriced to me.

five ten shoes, fortunate to be within driving distance of their store where some great deals can be had. And once you get used to
catalyst pedals
http://pedalinginnovations.com/

Odyssey's Twisted BMX pedals are polymer flats with concaves that allow a shoe to sink in and grip better. They also have plastic pins moulded in, not metal. They hurt a lot less than metal if you get whacked by one, lol. Only $18-20.

shimano altus c10
 

Is that the shimano altus c10 group on your bike? Got the same on mine. What kind of front tire do you have? That has an amazing looking tread.

Dave

Lots of pedals have added pins for grip now, the ones with threaded in set screws for those pins

let You choose How far the pins protrude.



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Honestly, these would probably do the job and cost less than $20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

or try something with removable pins and a bit lighter for $15 more...
https://www.amazon.com/Wellgo-MG-1-M...=wellgo+pedals

Not altus, the bike is outfitted with shimano STX. I believe it was a middle level group. The bike came with cappy gift shifters. I replaced them with some older generation shimano trigger shifters i got off a bike I bought at an auction. The tires are original. They are Tioga brand. I will look at the model when I get home.

I like my Stolen Pedal Thermalites. They're for the BMXers, but work fine on my 1992 Univega mountain bike. Only $15-$20. Been riding 'em for two or three months. Very satisfied, great value. And you can buy colors to match your paint scheme. I got blue to go with my Univega's blue-over-black spatter paint.

The version I got has molded-in nubs or pegs, along with a texture like coarse sandpaper. Stolen Bike/Pedal makes another version with replaceable pegs, in Thermalite composite and aluminum. Very reasonably priced.

The combination pegs/coarse texture grips my shoes very well -- Merrell cycling shoes, my old Montrail low-top hiking shoes and Herman Survivor high top boots, thin lightweight deck shoes. I adjust the saddle height slightly to suit the shoe sole thickness.

They're large enough even with my size 11 Herman Survivor insulated winter boots for some recent sub-freezing and snow rides.

If I could justify the expense ($89) I'd try some Catalyst Pedals from Pedaling Innovations. The unusually long platform looks like it would work well with my long, skinny feet and shoes.

They are Tioga Pshyco -Ks tires 26x 1.95

Picked up a new pair of Aest alloy with Ti spindles on eBay for under $30 a while back. No slip on my size 12's.

AEST Bike MTB BMX Platform Pedals DH Pedals CNC Titanium Spindle Ti Axle 1pair | eBay

Watch the spikes that screw in from the underside and use the threaded end on your feet. Damage the screw threads sticking out and they won't unscrew without damaging the threads in the pedal itself. ;) Those are bad design IMHO.

I just started mountain biking about a year ago. I bought these on Amazon for about $35-36. They've been great. I've smashed them into rocks untold times they are pretty scratched up but still function perfectly. You might want to wear shin guards though as the spikes can draw blood if you spin the pedals back and catch your ship.

These pedals are good for big feet, they are pretty wide. I'm using them on my fat bike now which I ride with big snow boots in winter.

I bought these after reading this thread. I like. :thumb: