tinmug Posted September 13, 2020 Share I have (or rather: had) the Giant flat pedals. Meh. The nubs rust quickly (I live near the sea). Not bad value for money but you might well yearn for something better. If I had to buy again (unlikely: have cleats) I would seriously consider the Crank Brother flatties that Hairy posted above. A little more money and you get pedals from people that specialise in making pedals. * I have never owned Crank Brothers anything; I ride with Shimano pedals that work just fine (and have been for a good while now, sea air or not). Edited September 13, 2020 by tinmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighRider Posted September 13, 2020 Share I have (or rather: had) the Giant flat pedals. Meh. The nubs rust quickly (I live near the sea). Not bad value for money but you might well yearn for something better. If I had to buy again (unlikely: have cleats) I would seriously consider the Crank Brother flatties that Hairy posted above. A little more money and you get pedals from people that specialise in making pedals. * I have never owned Crank Brothers anything; I ride with Shimano pedals that work just fine (and have been for a good while now, sea air or not).I have been looking at the CB pedals since my ride yesterday but then I read on the forum that people have had them fall apart etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaynejG Posted September 13, 2020 Share I think the CB flats are alright. It's the CB egg beaters that fall apart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverInTheRoad Posted September 13, 2020 Share I would not recommend these pedals. Bought a set. The axle ridge protrudes and takes away grip. Rather save some more money and buy nice Shimano pedals (Saint) or DMR pedals V12 or Vault. You will use the pedals for YEARS over many bikes. So buy with that in mind. Within your budget at R750 ... oh sorry "R749" https://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/crank-brothers-stamp-1-pedals https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/blogs/worldwide-cyclery-blog/crank-brothers-stamp-1-composite-pedals-rider-review#:~:text=They%20are%20very%20thin.,on%20my%20old%20aluminum%20set. https://youtu.be/oVhLG3sPKNU Hairy and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted September 13, 2020 Share “Get cleats” - pffffffft. Why? TheoG and WaynejG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxerulez Posted September 13, 2020 Share The Giant pedals are decent value for money. Entry level Shimano and Spezialised flat pedals are decent enough, but a bit above the budget you mentioned. Remembering the key to flat pedals is the combination of pedals AND shoes. The studs needs to grip the sole of the shoes, for this the shoes should : - have flat soles, raised arches means it does not make contact with all the studs - thus sole should be soft enough for the studs to grip into it, very hard plasticy soles slip over the studs Not many tekkies confirm to this. Skateboard shoes are the next option. 2FO, 5-10, and DC are some of the known cycling shoes. The shoes flex much less than tekkies and skateboard shoes, this helps, but is not as crytical as the first two.I struggle with shoes in South Africa, size 12 and cycling seems few and far between in my budget always. I got lucky here with size and price, you will notice they are all sold out, there were 3 pairs of 47 a month ago, all 3 of them are on my shelf now. Very few places seem interested in bringing in flat shoes of quality. Edit: Forgot the link https://freewheel.co.za/products/skitch?_pos=1&_sid=00e65b80c&_ss=r Edited September 13, 2020 by boxerulez ChrisF and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacBrand Posted September 13, 2020 Share If you decide to go for the Crank Brother Stamp pedals, get the Large size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PygaSchmyga Posted September 13, 2020 Share “Get cleats” - pffffffft. Why?just get cleats. seriously. do it TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted September 13, 2020 Share just get cleats. seriously. do it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T437DdmFNPUI’ll ask again. Why? ChrisF and WaynejG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaynejG Posted September 13, 2020 Share I’ll ask again. Why?According to the "experts" you have this whole push/pull thing happening which helps make you faster. Spoke to a random bunch of clipless riders and only 1 claimed to push/pull the rest all use a normal push down stroke. I was told when I moved to flats how inefficient I am going to be and will probably end last in all the events I do (in my age group I am mostly in the top 25%) and normally in the top half of the overall field.Then you supposed to be more connected to the bike. For me I have fallen more times with clipless than flats (maybe I am the odd one out?) So yeah, for me I will remain on flats. DR ◣◢ and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavo Posted September 13, 2020 Share I agree, why go cleats? For someone on a budget, going cleats is not only new pedals but also new shoes. While flat pedal specific shoes are definitely the way to go, you can get away with something in between and still get out and ride. Same can't be said for cleats. Besides that, there is no motivation provided as to why someone should switch to cleats. What benefits are being punted? DR ◣◢ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxerulez Posted September 13, 2020 Share I understand why guys who race buy cleats, they need every grain of advantage they can get to be the fastest. But for leisure and just training etc, so what if you lose some efficiency, you are working even harder to do less from a training/fitness point of view this is better? DR ◣◢ and Vetseun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted September 13, 2020 Share I understand why guys who race buy cleats, they need every grain of advantage they can get to be the fastest. But for leisure and just training etc, so what if you lose some efficiency, you are working even harder to do less from a training/fitness point of view this is better?Finally! Some sense is spoken.Thank you Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted September 13, 2020 Share I agree, why go cleats? For someone on a budget, going cleats is not only new pedals but also new shoes. While flat pedal specific shoes are definitely the way to go, you can get away with something in between and still get out and ride. Same can't be said for cleats. Besides that, there is no motivation provided as to why someone should switch to cleats. What benefits are being punted?What benefits? There is no way on this earth that ANYBODY will convince we that a flat pedal and a clipless pedal deliver the same power through a pedal stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted September 13, 2020 Share But seriously, ride what you are most comfortable with. For me it's flats on the MTB and clipless on the gravel bike ChrisF and Vetseun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted September 13, 2020 Share Just get cages and be done with it! Flats are rad. Cleats are rad. Bikes are rad! This argument is not what the OP asked. OP, I have a set of Odyssey pedals you can have. DM me Vetseun, HighRider, boxerulez and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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