Feature: Twenty6 Rallye Ti Pedal

Jul 31, 2009
by Luc 'Acadian' Albert  
I’m a big flat pedal user – how big? Well, that’s all I use and even my road bike is fitted with a nice set of flat pedals. At this point, some of you are probably thinking: “Flats on a road bike - now that’s dumb!!” I don’t want to get into a flats vs clips debate. If you’re not about competition and all about riding for fun – It doesn’t really matter what pedal you use. It’s all about what you prefer and what you like to ride.

Back in 2002 I shattered my right heel after a DJ accident. During rehab, I did all my riding on platform pedals and my first long trail ride was an eye opener for me. I had no problems climbing with them and had soooo much more fun on the descents. Been using them ever since. I did try clips a few times, but if I wear those tight ballerina slippers, my right foot tends to fall asleep due to all the metal hardware I still have in there. With that said, I decided to get a pair of Rallye Ti pedal when they became available earlier this year.

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Features:
Like every other component made by Twenty6, the Rallye are a machined piece of art. They are amazingly well built, look absolutely stunning and the craftsmanship is top notch.

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There is not many ways to word it – so I just took most of the description right off Twenty6’s site:
• ultra-thin (5/8” thick) 6061-t6 billet CNC pedal bodies
• offset parallelogram platform for more positive foot placement
• oversized aircraft grade Ti-6Q2 titanium or 4140 cromoly axles
• dirt and contamination are locked out of the bushings through the use of dual quad o-ring seals
• zero maintenance, self lubricating oilite bushings and titanium nitride coated axles
• stainless steel replaceable traction pins in two lengths for customization (6mm and 8mm)
• 76 available traction pin locations
• available in 11 colors (Glacier White, Urban Camo, Dirt, Mellow Yellow, Pink, Jet Black, Royal Blue, Vibe Red, Grass, Burnt Orange and Wood Grain)
• Aftermarket anodized traction pin kits are available for even more customization
• 384 grams for the pair

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The Ride:
Just like saddles, grips, bars, chamois butter – flat pedal choice is a personal thing. What works for me might not necessarily work for you. So keep that in mind while reading my feedback.

First thing I did when I received my Rallye pedal is remove the shorter 6mm pins to replace them with the longer 8mm ones. I was a bit disappointed when I realized that there weren’t enough long pins to dress both pedals. I like to run 18 pins per pedal (36 total) but my Rallye only came with 32 x 8mm pins. So I had to go get some at my local hardware store. Maybe my box was short a few 8mm pins – but at the price tag of these pedals, I expected enough pins for both pedals.

I’ve been running the Rallye on several bikes while alternating back and forth with my other flat pedal of choice. Like mentioned above, I use flat pedals for all aspects of my riding. Trail riding around these parts include a ton of climbing (with equal amount of descending), which means a lot of “scrubbing” action, especially between the 4 o’clock and 7 o’clock part of the stroke.

I’ve been riding concave pedals for years so I’ve come to really like that feature in a flat pedal. The Rallye are completely flat, which I’m finding myself having to get use to. It’s not something that I noticed all that much while descending, but I mostly feel it on steep climbs, where the ball of my foot doesn’t feel as secure. After a few rides you adjusted to it, but once I slap a good set of concave pedals on there, I immediately feel the difference.

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I guess you could overcome this by running longer pins on the edges and shorter ones in the middle, but I still do not feel as sure footed as when using a pedal with a concave surface. The wide platform feels super good and supportive under the foot. I use FiveTen shoes and with the longer 8mm pins the Rallye offer ample grip, but when compared to my other concave pedal, I could feel my foot move a bit more when climbing (i.e. sliding back).

When compared to my other flat pedals, which uses sealed cartridge bearings, the Rallye doesn’t spin as freely. I assume this is due, in part, by the combination of bushings and dual quad o-rings. This keeps the weight low, maintenance to a minimum and helps with durability. I personally prefer the smoother running feel of a pedal that uses sealed bearings, but I hate how quickly they develop slop Frown

One day I noticed that they were spinning a bit more freely than before, so I checked the end nut and they had came loose. Nothing to worry about since I’m pretty anal about maintaining my bikes – but could see someone loosing the end fastener if if they didn’t do regular maintenance.


