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VP Caged Pedals (2003)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Wed Sep 24 2003 Reviewed By: Pete (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Cheap price, easy to replace, no pins to replace Weaknesses Weak material, bend/break very easily Similar Products Used Platform pedals, all kinds Review They worked great for the first 2 months, good grip on the shoe, great for contact with wood, ok for rock. The pedals bend very easily, with any major hit. I had to take them apart a few time to hammer them back into shape. I also had to switch the outer "cage" on both pedals, as my front foot pedal became smashed. After about 4 months 1 of the outer cages finally broke. These pedals are great for beginners or anyone who rides UCI only(no pedal dabs). If you use the pedal move alot, go for platforms, or get the more expensive cage pedals that are made from stronger aluminum.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Mon Oct 06 2003 Reviewed By: Stephen (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths Great grip for shoes in dry or wet, long-lasting if you treat them right Weaknesses If you don't keep your bolts tight, the cages bend easily and the bolts strip out. Similar Products Used Club Roost 2D, platform pedals Review These are the standard on bike trials bikes - they come on Montys, Megamos, Koxx (branded Tryall), Planet-X (branded Planet-X), Echo (branded Echo)... you get the picture. Why do they come on most all trials bikes? They're cheap, light, and work great. As long as you make sure that they stay tightly threaded into the crank, and that the bolts holding the cages to the pedal body are tight, they should last quite a long time. That is, of course, unless you tend to bash pedals into things in a horrendously abusive fashion. These pedals are wide, which gives your feet plenty of space to shift around without being partly off the pedal, as with more square-shaped pedals out there. They're also extremely sharp - most any shoe should grip the pedal well. Wearing shinguards with a hard plastic insert is a must when using these pedals - this pedal can easily cut to the bone (and even chip the bone!)!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Tue Feb 17 2004 Reviewed By: Alex (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths super grippy...good at gripping thing? burly Weaknesses comes with stupid reflectors, big OUCH -- wear shin guards Similar Products Used px caged, bmx pedals Review seriously! wear shin guards! lol, or else u'll stand a pretty good chance of gettin a brutal scar on ur leg. anyhoo other than that these are noticeably grippier than ever. bad things r less likely to happen as compared with bmx pedals i.e. cleats won't round out n be useless slippery metal things.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Mon Oct 20 2003 Reviewed By: Pancho (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths Weight, price, modifiable Weaknesses lack of strength Similar Products Used Easton, Atomic, Primo... Review These are my personal favorite pedals out there, but they have major disadvantages. They break, bend, the bolts come out, and they get dull very quickly. With that being said, any problem that you have can easily be solved with pliers, spare bolts, and a dremil tool. You can modify these time and time again, and they will seem brand new. Eventually, they will break, and you'll have to get new ones, bt now you have two sets to pull parts from, ensuring you can truly fix anything that might happen to these pedals. So all of that sounds like a pain in the arse, but these pedals are worth the extra effort. They grip anything when sharp, they work great in the wet, again only when sharp, they are a lot lighter than any other pedals available, seriously, and best of all they are inexpensive! So if you're willing to spend 5 minutes taking care of you pedals every other week, you'll reap the benifits.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Sun Jan 11 2004 Reviewed By: 4123 (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths if you take out the inner cage they grip well, cheapish. light Weaknesses strength, need to keep tightening them, bearings die, cages die, etc etc Similar Products Used too many to list Review when i got my VPs i thought they were good for the price. they seemed to grip well and looked sturdy enough, and i didnt pay much for them. they lost their grip after about 4 weeks and they developed about 3mm play on the axle, and crunched loudly on every turn. they bent when i dropped the bike to the side falling off a rock. i removed the inner cage which upped the grip a bit, they felt more grippy than my other wellgo cage pedals but i came off them an aweful lot more, i think because my wellgo's are larger. don't buy them - get something that will retain the quality it started with for more than 4 weeks.