Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

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psg1ben in reply to @Tallboy

I swear by V8's on my bmx. They rattle and the silly little dust cap washer comes loose, but the bearings last.
I've had a bunch of sealed bearing pedals fail because the bearing is tiny, as is the nut holding them on.

Currently using some heavy AF bushing pedals on the bmx now. Will eventually aim for V8s on my new mtb.

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leggy_blonde in reply to @psg1ben

I think the game has moved on a long way with MTB flats since V8s. V8s are great on a BMX when you actually want to be able to move around on the pedal but on rocks and roots you want something with more grip IME. MTB pedals are wider, grippier and lower-profile.

Saying that I only really ride flats nowadays when I'm dicking about town so feel free to ignore me!

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psg1ben in reply to @leggy_blonde

Hmm, I may want to be able to move about on the pedals a bit while it's still dry-ish.

I'm going to fit some old DX pedals (the one with the cut out 🙂) that I have knocking about. But I'll want to upgrade pretty soon.
A friend mentioned the plastic Nukeproofs as an affordable option.

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