Sam - Me at Scarburough Pump Track in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - photo by sam-d

Snapped my straitline pedal after two years!

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Album: The-Bike
Category: Broken Bikes/Parts
Date Posted: Aug 7, 2011 at 13:30
Aug 7, 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Trail: Scarburough Pump Track
Riders: Sam - Me

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Apple iPhone 4

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Date

2011:08:07

Time

16:51:55

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17 Comments

Snowdog85 (Aug 8, 2011 at 10:54)

woah... i would give you a medal for it. have those on my dh bike and hardtail dj, broke lots of parts but those have holded on well. anyways you can also buy a new axle from crc.
www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=37607

can't remember, did they come whit lifetime warrenty?
lol they also have some good videos of testing them
straitline.blogspot.com/2008/11/we-piss-excellence.html

Snowdog85 (Aug 8, 2011 at 11:08)

Thats what Greg from Straitline sayd:
When a axle breaks we warranty it but in truth we are forced to warranty our suppliers material!

They supply us material and we simply machine it into our axle in the machine. so if they mess up or when their material has a flaw it reflects bad on us.

Greg

cyberhawk (Aug 9, 2011 at 4:26)

anything can break.. fatigue can not be avoided for one.. i bend my axle in a little crash.. never had that before with any peddal.. but they are stil one of the best peddals out there next to 5050's

sam-d (Aug 10, 2011 at 23:17)

They are replacing the axel for me free of charge so it's all good. There still the best pedals iv ever ridden IMO.

adamlaycock (Aug 7, 2011 at 21:35)

Those look pretty new for 2 years... my pedals are like a year and a bit old and they are completly scratched and the anodize is rubbed and everything.

sam-d (Aug 7, 2011 at 23:28)

The paint on them just doesn't really come off, the sides of them are shredded to bits. but the pins are also so high they stop the actual pedal body really hitting anything or getting scratched.

adamlaycock (Aug 7, 2011 at 23:29)

The thought of a pin that high makes me cringe with pain.

sam-d (Aug 7, 2011 at 23:30)

Believe me, riding those pedals without shin pads, is just bad news.

adamlaycock (Aug 7, 2011 at 23:34)

That's why they're a downhill pedal?

sam-d (Aug 7, 2011 at 23:37)

. Well yeah, but you can still slip a pedal and take it to your shins, even in downhill.....

adamlaycock (Aug 7, 2011 at 23:40)

But most people wear shin pads while downhilling so it wouldnt matter as much

arron-bighit (Aug 13, 2011 at 17:08)

why would u use these pedals for anything else but fown hill, trying to take your feet off in the air would be impossible, the pins glue your feet lol, i love mine!, i agree best pedals i have ever rode

kev1n (Aug 7, 2011 at 18:54)

shoot the boys at straitline an email, they might just hook it up with a new pair

demo8pomaz (Aug 13, 2011 at 16:51)

peter managed that within a month lol

onetwofour (Oct 24, 2011 at 8:22)

haha awesome, they look in good condition for 2 year old pedals too

Walrus666 (Aug 7, 2011 at 13:59)

Pro.

sam-d (Aug 7, 2011 at 14:02)

Like a boss.