So the bike i'm buying comes with Crank Bros. 50/50s, i know i don't want to ride them as i have heard of a lot of issues.. the problem is the only other pedals ive rode are block 8 platforms. I want durable as hell and excellence traction.. money is not an issue.. any suggestions?!
Straitlines.....mine have been maintenance free, when I finally decided to pull them apart just out of curiosity, I found that it took less than 5 minutes to do both pedals, and no grease is required since they are self-lubricating.
The best pedals for dh are burgtec penthouse flats in my opinion. I have a pair and have had no issues for a year. Syncros, azonic,atomlab,kore, wellgo have all come up short over the years.
I'm all about the new Deity Decoys, they are basically the Kona Wah Wah's (Awesome pedal and pretty much a standard over here for DH!) but in anodized black or PC white. Can't wait to get them, its those or the Straitlines!
Straitlines.....mine have been maintenance free, when I finally decided to pull them apart just out of curiosity, I found that it took less than 5 minutes to do both pedals, and no grease is required since they are self-lubricating.
You do need to grease the axle once and a while, at least that's the case with mine and a friend of mine who also runs them. They start to squeak eventually. Pop em open, rub some grease on the axle, reassemble and bingo bango, quite again. These pedals are actually too grippy for me though, and they ended up on my BMX bike since I don't wear 5.10s when riding it. With the 5.10s and the Straitlines I couldn't deal with how grippy they were, so I'm rocking some ancient MG-1s.
Yeah I threw a little grease in there. I was just surprised that the pedals were bone-dry and totally clean inside after 6 months of slop-free, quiet spinning. Thats longer than my last set of pedals lasted....And a 5 minute job too! I was impressed!
As for grip, I've seen people remove the middle rows of pins. You could put some lower profile set-screws in too.
a lot of these pedals are sick.. the deitys especially, but i love the easy maintenance on the straitlines.. and wam blam.. remove the mid pins and they are at a good grip it seems like.. the only other pedal im tyhinking about is the infamous brooklyn machine works vegi burgers.
They have a five year warranty that is not voided by jumping, racing, crashing, rental or commercial use or transfer of ownership. And they have just the right amount of grip.
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