Slip-proof – Flat Pedals and Platform Pedals for Your Bike
The variety of platform pedals, also called flat pedals, is vast. Here’s what to look for when buying a pedal so that it suits you and your riding style.
Contact Point Pedals
MTB pedals
I mainly ride Enduro and All Mountain and with my rowing boat type feet (EU size 46) a large surface is very important to me. Sharp, long pins create a lot of grip and give security even in the nastiest stone fields. If this is not given, it quickly happens: Pedal to the shin. I consider good industrial bearings to be obligatory for a good pedal. I would recommend the OneUp Components aluminium platform pedals and the classic DMR Vault.
Plastic pedals
I searched for a long time and then found them by chance. My favourite MTB flat pedals ar the Comp platform pedals by OneUp Components. Thanks to the 20 pins on each side and their convex shape, the pedals offer more than enough grip. But that isn’t everything there is to say - the bearing is tried and tested and I have already done about 4000 km on several bikes. But now the feature that was decisive for me: In a direct comparison between the OneUp aluminium and the composite pedal I would consciously choose the plastic version because it has a certain damping - that's exactly what I wouldn't want to miss. And the cherry on top: the price is more than fair!
