Thanks Daniel. I have always been happy with MKS pedals. I ordered a couple of pair yesterday.
On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 11:30 AM Daniel M <dpmay...@hotmail.com> wrote: > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/8Sp3LA3La9I/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 > . > -- ~IMPORTANT~ Note to all~~ EMAIL ETIQUETTE If you forward this email, please highlight and delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address and maybe others. It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world. Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from obtaining addresses, prevents viruses from being propagated, and limits the proliferation of spam. Also, please use the “BCC” area instead of “TO” and “CC” when forwarding to several people at once. ~~Thank you~~ -- 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/CAPjfky_vepichfaFysr6%3DYhRGmNU32qm-T%3D4Mt%2BvnXbhRvM_ZQ%40mail.gmail.com.
