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Odyssey Twisted Pro

Average Rating 3.14/5
# of Reviews 43
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    Submitted by ben, dover a Weekend Warrior from your anus iraq
    Date Reviewed: April 30, 2008
    Favoriate Trail:through the back door
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $20.00
    Purchased At:LBS
    Strengths:good grip and strength.
    Weaknesses:not sealed bearings. and can turn you leg into a pretty nasty sight
    Similar Products Used:Fly rubens (way better)
    Bike Setup:fully pimped out huffy with 1" travel
    Bottom Line:buy if you like cheap but still ok pedals.
    will do the job for the weekend warrior like me
    dont buy if you like you beautiful non scared legs

    Peace out Homies
    Value Rating:3Overall Rating:2

    Submitted by anthony a Weekend Warrior from bellingham, washington, USA
    Date Reviewed: February 19, 2008
    Favoriate Trail:
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $15.00
    Purchased At:danscomp
    Strengths:great grip, reasonable price
    Weaknesses:a bit heavy kills your shins
    Similar Products Used:
    Bike Setup:subrosa letum dirt
    Bottom Line:these are good pedals but i would recommend wereing shin gaurds. the first time i used them i slipped the pedal and the pin put a gash in my shins and i had to get stitches. other than that i dont have any complaints.
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Josh Parsons a Weekend Warrior from Devonport, Tasmaina, Australia
    Date Reviewed: July 26, 2006
    Favoriate Trail:TT/Railton Trails, Devonport Skatepark
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $20.00
    Purchased At:Von Bibra Cycles
    Strengths:GRIP!! replaceable grub screws are a major plus and also a great look.
    Weaknesses:none yet...
    Similar Products Used:GT blocks and SNAFU pedals (A.K.A. Meat Mashers, Deat to Shins!)...
    Bike Setup:Classic Haro Mirra Series with some trick bits...
    Bottom Line:So far no complaints love them, perfect grip dfro wet tassie day, awesome features and gotta love that color!!!
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Edilver Martinez a Weekend Warrior from 1545 Marl Ave
    Date Reviewed: June 7, 2004
    Favoriate Trail:Lake Hodges
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $28.00
    Purchased At:Trek
    Strengths:Great Grip!
    Extra pins to replace
    Nice look to the bike

    Weaknesses:Pedals will hurt if your shims make contact!
    Similar Products Used:
    Bike Setup:UNIVEGA DS600 Full suspension
    Bottom Line:Great pedals for the money!
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by D. McNeill a Weekend Warrior from Tasmania, Australia
    Date Reviewed: July 6, 2003
    Favoriate Trail:
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $20.00
    Purchased At:Treadlies
    Strengths:Cheap, good grip and come with replaceable pins.
    Weaknesses:Keep an eye on the pins because they do come loose. They carve up you're shins very nicely as well.
    Similar Products Used:More than I care to remember.
    Bike Setup:'03 Haro Escape 8.2
    Bottom Line:They offer good grip even in the wet and because they're so cheap you wont cry when you smash them on a rock, step, park bench, etc.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by "Big" Al a Weekend Warrior from Bisbee, AZ
    Date Reviewed: January 19, 2003
    Favoriate Trail:Los Burros, McNary, AZ
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $26.00
    Purchased At:Sun N Spokes
    Strengths:Triple Traps
    Big enough for my foot.
    Grippy
    Tuff
    Can hold my 275lb a$$
    Weaknesses:Don't miss or your shins will hate you.
    Similar Products Used:Stock plastic pedals, Iron Crosses, Twisted Pro, countless variations of Bear Traps, Triple Traps over 15+ years of BMX/MTB.
    Bike Setup:GT Aggressor 1.0 Small (13") Rhino Lites.
    Bottom Line:A lot of bad things have been said about these pedals put personally in over 15 years of riding Odessey products I have no complaints about the pedals. I had my Twisted Pro's for one day and never even mounted them after I inspected and saw they were borderline crap with very little grip potential. It took me about a month to order and recieve Traps but I finally got 'em and I love 'em. I wouldn't ride any other platform. The set previous to my current Traps were the stock plastic platforms that came on my GT, and they caused me some serious pain. After a few weeks of riding with the plastics I was bombing a jeep trail and tried to jump a 10-15 ft rock garden. On takeoff my right pedal split and tossed my foot off. When the dust settled I had slid close to 100 feet, hit a cactus, a tree, and almost off a cliff, and "walked" away with 10% of my skin roadrash and some broken ribs. I'd rather impale my shins on traps than have a failure like that again at a "critical" moment. So far I have yet to slip off or bend my cage, but I know I will someday. When I do break these pedals I'm reordering more Traps.

