Looking for pedals on a budget and want them to hold up well during your long rides? The PNW Range Composite pedals are most likely the pedals for you! PNW is a company that, in my opinion, stands out from the big, well-known brands by allowing them to have products of just as good quality, but at a lower price. Your wallet will appreciate it!
If you want pedals with good grip, but ones that don't tear the skin off your calves, the PNWs fit the bill perfectly. They're convex, so they allow you to reposition your foot much more easily than a concave pedal, which tends to have more bite.
The shape of the pedal, with the rear wider than the front, allows for more versatility in positioning your foot. This shape also accommodates both small and large feet, given the position of the "pins".
A big advantage of these pedals is that despite their low price, Range Composite pedals are easy to maintain. That is, you can change the bearings or replace the pins as needed, instead of buying a new pedal! Why change a winning formula?
Plus, if you want to add a little color to your bike, they have a good selection of colors and they retail for only $53.60!
Test :
Tester: Jess
Favorite trails at MSA: Vietnam, Adorila, Avenue Royale
During my tests on trail-type tracks, I really appreciated the ease with which I could move my foot to reposition myself when I was climbing in a slightly more technical section. Also, when passing an obstacle standing up, I could feel my foot gripping the pedal, which allowed me to have a little more power. When descending, what I noticed most was the ease of grip that I managed to achieve. What I mean by that is that with my old pedals (DMR Vault), sometimes if I replaced my foot badly from the start, I had to stop or slow down a lot to remove and put my foot back in the right place. With the Range I don't have this problem, it seems that no matter how I position myself, my foot always takes the right position and it's really more pleasant. For the DH I was also very pleasantly surprised, I was afraid that they would not grip enough since the "pins" are shorter, but on the contrary they grip really well and my foot never came off during a jump or a drop, even when I really landed badly from a jump in the Basse Super G at the SDM, my feet remained quite stable on the pedals.
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