Working in shops, there are a lot of folks who won’t buy composite pedals because they’re plastic. Moving away from OneUp, a better example is probably the WahWah2 since the shapes are the same.
The pins are certainly sharper on the composite simply down to the pin & nut design v. threading an aluminum body, so if max grip is the order of the day (not necessarily everyone’s preference) the composite would be the winning product.
Most people I know who use them choose aluminum because it’s metal.
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Anyway, it’s a curiosity for me - hence my interest in shoes and foot position - because there are very few products I can think of where the manufacturer isn’t a factor (both OneUp - so brand loyalty isn’t an issue) and the shapes of the product are roughly the same (not about concave vs flat vs convex or platform size) and people feel strongly that one option is better than the other for the same reason.
Clearly some folks think the resin option offers better shoe retention and some folks vote aluminum and they’ve tried both. It’s interesting.
Aug. 18, 2022, 4:12 p.m. - Andrew Major
Working in shops, there are a lot of folks who won’t buy composite pedals because they’re plastic. Moving away from OneUp, a better example is probably the WahWah2 since the shapes are the same. The pins are certainly sharper on the composite simply down to the pin & nut design v. threading an aluminum body, so if max grip is the order of the day (not necessarily everyone’s preference) the composite would be the winning product. Most people I know who use them choose aluminum because it’s metal. ——— Anyway, it’s a curiosity for me - hence my interest in shoes and foot position - because there are very few products I can think of where the manufacturer isn’t a factor (both OneUp - so brand loyalty isn’t an issue) and the shapes of the product are roughly the same (not about concave vs flat vs convex or platform size) and people feel strongly that one option is better than the other for the same reason. Clearly some folks think the resin option offers better shoe retention and some folks vote aluminum and they’ve tried both. It’s interesting.