    If you have big feet like I do (size 14 4E+) You'll appreciate the fact that you can get more than half of your foot on the pedal if not more, and not hit your shoe on your crankarm.

    For under $30 you can't beat these for value, you get awesome grip, and even my feet fit on these.

    Maybe I got lucky and got a "good" set, maybe Odyssey's QC department is not up to par, or there was a bad production run of Traps that caused all the weaknesses that have been reported. Yes you can bend a cage fairly easily but I still have found no other pedal that compares to the grip and the sweet, confident feel of the Traps.

    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Carlo a Cross Country Rider from Las Pinas, Philippines
    Date Reviewed: November 5, 2002
    Favoriate Trail:San Mateo, Rizal
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $10.00
    Purchased At:Cartimar, Pasay
    Strengths:Tough
    Good Grip
    Weaknesses:Heavy
    Similar Products Used:Shimano PD-M424
    Bike Setup:
    Bottom Line:Odyssey Twisted Pro's
    These are probably the greatest platform pedals around. They're just a little heavy though. The replaceable pins grips your shoes well. Remember to wear shin guards because the pins can cause some pretty gnarly gashes on you legs. Great for downhill and freeriding. Not so for cross country rides. Bottom line? ...this is a great product.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Jensen Fong a Weekend Warrior from Hong Kong
    Date Reviewed: July 22, 2002
    Favoriate Trail:Tai Mo Shan
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $25.00
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:it's cheap and kinda strong and grips my shoe when new
    Weaknesses:it doesnt grip as well anymore and it's bent and a small piece of the cage came out
    Similar Products Used:shimano dx, specialized, tioga, etc
    Bike Setup:35-40 pound heavy piece of garbage hardtail
    Bottom Line:it's ok for its price and it bent after hitting a post at like 5km/h and a piece of the cage came out after this
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by james hulett a from tooele , Utah , usa
    Date Reviewed: June 14, 2002
    Favoriate Trail:street
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $22.00
    Purchased At:dans comp
    Strengths:???
    Weaknesses:crappy construction. throws pins like no other pedal.
    cage sracks and blows out easily.
    Similar Products Used:$5.00 wellgo pedals that where stolen from the bike shop dumpster
    Bike Setup:S&M dirt bike next generation
    Bottom Line:these pedals suck. you should buy these pedals if you like spending money and then never even taking your bike out of the garage (otherwise you would break them). or if you are a stick figure that only weighs 10 ounces.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Stuart a Weekend Warrior from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Date Reviewed: October 14, 2001
    Favoriate Trail:S57
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $22.00
    Purchased At:LBS
    Strengths:Cheap, replacable pins, grip well
    Weaknesses:Alloy is too soft
    Similar Products Used:Other cheapo platforms, specialized clipless,
    Bike Setup:Giant ATX 900
    Bottom Line:Twist Pro's.....For the money I paid these were more than adequate. They grip to your shoe very well, and gave me very few problems, the bearings held up great too. The only problems I had were with a pin pulling from its thread, causing small cracking of the cage at the same time...but the rest of the pedal held up fine. That was until it came to pulling it off. It turned out that the pedal had crossthreaded itself in the same incident, and when I finally got it off the thread on the pedal was well and truly mangled, but the thread in the crank was fine (praise be). But the pedals were great when they were on the bike.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Andy a Cross Country Rider from Montara CA
    Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001
    Favoriate Trail:Montars Mtn
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $23.00
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:Light , tough , gripps well
    Weaknesses:none so fare
    Similar Products Used:other aluminum pedals
    Bike Setup:GT DEORE drive train rock shox front
    Bottom Line:good pedal for the money
    Value Rating:3Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by scorch a from calgary
    Date Reviewed: March 24, 2001
    Favoriate Trail:
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:good grip
    light
    big platform
    Weaknesses:bad bearings
    Similar Products Used:
    Bike Setup:
    Bottom Line:this is on the Oddyssey Twisted Pro platforms

    this pedal isn't too bad for 30bucks cdn. It's got a large platform for your foot to plant on. Nice grip from the pins, low profile so that you don't hit it on the ground too much. It's perfect for trials too and fr/urban. Nice and light. Clicking on the bearings have occured and just needed lubing. Slippery when wet. It also gets rid of mud easily.
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by ryan cliffe a Weekend Warrior from liverpool, england
    Date Reviewed: December 12, 2000
    Favoriate Trail:the one im riding
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:middletons ormskirk
    Strengths:good grip, big, price (£15) thats about it really
    Weaknesses:cages are very weak, the teeth are very sharp (tripple traps)
    Similar Products Used:crappy plassy saracen 1s
    Bike Setup:2k saracen fasttrax, 2001 z.4 bombers, full LX, fir downhill rims, race fave turbine cranks and loadsa other boss bits
    Bottom Line:the tripple trap pedals are v.good for about the first 2 months then the bearings go and the cage starts getting beaten to sh*t

