PNW Components Releases Loam Pedals

Jan 18, 2022 at 13:06
by Alicia Leggett  
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The latest addition to PNW Components' lineup - which has recently grown to include a hip pack and technical clothes - is the new Loam Pedal, an alloy pedal designed for the everyday rider.

The Loam Pedal is grippy without being too grippy and concave without being too concave, PNW Components says. The bearings, while unobtrusive and low-profile, are sealed and built to last, and each pedal features 22 replaceable pins. The pedals are also easy to take apart using just a hex wrench, making them easy to service.

bigquotesBikes are better with pedals, so we made some.Todd Cannatelli, CMO, PNW Components

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Product details:
• 445g (pair)
• Forged and post-CNC'd 6061 aluminum
• (2) Sealed cartridge bearings and (1) roller bearing
• Platform size: 105mm wide x 115mm long
• 22 Custom replaceable pins per pedal, threaded in from underside
• Fully rebuildable and serviceable

The Loam Pedal is available for $99 USD in Black Out (black), Nickleback (silver), and Fruit Snacks (purple). More information is available at pnwcomponents.com.

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163 Comments
  • 200 2
 Shape looks like a food mixer
  • 64 0
 Once you see it, it can’t be unseen.
  • 46 0
 supply chain issues making people get creative
  • 8 0
 @dude-brah I just used these to make home made pasta dough on my kitchen aid mixer!
  • 7 6
 The shape actually makes sense tho, because your toes are gradually smaller going outboard, hand tend dudes
  • 11 0
 *hang ten, sorry ham fisted typer, also autotype is a total lunatic as usual
  • 2 0
 @ProudMTBdad1974: put pins on that paddle!
  • 5 0
 A foot mixer you mean?
  • 8 0
 @ProudMTBdad1974: looks like next baller vs budget component showdown
  • 2 0
 Just be sure clean off the mixer paddles post ride.
  • 7 0
 @RobertGrainier: I don’t put my toes on the pedals, do you?
  • 11 1
 Bikes are better with pedals, so we made some.—Todd Cannatelli, CMO, PNW Components
- my 3 year old begs to differ
  • 2 0
 @bogey: Haha true, I'm trying to figure it out, if this shape makes sense, that's all I got
  • 3 0
 @ProudMTBdad1974:
"Used for heavy mixtures, such as cakes, frostings, cookies and mashed potatoes."
This describes me pretty well, so I think these pedals will be a perfect fit.
  • 1 0
 I was thinking it looked like the Broadhead stamp on British/Canadian/maybe all Commonwealth firearms.......
  • 1 0
 Even more than Eggbeaters with the kitchen appliance name.
  • 43 2
 $99 for a nice set of aluminum pedals! Can not wait to hear initial impressions.
  • 1 20
flag weebleswobbles (Jan 19, 2022 at 12:29) (Below Threshold)
 Check out the Yoshimura pedal they're $200
  • 21 1
 Idk about nice tho
"Grippy without being too grippy"??
Whats that supposed to mean
I have yet to meet a flat pedal that's too grippy
  • 7 0
 @Boxmtb: I’ve heard the Chromag Daggas basically latch into your shoe. A buddy runs them and basically has to stop and reposition his foot on the pedal if it gets too out of place.
  • 4 0
 If they're a match for how good their Loam grips are then they'll be awesome. I bought a set of PNW Loam grips simply because they were the cheapest lock on grips available. I've been blown away by how good they are. I've since stocked up on spares for when the current set wears out.
  • 1 0
 @nickskater09: I have similar experiences with the Daggas, on a couple of occasions I tried to drop a foot mid corner but the foot didn’t move. Regardless of that, they are still my favourite flat pedals ever.
  • 5 0
 @nickskater09: - and I'm off to the Chromag site to look at doggas
  • 2 0
 @orphan: they are excellent for gravity riding. The pins are really long and sharp. FWIW, I'd recommend, speaking in Five Ten, Impacts over Freeriders and, for park days or really gnarly shuttle days, I'd consider a knee pad that also provides some shin protection. Slipping a pedal and really catching a pin with your shin will likely mean stitches. I run Scarabs and Freerider Pros on the trail bike and Daggas and Impacts on my big bike and am very content.
  • 1 0
 @nickskater09: That's cuz there's knives sticking out of them
  • 1 0
 @Boxmtb: chromag dagga!!!
  • 31 0
 "nickleback" lmao
  • 26 2
 does that mean the silver colored ones suck?
  • 76 0
 @ReformedRoadie: just look at the photograph
  • 21 0
 The Nickelback colour should really only have one side that is silver so you can put the Silver Side Up. It pains me to think I knew the name of a Nickelback album...
  • 80 1
 @Andykmn: Speaking of their albums... I once heard that if you play their first album backwards, you'll hear hidden messages from the devil. What's worse however, is that if you play it forwards, you'll hear Nickelback..
  • 7 10
 @Corinthian: impressive!
  • 2 13
flag southshorepirate (Jan 19, 2022 at 12:04) (Below Threshold)
 Nickleback, the Bon Jovi of the day... that one band that most everyone knows, can sing along to but they refuse to admit they even know one song.
  • 7 0
 @pourquois-pas: C'mon. Bon Jovi is not nearly as bad, and I am a fan of neither band.
  • 3 0
 @Corinthian: I think that is a Dave Grohl quote.
  • 2 0
 @Corinthian: f*cking priceless. lmao.
  • 2 0
 @Corinthian: well played sir.
  • 2 0
 Maybe they should have skateboard shaped pedals and call them Avril.
  • 1 0
 The Desmond Child version of Livin' on a Prayer is really good. He was a co-writer and likes composite pedals.
  • 1 0
 @ReformedRoadie: they raise the flag of international sucking
  • 16 0
 The pedal body (no pins) looks convex, but with pins it looks concave. Is that what "concave without being too concave" means?
  • 62 0
 I believe “flat” is the word you’re looking for.
  • 5 4
 Its probably the most convex pedal I have ever seen, more so than the canfield.
  • 3 5
 @justanotherusername: Not even close, guy.
  • 19 1
 @reesty: I don't know what your looking at but these things look super convex to me too... the pictures on their website shows it better. As far as I'm concerned these are a convex pedal, the pin length is irrelevant to that.

