I am very new to mountain biking and I have the Supacaz DH (the blue pedal) on my bike.
I was happy enough with the grip until I tried a friends One Up pedals, and the One Up’s felt wayyy grippier! And just better in every way.
Finding my foot placement was easier even though they grabbed my shoe more, and they felt more natural underfoot.
I was lead to believe by many online sources that a concave profile is better than convex. Are the pins length, and pattern on the One Up’s really what I’m noticing as the magic ingredient? Is the the shape of a pedal not as big of a factor?
Anyway, I really want to avoid spending 3x more on pedals if I the solution mostly hinges on just buy longer pins for my Supacaz’s. Or are the One Up’s really worth it? Because mtb has been scary enough as it is, I can’t get over how much safer and better the One Up’s felt.
by Helpful_Journalist82
2 Comments
Go for the pedals that feel safer. But pins drastically affect pedal feel, are cheap, ultimately wear down anyways, and can usually be swapped to future pedals. I think convex vs concave makes less difference once you have long grippy pins, but I always go concave anyways (I’m also a big ball-of-foot pedaler, a lot of people prefer mid-foot pedaling).
In my mind, the final form of convex pedals is the pedaling innovations catalyst
Concave gives a more secure feeling, convex gives more comfort; both can provide a lot of grip. Just get the composite version if you don’t want to spend a lot, excellent performance but far more affordable