So I’m using these dmr vault pedals with stupidly big pins that destroy your shins (second pic) and you’d think they would grip good, but they don’t. My shoe and pedals are 5-10 free rider and dmr vaults. There has been a few times on the trails my foot slipped and in the air my pedals slip away causing a crash. Not sure if it’s me or the pedal or the shoes. I road a bike with spank pedals and they were so much more grippy. Anyone have this issue?
by not_so_perfect_buddy
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Can’t vouch for these pedals BUT run Spank Oozys on all my bikes. Paired w 5-10’s as well! Perfect 👌 combo imo.
I didn’t have a problem with grip but I found my Vaults too concave so they ended up crippling my feet.
Get gripper pedals. Ive had deity tmacs for about 2 years and never had my foot slip off.
You could also try replacing your pins
Your shins probably don’t want to hear this but longer pin might help. I switched from crankworks stamp pedals with shorter pins to raceface atlas pedals with longer pins and it made a huge difference in grip.
What type of riding are you mainly doing? Mostly jumps or mostly mountain bike trails?
I would definitely go into your LBS and try some different pedals, I really like the Deity stuff, even on an old set that had a few busted pins I still had amazing grip. I bought a set of CrankBros because they match the color scheme of a bike I had and they were really slick and not confidence inspiring at all.
when are you slipping off? there are 10000000 flat shoes and pedals so you’re gunna get a ton of people recommending their specific setup, but being real you’re running good shoes and pedals. i think it’s probably an operator issue at this point (and maaaybe suspension settings if they’re super fucked)
I find that surprising. I run 5-10s with DMR vaults on enduro, stamp 7 on trail, and I find the DMRs a lot stickier.
It’s probably technique. Are you dropping your heals? That make a huge difference.
I used to slip on my pedals until I got better at pushing into the pedals through the heels. This is likely a skill / technique issues, and not a hardware issue.
Good luck man.
Time and practice with your heels DOWN. That way the bumps force your feet INTO the pedals instead of off.
I’m not gonna add anything that hasn’t been said already. But try replacing your pins and practice riding heels down.
Better pedal, better shoes.
That’s a very grippy pedal and shoe combo. Keep your heels down.
I went from vault to clipless because those pedals do a hell of a job to meat.
I cant either if theres no pins inside the middle
I use Vaults with chucks or vans and my feet never slip, so it isn’t the shoes and it isn’t the pedals.
But even so, those pins and the possibility of those injuries are one of the reasons why I wear thin but strong soccer shin pads under my pants in addition the knee pads…
Have you been riding long? My first year or two on the MTB has my shins scarred but I very rarely send my pedal into my shin anymore. Most likely a technique issue than equipment.
pin diameter matters
Dmrs pair really well with vans in my experience but other flat shoes like 510s make a massive difference too
5-10 trail cross with Hope F22, Raceface Atlas or Crankbros stamp 7 most of the time if I end up with my foot not positioned correctly I have a hard, time getting my shoe to slip enough to get back where I want