www.pnwcomponents.com/products/loam-pedal
  • 9 2
 @nskerb: NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA CONVINCE ME THAT PEDAL IS CONVEX!!! IT'S IN THE BIBLE, YOU FOOL!!!
  • 1 4
 @millsr4: I'm not denying the convex, I'm denying his comment. We're talking mm's at best.
  • 4 1
 @reesty: Show me a more concave pedal, guy.
  • 9 0
 @reesty: Yeah, and those mm matter... if a pedal has any convexity to it I can instantly feel it under foot and fell less confident while riding.
  • 23 0
 @nskerb: The Earth is convex without being too convex.
  • 2 8
flag reesty (Jan 19, 2022 at 9:33) (Below Threshold)
 @millsr4: wow that's a bit dramatic but ok.
  • 3 2
 @justanotherusername: Not sure you know what concave means.
  • 9 1
 @reesty: no its not, convex pedals don't feel give you the locked in feeling that a good concave pedal does. Try a set of one ups and then a set of t macs back to back
  • 1 0
 @nskerb: you made me laugh. Thank you, good sir.
  • 2 1
 The side profile maybe deceiving
  • 6 0
 @millsr4: I agree... I was confused after reading their "Concave" marketing to see a convex pedal... or in the least flat
  • 4 2
 @jeremy3220: whoops, got it right first time as you can see….

