I ventured down to my local bike shop the other day in search of gripper pedals for my giraffe (plastic sucks) and ended up getting thses…because their sealed and the guy convinced me that they were better quality then the Jimmy C’s, so I passed up the Jimmy C’s and bought them.
After trying them out my expert opinion is they SUCK. Their not as grippe as the bulletproofs only 2 pins are replaceable and they don’t seem to ride any better then loose ball and their a blooming 20 bucks more that the Jim Cielencki’s.
So my question is what the hell does sealed bearings do for you and is it worth the extra money to get sealed pedals?
P.S. I’m not comparing Jim Cielencki’s to these just sealed vs non-sealed.
Sealed bearings are supposed to last longer and remain smoother because they stop the ingress of water and dirt in to the bearing. Some people prefer to run unsealed bearings and just clean them regularly. I can’t imagine this making any difference for anything except muni.
I would stick away from sealed bearing pedals where possible, they are more expensive and usualy not worth it unless you get into really specialized sealed pedals.
The advantages they offer aren’t really that great for unicyclists and looseball are cheaper and do the same job.
thought i recognised them actually, UDC seem to carry exactly the same product, although under a different name. They describe them as ’ the pedal all the unicyclists are talking about’. Well I guess they’re half right.
Good point, but all your gripes with your pedals don’t see to be related to the material, the gripiness, replacability of pins etc. would be the same regardless.
