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  1. OK so I finally busted my plastic cheapo pedals and want to upgrade to
    some real pinned pedals (with the option of removing/replacing pins).

    I'm thinking Snafus look really good, I want to ride MUni, no grinding.
    Any recommendations? I have KH crank arms. I tried the Search button,
    nothing too conclusive...

    Thanks!

    Cr.

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  2. well... i dont have them on my uni yet(but soon will)... but Drive
    Magniesium<--(spelling?😕 ) are really nice. i have them on one
    of my bmx bike and they have tons of grip. once i get the money i plan
    to get them for my uni. they are available at danscomp.com.(srry that
    its a b*ke store to all biker haters out there!!:p )

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  3. The Welgo B76 B77 and B83 all look really sweet. Tioga also has some
    nice pedals. Ryan Atkins swears by straitline. Whatever you do get the
    pins that are used in tha above pedals and not the Allen pins. the Alen
    pins suck. If you don't want to spend so much on pedals then the Snafu
    and Odessy pedals are ok. I feel that pedals are very important for
    MUni. Most of my UPDs are the result of my feet sliding off the
    pedals.

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  4. I decided on the Odyssey JC's. They look like they're durable, and at a
    good price point. I like the way the pins seat on the inside of the
    pedal frame.

    Cr.

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  5. the Odyssey JC's came with my KH20, but I had to switch to a pair of
    Eastern's that are compatable with my grindplates. Just look for the
    cheapest pair of Eastern's on Danscomp.com You can chose from about 6
    different colors and the pedals come with removable pins. Buy some.

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  6. $100 and worth it.

    http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.drillium

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  7. At about 730 grams/pair. It is worth spending 30 $ more to get a good
    set of magnesium pedals. You would take 10.5 oz off the outer rotating
    mass with these.
    http://tinyurl.com/2sybsw
    You can very much feel the difference.🙂

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  8. Jackshits are awesome for grip Jimmy c's might not have the grip you
    want for uni I use them for street though and they work great for
    that...

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  9. DMR v12s. There's a review on the product review page.

    I use them for distance riding. Lovely pedal.

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  10. JCs dont tend to grip very well at all in mud/wet conditions so....
    maybe not so good for muni 😉

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  11. jamessd said:

    JCs dont tend to grip very well at all in mud/wet conditions so....
    maybe not so good for muni 😉

    All I had to do was replace the crappy pedal pins that came with them
    with some longer syncros pedal pins, never losses grip, actually has
    too much grip sometimes. I can't adjust the position of my feet once
    they're on the pedals 😄

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  12. kerosian said:

    All I had to do was replace the crappy pedal pins that came with them
    with some longer syncros pedal pins, never losses grip, actually has
    too much grip sometimes. I can't adjust the position of my feet once
    they're on the pedals 😄

    ooo nice maybe ill try that 😄 i did get a load of pins with my KH20
    but all the holes in the pedals were all ready filled and they looked
    no bigger than the current ones😕

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  13. just make sure you have leg armor, the syncros pedal pins are 1/4 inch
    long and are vicious on tissue. Ouch, ouch, scars aren't fun. Oddsends
    has seen my torture-device pedals before. 😄 hehe

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  14. None of my business, really can't care.... but I am a bit stunned. Humor
    me please. Why would you consider 730 gram JC's for 30 $, comparable,
    or better then 434 gram DMR's for 60 $? Does the concept that heavy is
    worth trading away for light+30$ hold no sway here? Don't you realize
    that KH buys these things by the 1000 for 12 $/pair and adds them to
    KH's because they look good and add the bare min to the uni cost not
    sink in? At all? Do you think Kris rides with those door stops ? He
    sells uni's, not pedals, and basically gives you those so you can use
    the cash saved to buy a set of good pedals that you like.
    Please explain to me what is it about these 730 gram pedals you
    actually like, that pedals 1/2 the weight do not have.🙄

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  15. they came with my uni, and I don't want to pay for additional pedals,
    that's what's better. :p

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  16. It's honest, and makes sense in a "I'm just having fun with my uni",
    sort of way. Very respectable. However, to justify buying 730 gram
    pedals for 30 $ rather then 434 gram pedals for 60$ is a different
    question. That's a lot of weight to pile on your cranks to save 30$.
    What's wrong with these DMR v12's?
    434 grams 60$ ?

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  17. i ride my tryall pedals, and love them. they are in my opinion better
    than my friends jackshits

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  18. Those DMRs have allen pins. I hate them. I currently have a pair of
    Bontrager "Big Earls" on my KH24. A very comfortable pedal. They grip
    my feet great but I hate the Allen Pins on them. They are very
    sensitive. They get knocked out every time the pedal hits a rock. The
    Allen pins also get filled up with mud and bent. You can never remove
    them with the Allen Key! The set up of the Jimmy C and even Snafus are
    better where you screw the pin in from the inside of the pedal. Now the
    Jimmy Cs are pretty slippery and don't give much grip but they seem
    fine for street riding. The Welgos that I mentioned above and the
    Straitlines that Ryan Atkins use are a much better set up. They use hex
    bolts for pints and seem much stronger. Unless you are into hard core
    MUni the Jimmy Cs should be fine. I don't think that the 300 or 400
    grams is going to make that big of a difference. And yes $30 is a lot
    of money for most high school kids.

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  19. I got some JC's because a lot of people hear seemed to like them. They
    are a bit heavy. I think they are over built in spots. In my
    Machining class this fall I'm going to lighten these areas. Also it is
    a pain to get pedal protectors to fit at all and still I have to use
    zip ties for them to stay on.

    What I like about pedals w/ metal pins is you can "tune" how much
    traction you have. My JC's came w/ some longer screws (only 8), which
    helped, but not enough for me, so I got some more at the hardware
    store.

    I also have some Jackshits and they work very well.

    I find w/ longer cranks I like fewer/shorter pins than w/ shorter
    cranks.

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  20. Unicorn said:

    Those DMRs have allen pins. I hate them. I currently have a pair of
    Bontrager "Big Earls" on my KH24. A very comfortable pedal. They grip
    my feet great but I hate the Allen Pins on them. They are very
    sensitive. They get knocked out every time the pedal hits a rock. The
    Allen pins also get filled up with mud and bent. You can never remove
    them with the Allen Key!

    If you're losing pins, you should loctite them in. With some of the
    posh pedals, like I think DMRs, they come loctited in to start with.

    Personally I'd get V8s over V12s, they are slightly heavier (528g), but
    they are unsealed bearing, which is always going to be superior to
    sealed bearing pedals for muni.

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