Looks like I am as confused about it as PNW are then.
  • 4 3
 @southoftheborder: you win, second most convex pedal ever then, what an achievement.
  • 5 0
 Vital actually have a first look/review.
Pretty much too convex for most of us I would have thought
  • 1 1
 @nfontanella: I bought both and sold the tmacs. Just personal preference and the shape of my foot I guess. Tmacs sure looked good though!
  • 1 0
 @jpat22: this might sound a bit off, but the TMacs are too grippy for me. If my foot get a little off in a rock garden, there’s no getting it to adjust without lifting up. Do you feel like that is solved with these?
  • 18 3
 No pictures from side on in this article but its very convex indeed - www.pnwcomponents.com/products/loam-pedal

That rules me out right away.
  • 7 1
 Oh I don't know after having some of the canfield pedals, convex work better then you'd think. I think convex / concave as long as you have high points and aggressive pins your going to be in good shape.
  • 7 0
 Same here. Vaults are still king in my book.
  • 5 0
 @cougar797: not convinced, convex pedals with huge pins are just attempting to be concave but you have gigantic pins and a bulge in the middle to sit your foot on.
  • 2 1
 @justanotherusername: Oh don't get me wrong I still like aggressive concave pedals too. Just noting convex works a lot better then I thought it would. Everyone's going to have a preference on work best for them anyway. What sucks is there just isnt a great way to try pedals out.
  • 5 0
 @cougar797: fair point - I get annoyed by the media bullshit - PNW and PB / Vital describing it as ‘slightly concave’ is just a falsehood.

Call a spade a spade, it’s convex, just like the Canfield which they are happy to describe theirs as.
  • 1 1
 @justanotherusername: Haha fair. We don't need the reviewer to define the profile what we want to know is whether or not they dig into our 5.10 (or substitute) shoes in a way that will never come loose resulting in annihilated ankles and or hamburgered shins.
  • 3 0
 This looks quite convex but I think it doesn't tell the full story, especially about own preference/ experience with a particular model. Both Hope and OneUp alloys are a bit convex. OneUp perfectly acceptable for me - Hope, not so much, even when I modded the pins. No drama but I didn't like them.

CB Stamp has now a ridge in the middle which makes them virtually convex, but it sucks as hell IMHO. accept.

On the other hand thanks to inboard bearing on OneUps I learned to ride with what I now recognize as a better foot placement with axle quite midfoot.
  • 1 0
 @calmWAKI: One-ups are rather convex, Hope pedals look perfectly flat to me though bikepacking.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hope_F20_flatpedal_3.jpg

Hopes pins seem the issue, they go to great lengths to make a pin in-house that doesnt work as well as a grub screw.
  • 1 0
 @justanotherusername: You are right. My bad. But they do feel convex. I mean lots of contact with the center of the pedal. Funny enough I need that loose feel for my DJ now
  • 1 0
 I'm on Vaults now and they are the best I've tried, RF Atlas probably next. I would like to try some TMacs but the price is hard to get over seeing the abuse pedals get. I had some composite Oneup and I thought they were horrible, mostly due to there not being a pin on the lateral or side edge towards the back. My foot always wanted fall off that area. Sold those with a bike and happy to have done so. The pins were good though.
  • 12 2
 The side profile gives me composite stamp 1 vibes. The convex body makes me think these won't be that great, even with the concave pins.
  • 9 0
 By 'concave pins' do we just mean really, really long?
  • 3 0
 @justanotherusername: I think they mean the pins on the food beater diagonal part... they're lower, but who cares if you have a big metal bar going through the middle that is higher
  • 10 2
 Am I the only one that things it’s crazy they don’t post pedal
Thickness? Not even on their website. That’s one of the most important factors for me. There’s no reason to be riding a bike with a super low bottom Bracket when you have pedals that are potentially the same thickness as a deck of cards.
  • 4 0
 Goofy for sure. If I'm pedal shopping online, I want to know the thickness at the edge and at the center. And width at both the narrow and wide points, and specifically whether or not the bearing bulge is included in that.
  • 10 0
 "grippy without being too grippy"
Can a padel be too grippy?!
I'm on vaults and oneup with 5.10 and I never thought I want less grip...
  • 3 4
 It is very hard to do some tricks with too grippy shoes. It may limit your ability to lay pancakes or one foot tables, untirndowns and stuff. At least it may slow down the learning process.
  • 2 1
 Agreed. I have Deity T-Macs and 5.10 shoes, and I'd take more grip if I could get it.

