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Mountain bike pedals – why so expensive?

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  • November 8, 2017 at 9:38 pm #27835
    kil0ran

    Looking for a good set of flat pedals for my gravel bike – the ones with the screws in the pedal body to add grip. Compared to road pedals they seem surprisingly expensive considering they don’t have SPD/SPD-SL mechanisms. Are they better quality than road pedals at that price point? Lighter?

    For example the new Shimano XT-level touring pedal (T8000 – flat one side, SPD the other) RRP is £90, and a set of pure flats even from Decathlon is £35…

    At the high end I’ve seen pedals approaching £200, you’re hard pressed to find a road pedal that costs that much…

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  • November 9, 2017 at 11:00 am #906077
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    Anonymous

    Got some decent flats from

    Got some decent flats from Evans for £25. Not the lightest things ever but about the same weight as M520s. I’ve just put them back on for winter as I prefer to quickly get my feet down if needed than go down like a sack of crap again.

    Flats also show up any pedalling problems you didn’t noticed clipped in.

    November 9, 2017 at 9:58 am #906075
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    I am a human

    I’ve got a pair of these on

    I’ve got a pair of these on my commuting road bike, and I’m happy with them.  Sturdy and not super light, but comfortable and grippy enough.

    https://www.evanscycles.com/fwe-flat-alloy-pedals-EV180198

    I’ve also got these on my mountain bike and they’re lovely, and great at this price.

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dmr-v8-flat-pedals/

    November 8, 2017 at 9:46 pm #906073
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    DoctorFish

    Quick look, seem to me that

    Quick look, seem to me that you can get them from about £15 on wiggle.  Makes them look like a bargain compared to £528 for speedplay zero titanium nanogram pedals.  Guess it depends on how you want to make price comparisons 😉

     

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