I haven't killed a composite pedal yet. Ideally pins should be designed so they shear off and you can remove them remains from the back side and insert a new pin. The cost of a new composite pedal is in line with a rebuild kit for a fancy metal pedal. So the cost of ownership should be a lot lower with composite assuming they last a reasonable amount of time with some bearing swaps.
I try to run repeats of the same pedal on different bikes as much as possible that way as time wears on and more damage is sustained I cannibalize two sets of older pedals and make one functional set that can get back on the trail.
Jan. 19, 2022, 5:36 p.m. - Vik Banerjee
I haven't killed a composite pedal yet. Ideally pins should be designed so they shear off and you can remove them remains from the back side and insert a new pin. The cost of a new composite pedal is in line with a rebuild kit for a fancy metal pedal. So the cost of ownership should be a lot lower with composite assuming they last a reasonable amount of time with some bearing swaps. I try to run repeats of the same pedal on different bikes as much as possible that way as time wears on and more damage is sustained I cannibalize two sets of older pedals and make one functional set that can get back on the trail.