Nashbar pedals

George Karabotsos said:

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
find them?

I just looked at the ends of my cranks, and there they were.

[Sorry, couldn't resist. Actually I use MKS GR-9 platforms.]
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Hey guys,

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
find them?

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I think single-sided pedals are a nuisance. Besides, this
one is not compatible with Shimano SPD cleats, which is
another nuisance. The NR-PDL (2-sided) is $20 cheaper, only
70g/pr heavier, Shimano compatible. Both are probably re-
labeled Wellgos, I know the "MTB" one is, some of the
Wellgos are Shimano compatible, some aren't.

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Hey guys,

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
find them?

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thanks,

George

Note that these are _NOT_ SPD compatible....

-BR

Brian Rosenthal said:

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Hey guys,

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
find them?

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thanks,

George

Note that these are _NOT_ SPD compatible....

-BR

I know this question may sound stupid, but why is it
important that the pedals are SPD compatible? Is this
somekind of an unofficial standard?

Thanks again for all the replies.

George

George Karabotsos said:

Brian Rosenthal said:

Note that these are _NOT_ SPD compatible....

True Shimano SPD cleats will not fit in this pedal. But the
cleats that come with the pedal will fit in a shoe that's
drilled for SPD-type cleats.

Quoted message said:

I know this question may sound stupid, but why is it
important that the pedals are SPD compatible? Is this
somekind of an unofficial standard?

If you ever need new cleats, the Shimano version will likely
be available. If you buy a less ubiquitous brand (i.e.
Nashbar), replacement cleats may be less likely to be
available a few years hence. I don't expect this to be a
problem with the pedal of interest. I had a similar set of
pedals a few years ago, and the cleats outlasted the pedals.

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Dave dvt at psu dot edu

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Originally posted by George Karabots
Hey guys,

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
find them?

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thanks,

George

Not these specifically but I tried their MTB pedals. They came free with a pair of shoes. I got what I paid for...

The tollerences were poor. they made a clicking noise against the cleat on each rotation.

mt_biker said:

Not these specifically but I tried their MTB pedals. They
came free with a pair of shoes. I got what I paid for...

The tollerences were poor. they made a clicking noise
against the cleat on each rotation.

I had a pair on Nasbar pedals that also clicked out of the
box. I re-packed the bearings full of grease and they click
no more and work fine.

CRM

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has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
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thanks,

George

Note that these are _NOT_ SPD compatible....

-BR

I know this question may sound stupid, but why is it
important that the pedals are SPD compatible? Is this
somekind of an unofficial standard?

SPD clones come in many subtle variants. Those that are not
completely SPD compatible may work poorly or not at all with
Shimano cleats. This can be a problem when the cleats wear
out and you need replacements, or if you want to mix
different pedals with shoe/cleat combos. Finally, Shimano
cleats come in single-release and multi-release flavors,
whereas the Wellgo clones typically only provide single-
release. I find it simpler just to standardize on full
Shimano compatibility since we have 10-12 family bikes (&
perhaps the same number of shoes). If you have one bike,
it's not such a big deal.

The quality of Wellgo pedals isn't as high as Shimano, but
neither are the prices. I've had a couple of pedals fail
when the stationary part of the clip mechanism broke.
Fortunately, this piece seems to be pretty standard across
designs, so I've cannibalized* one set of pedals to keep all
the others going. If you're going to put a lot of miles on,
or ride in bad weather, I'd go with Shimano for the
durability, otherwise the Wellgos are adequate.

*The pedals I cannibalized were the one pair of single-sided
I bought. I really didn't like fumbling around to clip in,
especially on back roads in the dark. I also didn't like the
idea of one-legging it home if a mechanism broke. FWIW, I've
never had a Shimano pedal break, even the cheapest (515)
ones. I weigh 235 and ride in ice/snow frequently.

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has anyone of you tried these pedals out?

They are probably made by the same folks that made the old
Ritchey Road Logic pedals. The clip mechanism would be a wee
bit different. I got thousands and thousands of miles on a
couple pairs of those.

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How did you find them?

By looking at the end of the crank - the things are so
blasted tiny! Actually, after 7 years on them (and they held
up well), I've switched to Campy.

George Karabotsos said:

Hey guys,

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
find them?

tinyurl.comytmjaOpen ↗

Why, by clicking on that there link thing you posted, silly!

Bill "waited a while to be a smart ass, but then nature
took hold" S.

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>Hey guys,
>
>has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
>find them?
>
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>thanks,
>
>George

Note that these are _NOT_ SPD compatible....

-BR

I know this question may sound stupid, but why is it
important that the pedals are SPD compatible? Is this
somekind of an unofficial standard?

SPD clones come in many subtle variants. Those that are
not completely SPD compatible may work poorly or not at
all with Shimano cleats. This can be a problem when the
cleats wear out and you need replacements, or if you want
to mix different pedals with shoe/cleat combos. Finally,
Shimano cleats come in single-release and multi-release
flavors, whereas the Wellgo clones typically only provide
single-release. I find it simpler just to standardize on
full Shimano compatibility since we have 10-12 family
bikes (& perhaps the same number of shoes). If you have
one bike, it's not such a big deal.

The quality of Wellgo pedals isn't as high as Shimano, but
neither are the prices. I've had a couple of pedals fail
when the stationary part of the clip mechanism broke.
Fortunately, this piece seems to be pretty standard across
designs, so I've cannibalized* one set of pedals to keep
all the others going. If you're going to put a lot of
miles on, or ride in bad weather, I'd go with Shimano for
the durability, otherwise the Wellgos are adequate.

I've standardized on Wellgo because the quality is very good
for the price and Shimano isn't all that great. My cleats
seem to work with the remaining Shimano pedals I have.

These are good and light for the price:

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S o r n i said:

George Karabotsos said:

Hey guys,

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
find them?

tinyurl.comytmjaOpen ↗

Why, by clicking on that there link thing you
posted, silly!

Bill "waited a while to be a smart ass, but then nature
took hold" S.

I am sorry Sorry, but I do not understand your reply. Can
you please elaborate?

George Karabotsos said:

S o r n i said:

George Karabotsos said:

Hey guys,

has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
find them?

tinyurl.comytmjaOpen ↗

Why, by clicking on that there link thing you
posted, silly!

Bill "waited a while to be a smart ass, but then nature
took hold" S.

I am sorry Sorry, but I do not understand your reply. Can
you please elaborate?

You asked "how did you find them?".

I replied, "by clicking on the link you provided".

It was an attempt at humor (won't make THAT mistake again!
🙂

Bill "never a good sign when ya gots to 'splain 'em" S.

S o r n i said:

George Karabotsos said:

S o r n i said:

George Karabotsos wrote:

>Hey guys,
>
>has anyone of you tried these pedals out? How did you
>find them?
>
>tinyurl.comytmjaOpen ↗

Why, by clicking on that there link thing you
posted, silly!

Bill "waited a while to be a smart ass, but then nature
took hold" S.

I am sorry Sorry, but I do not understand your reply. Can
you please elaborate?

You asked "how did you find them?".

I replied, "by clicking on the link you provided".

It was an attempt at humor (won't make THAT mistake
again! 🙂

Bill "never a good sign when ya gots to 'splain 'em" S.

LOL, good one.