This season I had 3-4 "pedal slips" where one foot came completely off during particularly rough sections. By some miracle, each time I was able to ride it out without catching my other foot.... But if I keep this up I know my day is coming.
  • 2 3
 @KJP1230: I rode fresh 5.10 Freerider Pro on Spec Boomslangs. Hard to find a grippier combo. May not exist actually. The problem was, it that was still possible for me to get my foot bounced off and when it would land back on pins at a different angle, it was impossible to reset the foot without lifting it completely. That forced me to drop the other pedal, often slow down and made things super sketchy. So my impression was: I may as well clip in.
  • 1 1
 @calmWAKI: Yea. I actually used to clip in for 10+ years. Then, a few seasons ago, I decided to try flats and I absolutely loved it. I like the feeling of the larger platform under my foot, and really like the ability to try technical/tricky stuff with the reassurance of being able to immediately put a foot down. That said, I don't love that you might lose your grip at the worst possible moment while descending rough/fast terrain.

I'm thinking of going to a "large platform" clip in for next year. That way I retain the pedal feeling and avoid the slip offs.
  • 3 1
 @KJP1230: I just meant that I have experienced too much grip. I prefer bigger platform and shorter pins so that I have slightest possibility of moving the foot a bit without needing to stop the bike.
  • 2 0
 @KJP1230: Mallet DH for exactly this feel
  • 1 0
 @crgcrmny: HT X2 with minimal pin heigth is what did it for me, after almost 20 years of searching. Firm predictable engagement, big platform and can be ridden unclipped for a decent time. The mallets were not as predictable and griplevel changes a lot with shoe and cleatwear. But especialky with pedals it comes down to personal preference.
  • 1 0
 Few years ago I swapped to a longer pins that were 6mm above the pedal surface and the grip was better but it was harder to readjust foot placement after throwing foot out and it chewed my soles quicker. For the last 5 years I'm on DMR Vault Brendog with pins sticking out 5mm above the pedal surface and for me it's the sweet spot between grip and the ability to readjust foot placement
  • 8 0
 I really want to like alloy pedals but I scrape them so often that composite pedals make more sense to me. Any chance these will be made in a composite platform?
  • 6 0
 What's the problem with scraping? My Hopes have a couple 1mm+ deep scrapes and they don't care. They are 10 years old.
  • 2 0
 @jzPV: No problem with it, the anodizing just gets worn off and they start to look like bare aluminum.
  • 2 0
 @nicktapias: so buy them in silver Wink
  • 1 0
 I just wonder why aluminum pedals are even relevant still? Composite pedals are typically much lighter and still super stiff. Why the extra weight? BeCaUsE aLumInUm???
  • 5 0
 That bearing race buldge to make them as thin as possible reminds me of the one up alloy. If you run your foot close to the cranks it feels pretty awkward, and the one ups develop play/bearings seize after a few months from what I've noticed. I would avoid both. Just felt like shitting on 2 products at once.
  • 8 1
 PNW is one of my favorite brands within mountain biking, fpr sure!
  • 3 0
 same here, i just bought a dropper and remote less than 2 hours ago from them! awesome brand
  • 6 0
 Convex? Large inboard bearing? No thanks. This seems unfortunate as PNW has delivered some fantastic products. We'll see.
  • 3 0
 Serious question (perhaps I am not thinking this through): Why aren't flat pedals even larger than the current ~110mm standard?

Presumably you could make the platform itself larger/longer without adding too much thickness. As someone with size 11 feet, there are times when I want even more grip than I am getting from my 5.10's and 110x110mm pedals. I still slip the occasional pedal even as I try to line up the axle with my midfoot and ride with my heels dropped.
  • 3 0
 Right there with you, size 11 and regularly wish my pedals were bigger. Mine are 105x105 and next ones have to be at least 115 long... 120 sounds nice. I think 110 wide would be enough for me as long as there isn't a bearing bulge included in that measurement.

