Tell me about flat pedals

[Self Jupiter]

I like my OneUps more than my chesters for that type of riding. Bigger, more grip and they’re little thinner.

[evasive_MT]

There are so many better options than Chesters. I used a pair for 3-4 years on my fatbike until I got annoyed enough to change. The Deity composite pedals are significantly better: better grip, better feel underfoot.

[jackstraw]

Try your giro shoes - The cleat block might be annoying though. But I’d look for a mtb specific flat pedal shoe on sale somewhere. A skate shoe would likely have too soft of a foot bed, to slippery of a sole, soak up the wet, etc...

Yeah, I tried a couple of different pair of my skate shoes and my foot hurt after the ride. Definitely not stiff enough for me.

[Andeh]

Chesters are too small, unless you're a child.

[Wes Mantooth]

Sweet thanks for the info. Picked up a pair of OneUps for a decent price. Now hopefully I won't kill myself in this experiment. Haven't ridden flats on a trail for like 15 years

[Duffman]

In the same boat here, started MTB in the late 90s after being a road weenie for years so always used SPDs. And have always had shitty form , pulling up on the pedals for all hops and such. Getting back into the game now, and also just got the Shotgun for my 3.5 yo to ride simple trails and around town w me. As experienced as I am w SPDs, I don't want to do it with my kid on the bike too, and it seems like a good time to learn proper technique anyway when she's not on the bike. So the consensus here for beginner level flats is the One up Composite or the Deity? Lots of techy rock gardens here here and my BB height is low so pedal strikes are a huge concern (broke the Crankbros candy's I tried in the past from Rick strikes. Is one flat any better than another for pedal strikes?

[Andeh]

If you're worried about pedal strikes, get some with pins that thread through, rather than grub screws, so that you can replace them when they inevitably get broken off. Other than that, most alloy pedals will be a tad thinner than composites, so that will help a tiny bit with strikes.

With regard to pulling up, with the right technique, good shoe rubber, and concave pedals, you can still pull up. That's basically how a hack like me bunny hops.

[EWG]

I've got a pair of Transition made TBC flats that I love and have had forever. Bomber and great platform. The new Transition in house components brand is ANVL, and the new pedals are the ANVL Tilt V3. They have been getting good reviews and if they are the improved version of mine I'd buy them in a heartbeat.

Not cheap at $99 or so, but you can actually find them in stock right now. Plus, they have colors, so ... colors.

[schuss]

Running oneup composites on the new bike - they're nice (also bit my calf today). Have a set of azonic wickeds on my singlespeed that also seem to do well. Lots of nice pedals out there these days.

[jm2e]

I'm intrigued by the Tenet pedals, but Fuck. Backordered until mid-October!!!

[sf]

Highly recommend the HT AE03.

Very grippy, very thin, pins go all the way through (but I broke none last season). Slightly smaller platform than a lot of the competition, beveled corners and, as mentioned, thin. Feels like I have less rock strikes than before.

[skaredshtles]

If you're worried about pedal strikes, get some with pins that thread through, rather than grub screws, so that you can replace them when they inevitably get broken off.

I'll 2nd this. I've got Xpedo SPRY pedals, and they are nice platforms... but I have yanked more than one pin out due to pedal-strikes which has subsequently destroyed the female threads and made it such that a replacement pin won't stay in at all.

[Andeh]

I'm intrigued by the Tenet pedals, but Fuck. Backordered until mid-October!!!

Yeah, they're awesome but unobtainium right now. I must have gotten one of the last available pairs from Evo last year.

[grinch]

Highly recommend the HT AE03.

Very grippy, very thin, pins go all the way through (but I broke none last season). Slightly smaller platform than a lot of the competition, beveled corners and, as mentioned, thin. Feels like I have less rock strikes than before.

Best feeling pedals i ever had. Hard to step away after youve ridden pedals that thin but the bearings didnt last long at all. Same with the replacement set. Maybe the new ones are better. I sent them an email but they were unresponsive. Too bad. They were awesome when they were new.
I have canfield crampons on one bike and chesters on the other. Both good. Chesters could be bigger and thinner. Canfields need new bearings after 3 years but shouldnt be any problem. I think the next pedals i get will be deity composites or t macs or yoshimura's. They look as good as it gets and should last

https://yoshimuracycling.com/product...-bicycle-pedal

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[Self Jupiter]

In the same boat here, started MTB in the late 90s after being a road weenie for years so always used SPDs. And have always had shitty form , pulling up on the pedals for all hops and such. Getting back into the game now, and also just got the Shotgun for my 3.5 yo to ride simple trails and around town w me. As experienced as I am w SPDs, I don't want to do it with my kid on the bike too, and it seems like a good time to learn proper technique anyway when she's not on the bike. So the consensus here for beginner level flats is the One up Composite or the Deity? Lots of techy rock gardens here here and my BB height is low so pedal strikes are a huge concern (broke the Crankbros candy's I tried in the past from Rick strikes. Is one flat any better than another for pedal strikes?

I’m still a total beater, but I feel like my progression took off when I switched to riding with flats because they force me to ride with better technique.

[EWG]

I’m still a total beater, but I feel like my progression took off when I switched to riding with flats because they force me to ride with better technique.

This is a weird comment to me, and I've heard it before. I ride differently in flats than I do in clips. I don't think one is better or worse than the other. I like that clips allow me to unlock the front and rear of the bike more - in other words, I don't need to do anything with my hands to whip the rear end of the bike around. I can bounce the bike into the air like with flats, then if I'm a little low on the rear end cause I'm not clearing something, I can pull the back up without rotating the bars down - kinda fold into the cockpit is how it feels. I can force-pedal through sharp babyhead crap and keep uphill speed high, and whip my bodyweight around without worrying about deloading my feet.

I get flat pedal love. I have some and ride them at times. Nothing like them for technical stuff you know you aren't going to 100% clear, for example. Nice on smooth downhills with loose corners too. But I don't think my style while using clip-ins is worse technique. I just think it's different. Am I missing something? Is it that you feel safer trying stuff so you progress faster?