I'm in a similar boat, I used the Catalysts for a while, but I had issues with grip and stance. I find their qfactor slightly too narrow for where my foot naturally wants to sit, which means my "natural" position is with my foot half hanging off the pedal. You could see my shoes at the time had marks from the pins on the inner half of the shoe. Despite my best efforts, recalibrating this to bring my feet in to sit on the pedals just didn't work and they naturally migrated out more and more especially on longer descents.
I've been on the Daggas since and riding them the way the Catalysts were designed to be ridden, with the axle under your arch. What I've found is that it's a more stable position and I have fewer incidents where my feet pop off the pedals, although it flat doesn't work for me on smaller pedals (eg ANVL Tilt). I also find it easier to absorb the trail and stay centered, especially on a hardtail, and push into the bike when needed.
The Daggas also solved reliability issues I've had with a lot of other pedals, including OneUp, which I had some pretty consistent bearing problems with.
Sept. 1, 2022, 6:40 a.m. - Shinook
I'm in a similar boat, I used the Catalysts for a while, but I had issues with grip and stance. I find their qfactor slightly too narrow for where my foot naturally wants to sit, which means my "natural" position is with my foot half hanging off the pedal. You could see my shoes at the time had marks from the pins on the inner half of the shoe. Despite my best efforts, recalibrating this to bring my feet in to sit on the pedals just didn't work and they naturally migrated out more and more especially on longer descents. I've been on the Daggas since and riding them the way the Catalysts were designed to be ridden, with the axle under your arch. What I've found is that it's a more stable position and I have fewer incidents where my feet pop off the pedals, although it flat doesn't work for me on smaller pedals (eg ANVL Tilt). I also find it easier to absorb the trail and stay centered, especially on a hardtail, and push into the bike when needed. The Daggas also solved reliability issues I've had with a lot of other pedals, including OneUp, which I had some pretty consistent bearing problems with.