Most comfortable flat pedals, yep that is a question/?

Because they are not 'flat' I like Ergon's pedals.

I love the old style beartrap pedals by Wellgo. Affordable and durable, so long as you do the maintenance.

Black-ops BMX Torqlite UL Pedals



Azonic 420

Comfortable? That would be the shoes. Keen sandals, race face chester nylon pedals with the pins at 1/2 the height.

Ones that my shoes do not slip out of. Comfort is not having blood on my shin.

The Race Face Chester is popular. I feared that my feet would not like them due to the middle hump, so I am trying iSSi Thump pedals which are concave.

I have these on my fatbike. Feet do not slip off, but any contact with shins leaves a mark.

Basically any large MTB platform pedal with small traction pins. Thinner is better. Slightly concave is supposed to be better. The only pair of large platforms I've owned are slightly concave, and are very comfortable. I like them better than the standard BMX platform, which I've ridden plenty of(and still have on my work bike). But basically, large, thin, you're good to go.

Odyssey Twisted PC work for me. Nice price.


Same with Cult Dak. They take a 17mm wrench, so be prepared for that.


These are all plastic, so pins will wear out quickly if much rock bashing is done.

Old-style rubber pedals didn't gouge shins & seemed to grip fairly well, at least for casual/commuter-type cycling.

I don't like how some of the pin pedals tear up your shoe soles.

Best rubber block pedals are the MKS 3000r https://www.mkspedal.com/?q=en/product/node/111
repackable and fully serviceable .. I added more grease when I got mine ..

I like these a lot, feel much better than traditional pedals.

https://www.rivbike.com/collections/...rk-grey-vp-001

I like these a lot, feel much better than traditional pedals.

https://www.rivbike.com/collections/...rk-grey-vp-001

I use Crank Brothers Double Shot pedals on both touring bikes. The flat side has nubs vs pins so it is kind even to soft flip-flop soles; OTOH not super-grippy...I don't hop off curbs for instance.

I have these:

https://www.oneupcomponents.com/products/comp-pedal

I find them very comfortable, and have used them on my hybrid/commuter for rides up to about 28 miles (that's as far as I have taken with that bike as I prefer my road bike for anything over 10 miles).

They're very grippy so that my feet never slip off. And the platforms are large enough that my feet don't get fatigued or develop hot spots. The OneUp composite platform pedals are the best platforms I've ever used.

Well, only if you wear shoes, lol.

Ergon PC2 pedals most comfortable I have tried, even without shoes.

Runner up and much classier looking Velo Orange Grand Cru Sabot pedals

Unfortunately Ergon looks to have discontinued pedals.

Those are classy. They might be great for a classy build steel rando bike.
Avoid the VO touring pedals. I found them small and kind of uncomfortable. I'd actually go so far as to say that they're the first pedal I've ever really noticed a problem with, and I've ridden a lot of pedals in my lifetime from $75 platforms to $5 plastic box store stuff. I sold them to a friend. He had a low speed crash incident where he didn't get his foot out of the pedal strap and the pedal broke. It was a big chunk and the pedal was useless afterword. So they're uncomfortable and not very tough. I was surprised, because I usually like VO offerings.

Length – 5.6”/ 143 mm

Width – 3.75”/ 95 mm

Thickness – .6”/ 16 mm

Weight – 505 grams per pair

Catalyst Pedals

Pedaling Innovations

Agreed - why they never caught on is a shame. Best touring pedal ever.

I bought up as many of them as I could find online when Ergon discontinued production.