Final thoughts:
The Rallye are solid flat pedals capable of taking the abuse of every day riding. If you are looking for unique pedals to complete that custom bike built, the Rallye is right down your alley. Other than tightening the end cap, I haven’t had to do any maintenance to them.

The Rallye are a beautiful, customizable, light, grippy pair of flat pedals that you can use to either race Downhill, Dirt Jump, ride urban, freeride or simply trail ride. My only grip with the Rallye is the shape of the platform – if they were concave, I would give them 10 out of 10.

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Retail Pricing:
Yeah they aren’t cheap – but if you’re looking to embellish that new bike that you’ve just traded a kidney for – these are worth a look.

Rallye Ti – $265.00 UDS
Rallye Chromo – $175.00 USD


Special thanks:
Brian @ www.mtb-mania.com for hooking me up with the pedals!!
Brian is also the US Karpiel distributor - his e-mail is brian.g@karpiel.com if you ever need to contact him.


Bikes are cool - get out and ride! Go FLAT out....



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78 Comments
  • 8 2
 Total waste of a product... At this price, you could get three sets of other pedals that are appx the same weight and provide equal grip. If you keep your bike hanging in your garage so everyone can tell you it looks cool, then these are the pedals for you. If you want to ride the shit out of your bike, there's better pedals out there for less.
  • 3 1
 AMEN BROTHER , if your buying these then you have to much money , send it to me
  • 8 1
 Wow, a review on Pinkbike that is not all positive, incredible! congrats on an honest review
  • 11 2
 Snazzy Big Grin
  • 1 3
 i spot 2010 giant reignX there?!
  • 3 0
 no it's a 2009 Smile
  • 1 1
 Looks like a 2010, what sort of Giant is it?
  • 3 0
 It's a 2009 Reign 0. Not Reign X
  • 2 4
 if it a 2009 then why dont they have it on their site. just saying....
  • 1 0
 Ohh ok, in NZ they have rp23s on reigns
  • 1 0
 Greatest pedals i ever fitted on my bike.very light,super beautiful and you can feel how those $$$ make the difference.Cuz u get what you pay and what you get here is the best pedals you can find on this planet.
  • 9 1
 Way too expensive, but cool.
  • 2 0
 yea totally.. if i had these, i would just be paranoid on scratching these everytime i ride.
  • 1 0
 if you had these pedals andrew that would mean you ran into a load of money and should have a new FORK not pedals
  • 1 0
 true true.. either that or some wider bars..
  • 3 0
 Brule I hope that didn't come about as a negative notion towards you. I used to do testing for some motocross magazines and yes it is true no product company pays to have their product reviewed by a magazine. Say your the one that developed the product and sent it to the magazine your taking a big chance you could get either a good review or you could get a bad review. But it's a chance product manufactuers take in order to hopefully get some buzz going about their product from an unbiased tester. So props for putting it out there in how it works for product testing through your site, others, and magazines.
  • 1 0
 I've been using mine for almost a year now for DH. I've tagged my share of rocks and they getting pretty scratched up, but still working well. As far as the play goes, Tyler has addressed that issue an has made different axle nuts which corrected that problem. I have 5 months now with the new nuts and they haven't come loose again. I know Acadian uses flats for all his bikes, so he's going to be more critical as the boy rides XC & Road with them. As far as DH goes, they feel and work perfect for me.
  • 1 0
 Hello Brule, I wrote a review like this in regards to another item and it got pulled. But I did the same thing, test a product and give the general public an idea of how it worked and the hopes of turning their Boxxer forks into a real high performance fork by just dropping a cartridge in. In any regards, we did a test and I was just trying to help all those out there that bought a Boxxer and wish they bought a Fox 40!
  • 1 0
 Wade it's all good, you just went about the post in the wrong manner. The Forum is not a place for "advertising" so to speak. But either way you and I are now chatting via email to see how we can get your information out to others, but according to Jinx and JokerMachine you're gonna have to pay us first. haha as if! I remember how I knew it all too in my early 20s. Talk to you soon Wade.
  • 1 0
 i have a set and dh race with them, awesome traction... they've seen plenty of rocks yet are in superbly awesome shape just a few scratches... i notice they do not spin as freely aswell but would not recomend them to dh racer or hack of any sort...
  • 1 0
 They seem very nicely made and look uber sick.