There are bigger options but not many, and often with one glaring flaw, like thickness or costing $250...
  • 1 0
 @bogey: Thanks for sharing. Looks like a great pedal!
  • 1 0
 @bogey: went on a couple rides where I borrowed a bike with those pedals (chromag doctahawk) thought they would help with pain but Holy cow they suck for everything else wouldn't ever touch those with a 10 foot pole again. Yes more comfy but worse in about every other aspect, couldn't wrap my foot on those like normal pedals so every little jump hop and pull felt so awkward
  • 4 0
 How many different variations of flat pedals is the bike industry going to make? I understand the whole innovation thing, but a circle is a circle/ a flat pedal is a flat pedal. How many do we need?
  • 1 0
 Ditto stems. Maybe bars and grips.
  • 1 0
 Ha, that's a bit like asking "how many instagram 'models' need to start their own athletic wear brand?". The answer is seemingly: until it stops making the individual/company a profitable margin. Smile
  • 3 0
 Convex profile never looked the right shape to me. 5 years on DMR Vault Brendog and can't really ask for a better grip, comfort and durability
  • 3 0
 I'm curious about that shape. Are they trying to reduce pedal strikes? Seems like there's going to be a lot of your big toe foot area hanging off that pedal.
  • 3 0
 Any person who designs a pedal where a massive bearing touches your foot should be never smacked in the nuts. One up and now this. Come on
  • 2 2
 You outta give OneUp pedals a try. Best flat pedals I’ve ever run
  • 1 0
 They are awful. Worst pedal I’ve ever tired. Squeeky in 2 days and then you have the bulbous bearing up against your foot and you can feel the axel one the composite ones. Terrible pedal @robbiekane:
  • 1 0
 @freeridejerk888: well, I’m glad you actually have experience with them. I’ve loved mine. Contact points are certainly very important components for riders, aren’t they
  • 1 0
 Looks good and somehow similar to my one up pedals. Coming form Horizon pedals I have no problem with the bearing bulge and like the convex shape. As I ride with a mid-foot pedal position, the even more convex shape of this pedals make me really interested. But they have top loading pins...
  • 1 0
 This is what I believe most call back / rear loading while your Horizons would be considered top loading. Either way though, with little 2mm hex tooling sunk in a hole, it's going to be obnoxious to get the mud out. Would prefer a bolt head vs. inline tooling on this style.
  • 1 0
 As much as there are elements I don't like here, for $99 usd, some of the comment derision seems misplaced. These are priced low enough to cross shopp against composite pedals. Some will love them, not for very aggressive riding, and probably in dry places, but there is a valid argument for easy foot adjustment.

