Australian Mountain Bike – August 01, 2019

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TESTED

s V-Twin pedal is
mething that will likely get
r-looked by most of us
ss you are looking for the
of Shimano’s reliability
of use with a little colour

ight of that platform

ne-tuned by adding

ing thin steel shims

) that sit underneath

ylon bumpers found on

of the pedal. Inside each

a cartridge bearing and

g, which rotate around a

moly axle. The V-Twin

le in eight different

colours: black, blue,

genta, lemon lime, grey,

ed.

hing that might make the

n a little easier from your

Shimano pedals to your

pimping DMR V-Twins is

ough they come with their

own cleat you can just use your

current Shimano cleats (please

replace your cleats once a year for

safety) with no issues at all.

It’s really hard to find anything

wrong with the V-Twins, they tick

almost every box. Perhaps a little

hefty coming in at 560 grams (pair)

but really that’s about all we could

find wrong with them. Right out of

the box using a pair of Specialized

2FO shoes with a Shimano cleat

everything just worked as it was

supposed to. The tension is very

easy to adjust and keep track of

with little notches to show you

where your tension is at.

All in all these are a great pedal

from the people who are better

known for their extremely large

range of high end flat pedals. If

DMR made V-Twin with a smaller

platform to go head to head with

Shimano’s Trail pedals we could

start to see more and more colours

popping up on people’s bikes.

R

Twin

dals

The DMR Vault Brendog signature

model just look classy even still

in the box. Right away you know

they mean business... they were

designed by someone that actually

rides them, as you have long pins

installed out of the box. I have

always hated having to fiddle

around replacing the pins from

super short ones to long ones

before your first ride. As far as

tech on flat pedals go the Vault

ticks the boxes. With an extruded

6061 Aluminium body and 4140

Chromoly axles (9/16”), 17mm

concave foot bed measuring

approximately 105mm*115mm

and high load DU bushing and

cartridge bearing, oh and a few

different size pins if you’re using

these for dirt jumping or don’t like

the feel of the longer pins.

I used a set of Etnies Marana

that use a Michelin sole. While not

your traditional riding shoe you

would go to, this shoe is designed

for good grip and high impact. The

fact that a non-cycling specific flat

pedal shoe felt so at home of the

Vaults is testament to their profile

and design qualities. You won’t be

disappointed with a set of Vaults

as they have great feel and should

stand the test of time, you also get

to colour choices being flat black

and flat grey in the Brendog range.

DMR

Vault

Pedals