I chose a set of magnesium alloy Wellgo's with cro-mo spindles. I think 280g for the pair. I only wish the spindles were a bit thicker to give me some more peace of mind (I'm 220lb these days), but otherwise they are excellent.

In comparison, it looks like these twenty6's are doing very well for weight at 350g using alu. A fair bit of that extra weight is probably in the thicker spindles.

I'd use these... if I had the money... My wellgo's cost me 25 bucks US. I don't think that was retail tho.

The Wellgo's are machine made. I'm sure the twenty6 cost a lot more to make, so that price - while high - is probably going to get you some real quality.
  • 1 0
 These pedals look soo rad and are pretty damn light, but they ride like shit. In my opinion, flat pedals have to be concave... period. The new Deity Decoy pedals are where its at.
  • 1 0
 You don't like yours?
  • 1 0
 No i don't, and I think a pedal is something that you have to be picky about. The secure feeling just isn't there. However, Tyler at Twenty6 is working on a new pedal called the "Prerunner" which looks far better. Concave, smooth corners, and prototype weight is only 317 grams. Wait until this is released..
  • 1 0
 That's cool, I did speak with Tyler on Friday for quite a while and he was telling me about the new pedal. Knowing him it will be a piece of art. He a great guy and always looking to improve his products.
  • 1 0
 Yeah, there is no doubt that this next pedal will be a large improvement. I really can appreciate all of his products, and I hate for it to sound like I am just ragging on Twenty6. I really like the company as a whole and think that he puts out some beautiful products. I just happen to dislike this particular pedal. But Twenty6 is still young, and this next pedal looks great!
  • 2 0
 Nice pedal. Missing the concave is a bummer, but I agree with proper pin placement, they should be great. Decent price too, I paid 265.00 CAD for my Mg Syncros.
  • 3 0
 i cannot imagine when they hit on rocks~~
  • 2 0
 They are great pedeals, but mine bent when they hit rocks.
  • 3 0
 stop the discrimination! I DO live under a rock, it's my choice.
  • 4 3
 mean pedals but still not the lighest and are not da cheapest either!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 2 0
 is' nice, but 2 much money!
  • 2 0
 Good thing the new ones have concave!
  • 1 1
 You would know.
  • 1 0
 you talk about concave pedals in your review
which have you found to have the most grip?
  • 1 0
 I haven't tried every single flat pedal out there - but for the longest time I used Easton Cully's. they have phenomenal grip, but the bearings were absolute rubbish! they never lasted me more than a month before they started developing play. Before getting the Rallye, I used Tioga MX pro pedals on all my bikes. lightish, cheapish and grippy as all hell..
  • 1 0
 I love Cully's , have a pair on my hardtail.
  • 3 0
 as used by the palm
  • 1 0
 twenty6products.com. I got some custom white ones showing up today and I can't wait!! So sweet. Go Tyler!!
  • 3 2
 my friend has them and they bent there to skinny the platforms suck but they do look cool
  • 2 1
 Id rather have my Shimano DX. Maybe not as pretty and light but durable and at 40% of the price.
  • 4 3
 i have em and i hate em its the worst pedel bite ever
  • 3 1
 So you are saying that because you have scratched your legs with them that they suck? That makes no sense what so ever, that is called Rider Error.
  • 1 0
 Unless the pedal actually jumped away from the cranks and attacked his legs like a rabid dog.
  • 1 0
 this is where i live these pedals r the best in the world!
  • 1 0
 thos are super nice but who would pay that much for pedal iknow i wouldent
  • 1 0
 best pedals ive ever riden... !
  • 1 0
 Right on Brule, I remember those days too. Know evrything about nothing!
  • 2 1
 Way too freakin big. Rock eater...
  • 1 0
 Nothing beats the grip of the Easton Flatboy, but these are pretty.
  • 1 0
 i broke my spindel in les than 6 months
  • 1 0
 not nice wen you'r going down hill Frown
  • 1 0
 I guess i live under a rock haha but they look like sick pedals
  • 1 0
 What are some examples of concave pedals?
  • 1 0
 All I've ever used is flats.
  • 1 0
 amazing
  • 1 0
 stiesy
  • 1 0
 nice colors but $$$$$$$$
  • 1 0
 where i can buy this
  • 2 2
 for a real weight weenie DH build these are not the pedals for you
  • 1 0
 raad!!!!
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