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Tue Apr 20 2004 Reviewed By: Peter (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths grip, price (definite) Weaknesses bolts always come loose Similar Products Used dmr v12 Review these pedals are really cool as they are super grippy and for �12 it dont matter if they even last a couple of months. I think these pedals are really worth buying and i advise anyone to buy them who is interested.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Mon Jun 21 2004 Reviewed By: adrian jordan (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths grippyin wet or dry and last long even without sealed bearings Weaknesses bent cage easly Similar Products Used dmr v12 mag, v8 Review what more do u need for trials? * they're cheap. * they're grippy. * they're silver so dont scratch easly. * lots of brands make them (planet x, onza, koxx ect.) * nice flat surface for feet. * easy to replace. * can separate so they're only single caged.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Nov 29 2003 Reviewed By: brett (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths THEY ARE SO GRIPPY LAST FOR EVER IF YOU USE THEM HOW THERE MEANT TO BE USED Weaknesses tighten them regularly Similar Products Used dmr v12 mags 24/7 slacks ddgs wellgos Review tighten them regularly or use plumbers tape to perfect them as they occasionally come undone.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fri Sep 23 2005 Reviewed By: andy grey (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths double cage /light/bearin maintenance Weaknesses bolts comin loose,bend easy Similar Products Used base/tryall Review hey guys lets not grumble these v8 pedals for the price are great, me i stick locktight in the bolts from new,keep an i on the bearins, and yeh i do bend em but what doesnt, you can bend em back and even get out the old file when they wear down. me i get at least 6 months out of em then bin em. had dmr s before and was always replacin pins and that was if the hole was still intact.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Nov 16 2004 Reviewed By: johny (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths easy to fix, grippy Weaknesses destroy trainers Similar Products Used none Review I got the onza ones for 12 quid! my dad made inserts so i can run single cageed if i need. you need shoes with good soles- these sliced through one pair of trainers
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Sun May 15 2005 Reviewed By: san (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths great grip Weaknesses bolts,inside Similar Products Used bmx pedals Review they came on my x-lite they have exellent grip but they can ugly smack your chin make sure you tighten them often in your crank i forgot it and they fully broke the inner threat from my crank so i had to buy new cranks and this happened twice.
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Tue Jul 12 2005 Reviewed By: David Lynch (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths grip, durability Weaknesses none Similar Products Used - Review the best pedals i have ever used by far and i have used the dmr range of pedals etc. the grip off these pedals is quire simply amazing ...nothing else compares
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Tue Jul 19 2005 Reviewed By: steve (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths price , awsome grip Weaknesses bearings are crap , tears up your legs if your foot slips off Similar Products Used ?? Review great pedal for those with shin pads
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Wed Sep 07 2005 Reviewed By: john (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths grip, can bend cages back, cheap Weaknesses cages bend, bearings are crp Similar Products Used* platform pedals Review great value for money,they can be fixed easily, you can remove the inner cage to reduce grip slightly (still grip flesh well though) the bearings get wreked easily with hard landings (mine are 'onza' branded ones)
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Sun Oct 30 2005 Reviewed By: steve (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths cheap ,really grippy ,lightweight Weaknesses bearings and act like a cheese grater on ya legs Similar Products Used none Review the bearings on my left side pedal (my strong side)hav broke already,every time i pedal i hear a grinding noise :~(
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Tue Dec 27 2005 Reviewed By: Charlie (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Awesome Grip, Cheap, Good Quality Weaknesses Cage will bend eventually, bolts become loose Similar Products Used Platform pedals, all k]inds Review Great pedals, mine have only just broke on me but they have taken some really rough riding !! WARNING: If your feet slip, these pedals will shred your shins (i speak from experience). Other than that these a very good pedals.
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Sun Jan 20 2008 Reviewed By: trent-o (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths cheap Weaknesses hurt on your shines and wear shoes with pleanty of grip it may cut throw your shoei found out the hard way. Review cheap heaps of grip and look lethal
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