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Edited March 26, 2023
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Good price for a solid set of composite pedals.
Multiple colors, Reds are $18 which I believe is a new historic low for new items, rest of the colors are $20 (lowest ever was $19).
These are on-par to Raceface Chester & better - IMHO - to the convex Stamp 1. You won't be disappointed, unless you want a larger platform, in which case look into OneUp & PNWs composite pedals.
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Similalry with pins, that provide all the traction: if you strike a pin hard, you might bend or brake off the relevant pin holding hole on the composite pedal, but most likely that would be the case with the alloy platform, as the steel pins are harder.
The only real disadvantage I can see with nylon is that (flat) nylon pedals are typically a bit thicker than aluminum ones (like 2-3mm), which might lead to more pedal strikes*.
That said, composite pedals dampen vibrations and strikes a bit better - if those happen, and since the color is integral to their mass, even deep scratches are harder to notice on worn examples.
*This is what I believe was what CB tried to address with the super-thin Stamp 1, but led to the spindle housing being thicker vs. the edges, which leads to - IMHO - a weird convex platform where you cannot possibly have equal purchases on the front and rear pins, as the area in the center is almost proud of the pins. The alloy Stamps (3, 7 etc) are flat throughout. CB is not a random company, they seem to be ahead of most things, I just don't like the Stamp 1s.
Although I would highly doubt someone looking at $20 mtb pedals should care saving a couple of grams (or 20).
But if we want to be nit-picking, this rockbros flat has 10 pins per side, the Chester has 8 pins... 25% more pins for just 20 grams, good trade IMHO (and under half the price).
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Similalry with pins, that provide all the traction: if you strike a pin hard, you might bend or brake off the relevant pin holding hole on the composite pedal, but most likely that would be the case with the alloy platform, as the steel pins are harder.
The only real disadvantage I can see with nylon is that (flat) nylon pedals are typically a bit thicker than aluminum ones (like 2-3mm), which might lead to more pedal strikes*.
That said, composite pedals dampen vibrations and strikes a bit better - if those happen, and since the color is integral to their mass, even deep scratches are harder to notice on worn examples.
*This is what I believe was what CB tried to address with the super-thin Stamp 1, but led to the spindle housing being thicker vs. the edges, which leads to - IMHO - a weird convex platform where you cannot possibly have equal purchases on the front and rear pins, as the area in the center is almost proud of the pins. The alloy Stamps (3, 7 etc) are flat throughout. CB is not a random company, they seem to be ahead of most things, I just don't like the Stamp 1s.
Similalry with pins, that provide all the traction: if you strike a pin hard, you might bend or brake off the relevant pin holding hole on the composite pedal, but most likely that would be the case with the alloy platform, as the steel pins are harder.
The only real disadvantage I can see with nylon is that (flat) nylon pedals are typically a bit thicker than aluminum ones (like 2-3mm), which might lead to more pedal strikes*.
That said, composite pedals dampen vibrations and strikes a bit better - if those happen, and since the color is integral to their mass, even deep scratches are harder to notice on worn examples.
*This is what I believe was what CB tried to address with the super-thin Stamp 1, but led to the spindle housing being thicker vs. the edges, which leads to - IMHO - a weird convex platform where you cannot possibly have equal purchases on the front and rear pins, as the area in the center is almost proud of the pins. The alloy Stamps (3, 7 etc) are flat throughout. CB is not a random company, they seem to be ahead of most things, I just don't like the Stamp 1s.
FYI: lighter Chester 340g vs Rockbros 362g
Thank you.
Although I would highly doubt someone looking at $20 mtb pedals should care saving a couple of grams (or 20).
But if we want to be nit-picking, this rockbros flat has 10 pins per side, the Chester has 8 pins... 25% more pins for just 20 grams, good trade IMHO (and under half the price).
I don't have any injuries from MTBing more than a handful of years, but I do have quite a few "bear" nicks myself. And it is not from wrecks mind you: Simple pedal slips trying a new jump, hopping a new bike or being stubborn on uphill tech, all are more than enough for me.
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Pins tore up my gym shoes but that's expected
I've been using a similar pedal (Race Face Chester's) with skateboard shoes for years.
As cheap as these are, it seems to be worth a try.