My L pedal began grinding and slowed to barely spinning without me pedaling. Once off the Coker I realized this. It looks as if some of the threads are stripped, although a pedal still seems to sit well in it. What’s the best pedals and cranks to have for the Coker?
Well, for me, i go fast on cokers and when your pedaling that fast i like to have high grip pedals. For cranks it all depends, if you are short you may want 125s, if you are gona go muni or something with it you may want 150s-175s, if you want light you can get the aluminum cranks that come on the nimbus X, if you dont care you can get any ol pair.
The bearings in that pedal may be failing. If you have unsealed pedals the bearing cones may be out of adjustment. Or it could be that the spindle and bearings need to be regreased.
You can take the unicycle to a bike shop and they’d be able to tell you if it’s a bearing problem in the pedal.
Good pedals for a Coker are metal pedals with replaceable metal grip pins. Grippy pedals give you more control on the Coker.
hey guys, i didnt want to start another thred, so im looking for some new pedals, i want really high grip and metal, i have no budget, what should i get?
The Bulletproof pedals are grippy and have replaceable grip pins. They’ll work fine for a Coker. There are lots of similar BMX pedals that you can get at your local bike shop.
They’re unsealed pedals which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You’ll just need to get familiar with basic maintenance like adjusting the bearing cones and regreasing them. With proper maintenance they can work as well as or better than sealed pedals.
those brooklyns look good but i wanted removable pins for grinding
How much are the brooklyns?
About $120 or so. Maybe a little more.
Do you want pedals for a trials uni, Coker, or muni?
well, im gona get 2 sets, i want some for the trials, wich will be used mofr street, wich involves tons of grinding, and some for the coker wish need to be F’ing good grip.
For trials the Odyssey Jim Cielencki would be good. Strong platform, strong axle, and replaceable pins. If you want more grip with them you can get longer pins from a specialty fastener store or a good well stocked hardware store.
For the Coker you could try the Shimano MX-30 pedals. They come with two sets of pins: short and long. The long pins give pretty good grip. eBay generally has good prices for the Shimano MX30 pedals. For example here
There are of course lots of other options for pedals. But you don’t need to get too fancy for the Coker. Coker pedals don’t get abused too much except for UPDs.
i like snafus
a frend of mine got these (the unsealed bearing verison) and they need to be ajusted after almose every ride so if you get them i would speend a little more and get the sealed ones
Your friend may have just been unlucky though. Jim Cielencki’s have a pretty good reputation in both sealed and unsealed.
I recently bought some unsealed blue Jim C’s but haven’t used them yet…I’m sacing them for when muni muni upgrade is complete.
Those ‘Syncros’ are beautiful!
Andrew
Do the bearing cones need to be adjusted after every ride? That would be unusual. Are they properly greased?
The unsealed flavor is better for trials. They’re more durable. Sealed bearings are not good at taking abuse from things like pedal grabs and hard hits after being dropped during a UPD. The sealed cartridge bearings literally fall apart when abused. With the unsealed pedals you just have to regrease them and adjust the cones. With sealed pedals you have to buy new cartridge bearings.
Hmmm…I’m not trying to bug you at all, but don’t you think you should be a bit more conservative? Do you have this “no budget” attitude everywhere? You must have a LOT of money to go around saying that. 
why yes i do have alot of money tyler, what a great observation
Translation:
‘Yes, I do know how to cry and whine to my parents until they give in to my perpetual squealing, but I’ll insult you to try and make myself look cooler.’
Really, not alot of people need shiburgers, as they do wear down and are only good for extreme muddy/muni situations, the Bulletproof BMX pedals work just as good.
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The Specialized Lo Pro pedals would also be cool.