Pedal Advice

i have the primo balance pedals and love them. there very lite
(magneasum) and strong. they only have 4 little pins but loads of grip.
there kinda price though
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I think that the best thing to do would be just always wear shin
guards....if you get pedals that grip less well, you'll probably also be
sacrificing strength. and you want strength. so just wear 661's every
time you're on the unicycle....I think is pretty much the best thing you
can do.

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Buy some BMX/DH shin pads that only cover the shin and leave the knee
free. You'll be able to wear them for times you don't want to wear the
full 661 4x4 leg armor.

There's lots of different brands. Fox makes some nice ones. Avoid the
Neoprene pads because Neoprene doesn't breathe and your lower leg will
get all sweaty and wet. The fabric pads with a plastic shin plate are
the ones you want.

If you're careful when replacing the pedals you can remove and install
the pedals without damaging the cranks if the cranks are steel. With
aluminum cranks I'd be reluctant to swap pedals a lot. Use grease on
the pedal threads and be careful when threading the pedals so you don't
get them installed cross-threaded.

Best option is to get shin pads and leave the metal pedals on.
Armor/pads are cheaper than stitches. 🙂

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john_childs said:

*Best option is to get shin pads and leave the metal pedals on.
Armor/pads are cheaper than stitches. 🙂 *

True true,
My parents were paying for the stitches, so maybe they'll pay for the
pads... hmmm
haha

anyways, I thought of getting non-knee pads for always wearing, but it
seemed dumb until this incident

thanks for your advice all

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these look pretty darn good:

http://tinyurl.com/c4vqb

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I just got a pair of UMBRO soccer shin and ankle guards for 15 bucks.
They look like they's save my shins from a few cracks before needing
relacement.

Ice that shin! Ouch!
Blake

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ColDawG said:

*these look pretty darn good:

http://tinyurl.com/c4vqb *

I believe those have a Neoprene wrap around the leg. They have a fabric
liner inside but that Neoprene will still make your lower legs sweaty
wet.

Roach used to make a shin pad that was just like the Roach leg armour
but without the knee. It had the wrap around calf protection and
breathable fabric. But no longer.

'Core Rat' (http://www.corerat.com/products/products.html) makes a shin
guard that has an optional calf protection flap. Looks like it might be
good. They're a Canadian company and the prices on the web page are in
Canadian dollars.

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get some JC's. dare I say the snafus have to much grip they drove me
crazy so I put my JC's on and it was a lot nicer.

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john_childs said:

*

Best option is to get shin pads and leave the metal pedals on.
Armor/pads are cheaper than stitches. 🙂 *

Or you can switch to plastic pedals without pins, I have some Odessey
twisted PC's and couldnt be happier. Not only do I not have to worry
about hospital visits from a smack to the shin but they are alot lighter
than metal pedals.

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yeah, i mentioned those odysseys in my first post, but i'm just
concerned that they won't hold up for muni (not only in strength, but in
grip)

now i don't muni tooooo often, but i'd maybe consider switching the
pedals back and forth, snafus for muni, odysseys for normal riding

i think the cranks on my KH are chromoly, would those hold up to
switching back and forth between pedals 2-3 times a month? (and are the
'05 KH cranks chromoly?)

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Swapping pedals should be fine, just be careful not to cross thread
them, and use a bit of grease to keep the metal on metal contact down.

As far as the grip on the Odessey's Its not great and if your doing alot
of pedal grabs on them the little plastic pins wear off ( I actually
recommed this happening as they really wont hurt you then) I have had
mine for a few years now and while the bearings are a bit trashed from
riding hard trials they are still a good solid pedal.

Cheers
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ColDawG said:

*yeah, i mentioned those odysseys in my first post, but i'm just
concerned that they won't hold up for muni (not only in strength, but
in grip)

now i don't muni tooooo often, but i'd maybe consider switching the
pedals back and forth, snafus for muni, odysseys for normal riding

i think the cranks on my KH are chromoly, would those hold up to
switching back and forth between pedals 2-3 times a month? (and are
the '05 KH cranks chromoly?) *

Yes the old KH and new KH cranks are chromoly.
Even with steel cranks you need to be careful not to damage the threads
on the crank when installing pedals. Put grease on the pedal threads
and then thread the pedals on by hand (with your fingers) for a couple
complete turns before using the pedal wrench. It is difficult to
cross-thread by hand but very easy to do when using a pedal wrench.

I would not enjoy using the plastic Odyssey pedals for muni. Not enough
grip. Even my metal pinned muni pedals sometimes fail me when I'm
trying to plow through a root garden. I'll be pedaling hard and my foot
will slip off the pedal because of not enough pedal grip. Sometimes it
even makes a sound like Velcro ripping as the shoe slides over the pins.
Muni pedals need lots of grip.

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I wear shin guards every time I ride, but I keep getting hit on my calf,
where the shin guards don't protect. It really sucks. Happened today
actually. Do SixSixOnes guard the back of the leg, too?

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Diznei said:

*I wear shin guards every time I ride, but I keep getting hit on my
calf, where the shin guards don't protect. It really sucks. Happened
today actually. Do SixSixOnes guard the back of the leg, too? *

they help....there's no actual padding on the back of the leg, but the
661 4x4's do go all the way around the leg. so it still hurts a bit to
get hit there, but you won't get torn up by the pins.

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john_childs said:

*Y Muni pedals need lots of grip. *

Yea I agree with you john, Muni grip is your best friend. Trials and
Street however I think you can get used to not having as much grip and
get away without the pins.

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get some azonic a-frames if you are looking for grip, i think they still
have them at pricepoint.com... my bro has them on his downhill bike and
they are REDICULOUS! they have a ton of pins, and they are fat and
threaded the whole way, adding extra grip, they are also supposedsly
indestructable... made of magneseum or somthing... but if you will
sacrifice some wieght for grip, get them, now.

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> I looked at the plastic Odyssey ones w/ plastic pins, my friend has

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them, and I might use those for non-shinguard occasions (i.e. not
muniing)

hey even the plastic ones can get you. I have some odysess's and my legs
are hurting from them. luckily i just got shin guards.

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here's of my leg

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Kris said:

*here's of my leg *

661's!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!

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