Flat winter pedals...

[cash05458]

Hey guys...bought a cross bike that I can also use in winter and wondering what recommendations anyone might have for flat pedals via snow and trail stuff? Any suggestions for a decent pedal? Would appreciate..

[PSC]

Got Foundation composite flat pedals from JensonUSA and they work great, $20. Nice not having to dress up to go on a ride.

[cash05458]

great...thanks for that!

[Mr B]

The best flat pedals are not flat, they’re concave. That’s pretty much the only advice I’d give when shopping for them.

[dolface]

Race Face Chester's or Stamp 1's are a great first flat pedal. Reasonable price and you can figure out what you like/dislike about them.

If you want to go straight to metal petals this reviews and rates a lot of them: https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Vi...at-Pedals,1485

Personal experience: I started w/ the DMR Vaults and rode them for a long time. Switched to the Nukeproof Horizon Enduro pedals because I wanted a smaller platform.

Recently switched to the Yoshimura Chilao because I wanted something thinner and while I like them, they don't grip as well as the Nukeproofs so I'm going to try different pins to see if that helps.

That's probably WAY more info than you wanted but hopefully it's helpful

[jamesdak]

I've had these of a few bikes over the years. Flat, wide, grippy, cheap, and none have failed me yet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

[Dlevy05]

https://www.bikeperfect.com/features...tb-flat-pedals

all of these should be fine.... Go for whichever you can find that's within your target weight and price range and find the one that's on sale..

[Jaybee]

I don't know if there's real science to support this, but for truly cold riding, I found some benefit in reducing the amount of contact point metal. So carbon bars, carbon brake levers, composite pedals on my fat bike.

[Dlevy05]

Originally Posted by Jaybee

I don't know if there's real science to support this, but for truly cold riding, I found some benefit in reducing the amount of contact point metal. So carbon bars, carbon brake levers, composite pedals on my fat bike.

This is why flat pedals without pins suck if you don't have toe clamps

[Hilltopperny]

Any pedal that has a good contact patch and studs will work. I have different pedals on all of my flat pedal equipped bikes. They all work pretty well.

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[JAGI410]

I've used tons of cheap platform pedals and they work perfectly well. There's no need to spend big money on fancy pedals when you're riding in boots. Just make sure you get the metal pins.

That said, I put some Wolftooth Waveform pedals on my bike. For 2 reasons only. 1) Purple. 2) I already have every Wolftooth part that fits my bike. Great company that I want to support.

And wouldn't ya know it? There's something to that 2 way concavity that really holds my foot well. They are way overpriced but dang they work a wee bit better than every other pedal I've tried. Not enough to make up for my lack of skill or fitness, but they are noticeable on every ride and they make me happy.

[NHAero]

In the expensive pedal category, I like the Race Face Atlas. Mine two pair have taken a lot of abuse. They are very thin, fairly light, and fully rebuildable. Very grippy, more so than the Xpedo Spry I also have.

[d_douglas]

I tried and failed at using flat pedals, but thr composite OneUp ones that I bought were great pedals though - and cheap!

I kept them to use on my ‘kid bike’!

[tellyho]

I use spds all year round, just have winter MTB shoes. That said, for flats I have found the $20 Rockbros eBay pedals to be perfectly fine

[cash05458]

fantastic...thanks everyone!