My favourite value/performance Shimano pedal is the 540, but I agree their price-point stuff is hard to argue with. LOOK has a wicked SPD-compatible pedal at $50 too.
I prefer the ‘feel’ of Crankbrothers pedals which in my mind has all the benefits of being clipped in but a much less hard-attachment experience when the Body English comes out.
Tool steel axles, IGUS Bushings, Enduro bearings - the guts on the Crankbrothers pedals have been good for quite a few years now. The Mallet DH pedals are what’s on my bikes most the time and they’re probably do for a rebuild kit (getting a little slop) and haven’t been opened for over almost two years.
I’m really hard on pedals (a lot of standing) but I’ve ridden a lot of pedals in that time mind you. Realistically I figure on rebuilding any pedal yearly if it’s my go-to.
May 27, 2019, 11:47 a.m. - Andrew Major
My favourite value/performance Shimano pedal is the 540, but I agree their price-point stuff is hard to argue with. LOOK has a wicked SPD-compatible pedal at $50 too. I prefer the ‘feel’ of Crankbrothers pedals which in my mind has all the benefits of being clipped in but a much less hard-attachment experience when the Body English comes out. Tool steel axles, IGUS Bushings, Enduro bearings - the guts on the Crankbrothers pedals have been good for quite a few years now. The Mallet DH pedals are what’s on my bikes most the time and they’re probably do for a rebuild kit (getting a little slop) and haven’t been opened for over almost two years. I’m really hard on pedals (a lot of standing) but I’ve ridden a lot of pedals in that time mind you. Realistically I figure on rebuilding any pedal yearly if it’s my go-to.