Shin scars and Odyssey Twisted PC Platform Pedals

Unicycles and Equipment
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Hi all,

I’d like to know if anyone has bloodied or scarred their shins with Odyssey
Twisted PC Platform Pedals.

I switched from more aggressive pedals to the Odyssey Twisted PC on my 29er
and KH24 recently, because I don’t want more scars on my shins and I don’t
want to wear leg armor/shin guards every time I ride. They’re advertised on
Unicycle.com as “made of shin-friendly plastic composites”.

Anyone have experience with these?

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I have some scars from them, never any stiches though.

They arnt shin friendly intill you grind on them for a while then they just leave bruises.

Chex

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Damn it. I’m sorry no more posts really.

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the odysseys are very similar to the bulletproofs, which i use for my MUni. And i have plenty of scars to prove it!

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Re: Shin scars and Odyssey Twisted PC Platform Pedals

Thanks for the replies so far.

Are there other decent pedals that won’t scar my shins? Or would filing
off the built-in pins on the Odyssey Twisted PC be my best option?

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I end up scaring my leg with any pedals including plastic! ive got indents where the pdeals have gone.

Trev

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you could get pedals with replacable pins and take them out, or get 661s or roach armor. you will want the pins if you do trials or muni.

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If you want any sort of traction Pins are good, I really think they outweigh the danger that they cause to your shin that can be prevented by wearing pants or leg armor with the plastic pedals. (Pants arnt the best you still can get hurt in a mis-hap)

The PC’s are a solid pedal for XC and Muni but the pins to wear off in time. You could probably get some big crappy cruiser bike pedals that have ruberized platforms that wont cut up your legs but you’ll deffenatlly comprimise traction so if your riding off road or even arround town expect your feet to slide arround a bit and be prepaired for the occasional spill.

Some Cruser pedals might be what your after.

http://www.iawathletics.com/mall/cruiser_pedals.asp

Thoes might be good, I have never used them but no pins and rubberized tread for grip. They wont grip as much as pins will but they wont rip you to shreds either.

Chex

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Re: Shin scars and Odyssey Twisted PC Platform Pedals

Thanks to everyone who responded. I am always impressed by how helpful this
newsgroup is.

I found some pedals similar to the Pyramid Cruser at a local bike shop.