I have VP platforms on a number of bikes and like them for light use but would never again use them for touring. The bearings that VP use are of a lower quality than those used by MKS (I think it has to do with the outer being a bushing with a plastic sleeve or something). Either way, I've had VP bearings fail in the field, not quite catastrophically but really, really annoyingly, and I've read reports of people who really liked the large platform of the Catalyst pedal switch to something else because of bearing failure.
Whether it's the Sneaker Pedal or the Grip King or whatever it's called, you can feel instantly that MKS uses a higher quality bearing. I've settled on the platform pedals sold by Rene Herse: https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/pedals/mks-allways-pedals/ I don't mean to identify with a particular brand or bash another, but riding unsupported in Death Valley for days with a wobbling pedal is not something I wish to repeat. Daniel M Berkeley, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bb3797ec-59ca-427d-9dbb-972fdb1ea123o%40googlegroups.com.
