I love Chesters and have them on all my bikes. I've bought more expensive flats and always end up catching and releasing because I prefer the affordable Chesters.
On Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 12:41:49 PM UTC-7 lconley wrote: > My pedals of choice these days are the Grip Monarchs (and Kings) with side > wings and full pins, must have at least 7 sets of them in various colors > and Panda Adnap pairs, not the lightest pedals out there. I have become > quite proficient in drilling and tapping them. The Monarchs are thinner, > but the Kings are concave. Second most common are Diety TMACs in purple, > orange and platinum. I have Chromag Scarabs in polished silver on my > Custom. I think my favorite pedals for looks are still the Speedplay > Drilliums on the Gus Boots Wilsen. I have the MKS Gorditos on my Guv’nor > and the purple MKS XC IIIs on my purple ROADUNO. Note that I wear EEEE > width shoes. Clips-ins are not even an option for me. > For barefoot riding, the half century old Phil Wood platform pedals cannot > be beat. > > Laing Conley > Delray Beach FL > > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 12:29 PM John Paz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Not new school but this is what I use and it’s great >> Grip monarchs + pedal extension >> Appears to be wider than pretzels but not much >> >> John >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM Ted <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hey all, I’m wondering if anyone has recommendations they’re willing to >>> share for flat pedals. I built my Atlantis last year with MKS XC III’s. The >>> build quality and bearings are amazing IMO. Surface area is good. And they >>> are even light to boot! But the lack of pins just doesn’t provide enough >>> grip. >>> >>> Ideally I’d find something equally nice from a build and finish >>> perspective, silver or grey, in a new-school MTB shape - square and >>> concave. I've seen pics, but I don't have makes or models. >>> >>> Without being able to find this ideal pedal, I’m about to order a pair >>> of MKS pretzels. But I figured I’d ask here first in case anyone knows of >>> something that would fit my ideal better. Thanks! >>> >>> Ted >>> >>> [image: IMG_6186_2.jpeg] >>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5986dd91-bb0c-4670-81fc-d97c9e331db0n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5986dd91-bb0c-4670-81fc-d97c9e331db0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAOH4-1GKehzoi_t%3DYz72WFJBbV2T00fEBw45878nDMiu6qUcYA%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAOH4-1GKehzoi_t%3DYz72WFJBbV2T00fEBw45878nDMiu6qUcYA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e800fd10-0fd2-4553-93ab-5aebce6b2627n%40googlegroups.com.