Oneup aluminum price recently increased from $130 to $140 usd, and Tenet Occult went from $99 to $115. That context helps me understand where this pedal sits in the market.
  • 4 0
 Can these be run with crank boots?
  • 3 0
 I'm my experience any pedal can be run with crank boots with a little trimming with some sharp scissors
  • 2 0
 And can they be run on Sram carbon cranks?
  • 1 0
 @jeremy3220: I'd say maybe with some crank booty reaming. Even then its a stretch Wink
  • 4 1
 @jeremy3220: Per the Q&A on the product page PNW staff posted yes they can be used with SRAM carbon cranks....not bearing pre-load issues. I just moved from DMR's to OneUp and really like the OneUp's but could not use on my Bronson b/c of the SRAM cranks. Put them on my Specialized instead.
  • 1 0
 @bperkins: I've no plans to go carbon cranks, but I've never heard of pedals being incompatible with carbon cranks. Can you enlighten me? Every day's a school day etc...
  • 3 1
 Big tick for all bearings, big tick for reasonable price.
X for alloy body.
I’m agnostic on convex/concave. I find both shapes work well.
  • 4 1
 So Pinkbike posts a press release, while Vital is actually posting a first impression/short review… Come on PB !!??!!
  • 5 0
 Outside+ is bogging pb down
  • 2 1
 @weebleswobbles: Nah this is standard PB from way back.
  • 4 4
 Bearing bulge is the dealbreaker for me here. It's why my OneUp pedals are on the shelf and not on my bike. Also the taper towards the outside is the opposite of what I think I want, though I could see how this actually provides more clearance in some cases. Nonetheless, I'm curious how these ride. A bit different from the flat or concave platforms I usually ride, and I'm curious how the convex shape with different height pins would work for me.
  • 1 0
 Terrible design flaw.
  • 1 0
 Hard to say without trying a pedal, but the shape tapering in on the outside seems weird. That's where I want the most support. That said, I've ridden pedals with too big of a footprint. Definitely sucks.
  • 3 0
 Well, Todd is good at one-liners it seems.
  • 3 0
 It's hard to argue with their reason for building these.
  • 2 0
 Loam (/lōm/): a soil with roughly equal proportions of sand, silt, and clay.
  • 3 0
 These look... slippery.
  • 4 4
 I feel pretty lucky that we've got two world-class component manufacturers in the US Cascadia/Coastal BC region going blow-for-blow on excellent products.
  • 10 1
 Designers, not manufacturers?
  • 1 6
flag jayacheess FL (Jan 19, 2022 at 10:41) (Below Threshold)
 @justanotherusername: pedantry aside, my point still stands.
  • 12 6
 @jayacheess: not actually manufacturing is hardly a minor detail - world class designers yes, manufacturers? Not in the bloody slightest.
  • 5 2
 @jayacheess: sorry, I must ‘chill out’ someone talked shit and I said so.
  • 4 2
 Exactly. When they say "Bikes are better with pedals, so we made some." - What they really mean is the ordered some from one of their manufacturers, or maybe from a catalog.

Now, I'll give some credit here - PNW has been getting more into the design game, so I might not be able to rush out and flip through some of the big component manufacturers catalogs and find an exact match.

That being said, $99 is quickly approaching the cutoff point where I start to consider Made in USA pedals like Yoshimura or 5Dev.
  • 1 0
 @PHeller: You'd really leap from $99 to $225+ to buy "local?"
(I do see your point with other examples like the $180 Tmac... probably a great pedal but come on Deity, at that point just mark it up another $50 and have it made by your nearest CNC shop)
  • 5 0
 @PHeller: I was thinking the same thing. Doesn’t look like much thought was put into the design of these pedals like some other brands do. Chromag being one of them. As well as OneUp. Both of those brands actually try to make the best flat pedals out there. Chromag reached out to Kovarik for christ sake. The Legend of flat pedals. Ben, their designer at the time and Kovarik spent a legit amount of time to try to make the perfect flat pedal. I feel like PNW talked to their manufacturer and said’ “sure, those will Look cool. Slap some of our PNW graphics on there and we’re good to go. Pedal specs? Nah, we don’t care about how thick they are or what the Q Factor is. Just make them look cool, and matchy matchy with our grips and bars”
  • 1 0
 @justanotherusername: Congrats, you started and won an internet argument that meant nothing and was aside from the point of the original post.

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  • 1 0
 @jayacheess: I’m fatter that that sweetiepie.
  • 2 0
 Beautiful product, as usual PNW! Take my money.
  • 2 0
 They are pedals without being to pedally
  • 2 0
 There's no such thing as "too concave"
  • 1 1
 Nickelback...FFS PNW they suck. Hell, I'd take Vertical Horizon over those douchebags. Look at this pair of flats, every time i see it makes me laugh.
  • 1 0
 Not bad I guess for the price.
  • 1 0
 Metal Pedals?? Damn been on Polymer to long.
  • 1 0
 Pairs well with the BMW Shinburgers. God those pedals were horrible.
  • 2 0
 Ugh.
  • 1 0
 Pros: Cheap, Alloy, Colors
Cons: Not a TMAC
-Pinkers
  • 2 0
 The platonic ideal pedal
  • 1 0
 They are pedals. They work. Buy some it looks like an arrow.
  • 2 2
 Heavy, pricey and rather ugly. Ye.
  • 1 1
 So are these not compatible with sram cranks just like one up??
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