Litenbror
Eats Squid
I have a couple that have sharpened themselves on a few rock strikes and they don't hurt much when they touch you but they certainly bleed.
Recommend me a pedal thats better than a Vault
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teK--
Eats Squid
Have tried other pedals but keep going back to the Vaults as they fit my duck wide feet best.
But the sealing system is shit so it was time to find a solution.
12mm ID PVC hose.
Just push it on and cut it just below this line (like 0.1mm or so)
Reassemble pedal and the hose should apply a light pressure on the seal to keep it in place.
Now no more seal migration issues..
Oh and also swap out those shitty factory bushing for IGUS W300. And make sure you use Loctite 609 retaining compound to stop them working their way out. Get them here:
But the sealing system is shit so it was time to find a solution.
12mm ID PVC hose.
Just push it on and cut it just below this line (like 0.1mm or so)
Reassemble pedal and the hose should apply a light pressure on the seal to keep it in place.
Now no more seal migration issues..
Oh and also swap out those shitty factory bushing for IGUS W300. And make sure you use Loctite 609 retaining compound to stop them working their way out. Get them here:
DMR Vault MTB Pedals Bushings Bush Bushes (Pair) Rebuild Kit IGUS W300 Upgrade | eBay
These are top of the line IGUS W300 bushings. From the IGUS site Just thread it in and pull it out. Save you buying the official DMR tool. DMR Vault are a brilliant pedal, but the one weak point is the average quality bushing (bearing).
www.ebay.com.au
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
What size feet do you have out of interest?Have tried other pedals but keep going back to the Vaults as they fit my duck wide feet best.
But the sealing system is shit so it was time to find a solution.
12mm ID PVC hose.
Just push it on and cut it just below this line (like 0.1mm or so)
View attachment 377170
Reassemble pedal and the hose should apply a light pressure on the seal to keep it in place.
Now no more seal migration issues..
View attachment 377171
Oh and also swap out those shitty factory bushing for IGUS W300. And make sure you use Loctite 609 retaining compound to stop them working their way out. Get them here:
DMR Vault MTB Pedals Bushings Bush Bushes (Pair) Rebuild Kit IGUS W300 Upgrade | eBay
These are top of the line IGUS W300 bushings. From the IGUS site Just thread it in and pull it out. Save you buying the official DMR tool. DMR Vault are a brilliant pedal, but the one weak point is the average quality bushing (bearing).www.ebay.com.au
teK--
Eats Squid
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Fred Nurk
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pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Thought I would add some recent pedal experiences here...
I purchased a pair of Deity Deftrap pedals. Yes the platform is big and allows a good amount of surface contact for your foot. But...it feels like they are dead flat. There is no discernible convex or concave feeling over the axle, which some people may find off putting. I personally like a dished concave pedal to cradle the ball of my foot in, without it my foot hold feels ambiguous. Currently these are my commuting pedals so I don't mind. If I switch them to off road duties I will consider longer pins.
Also as per my post elsewhere regarding the spank spoon pedals and their tiny pins, here is my work around.
I purchased a pair of Deity Deftrap pedals. Yes the platform is big and allows a good amount of surface contact for your foot. But...it feels like they are dead flat. There is no discernible convex or concave feeling over the axle, which some people may find off putting. I personally like a dished concave pedal to cradle the ball of my foot in, without it my foot hold feels ambiguous. Currently these are my commuting pedals so I don't mind. If I switch them to off road duties I will consider longer pins.
Also as per my post elsewhere regarding the spank spoon pedals and their tiny pins, here is my work around.
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
I hadn't noticed the lack of concavity in mine. I'm just happy they're bigger than my last pedals!
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
To be fair, it's not like you have spent much time on them until this last week or so and don't have many pedals to compare with.
moorey
call me Mia
What about the 7 threads though?
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
I've been on ten or so rides on them. And I can compare them with the Sam Hill pedals which definitely have a concave surface.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
That's a good start.
One thread to rule them all...and in the darkness (of no daylight savings) bind them.
moorey
call me Mia
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
It's a lord of the rings (books not films) and daylight savings joke. But possibly a little at the needy end of things.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Getting really sick of you using this forum for free advertising. Maybe it's time to PM a mod and start paying for advertising?
moorey
call me Mia
Ash HT
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Happy to pay for advertising, sorry If I upset you. Post deleted
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
I'm just about 30 years too young for how cantankerous I am. Thank you though. For what it's worth - I'm glad you're on board (the forum), you've obviously got a lot of interesting experience/knowledge - it's just I like a strong divide between community space and commercial opportunity.
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hambonanas
Want to know what I had for breakfast? I tell you!
Ok I've done 600km on my Deity Deftraps and here are my thoughts -
- They're definitely not concave!
- They need 12mm pins - they come with 10mm pins as standard. I bought 24 replacement pins - and somehow got 24 x 10mm! I'll swap them out anyway as they might be a bit grippier being new
- They're cunts for speccing M3 5mm edge to edge hex nuts
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PJO
in me vL comy
Refresh us with which pedals you are actually referring to so we don't have to wade through the thread to decipher...