    dont get them, waste of time
    Value Rating:3Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by yo a Weekend Warrior from MA
    Date Reviewed: September 20, 2000
    Favoriate Trail:
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Price Paid: $32.00
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:Good grip until all the damn pins fall out.
    Weaknesses:Bad bearings and the pins fall out. (twisted pro platforms)
    Similar Products Used:
    Bike Setup:
    Bottom Line:These are the worst pieces of crap I've ever bought. For $30 I got a pedal that within a month, 12 pins fell out of both of them. Don't waste your money!
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by SFA a Cross Country Rider from NJ
    Date Reviewed: April 19, 2000
    Favoriate Trail:bike show
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:n/a
    Weaknesses:crap crap crap
    Similar Products Used:zuzu ,plastic
    Bike Setup:specialized comp fs
    Bottom Line:They suck really badly.
    1. They dont grip at all
    2. The cage gets bent to Sh*t
    3. The screws fall out leaving the crappy cage hanging contributing to #2
    4. The bearings are really really crappy. Feels like they are pebbles and sand even when new
    5. They weigh a ton.
    6. They are hideous
    7. THEY SUCK!!!!!!
    DO NOT BUY THEM! stick with plastic or invest in some better ones. Triple Trap is garbage.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Conehead a Cross-Country Rider from moons of Meebsorb
    Date Reviewed: September 24, 1999
    Favoriate Trail:
    Pink Starfish, Shark Cruiser
    Duration Product Used:
    less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:
    Umm, price maybe?
    Weaknesses:
    Everything except for price! Yeah, used less than a month b/c that's HOW LONG THEY LASTED! Fu'in things are total POS's! Poor grip, bearings feel like something out of the Flintstones, cages fell off the friggin axles.
    Similar Products Used:
    Primo flats
    Bike Setup:
    Stock trials and Dual SL
    Bottom Line:These pedals are not worth the $19.95 I paid for them. Total shite as that bloody brit said below. These things have about as much grip as my teflon cookware and about as much durability as a pile of pig poo sittin' on the road in rush hour traffic. Furthermore, they felt like something that wasn't mean to have moving parts, even the day I took them out of the box!! Yeah they're cheap, but I got some primos for $25.....a whole $5.05 more expensive and they're AWESOME! Great bearing feel, killer grip, and super durable, even after months of bashing the f*ck outta them doing trials and north shore riding. Get Primos if you want an inexpensive but quality pedal.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by mark a Weekend Warrior from n/a
    Date Reviewed: August 28, 1999
    Favoriate Trail:
    n/a
    Duration Product Used:
    2 Years
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:
    strong, grip, cheap, kick @#$ colors, strong bearings, seals good
    Weaknesses:
    none.
    Similar Products Used:
    clingon (suckeeedddd!!!)
    Bike Setup:
    old GT put to gether
    Bottom Line:rad pedals, the best you can get. 5 flamers
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Ed a Weekend Warrior from Raleigh, NC
    Date Reviewed: July 16, 1999
    Favoriate Trail:
    1st Class
    Duration Product Used:
    less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:
    grippy
    cheap
    strong
    size
    Weaknesses:
    size
    Similar Products Used:
    Bike Setup:
    Univega DS900
    Bottom Line:Picked up some Triple Traps for my MTB from Dan's Competition for $13.99. What a deal. These pedals have excellent grip. Better than the Primo Super Meat Tenderizers I tried(just like DMRs). They spin smoothly and come in cool colors too. The only problem is due to the extra length and thickness of these pedals, you loose some ground clearance. That will take a little getting used to. But, when I did hit a few roots and rocks pretty hard the pedals were virtually unscathed. So far, these are the best pedals I've ever owned. Worth a full 5 flamers.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Feckrag a Downhiller from Moon
    Date Reviewed: June 14, 1999
    Favoriate Trail:
    Duration Product Used:
    6 months
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:
    um??
    Weaknesses:
    Shite
    Similar Products Used:
    Planet X Clingon 2, buy some!
    Bike Setup:
    bike with two wheels
    Bottom Line:These are SH ITE ! Me and a mate had some Triple traps each, I upgraded to Clingon 2, he upgraded to spuds. He made then work better by getting a hacksaw onto the outer cage and sawing off every third tooth. I have two mates with Sharkbites, one of them slipped off while riding UP A ROAD. The other dented my other mates triple trap by getting a small amount of air and then landing a bit dodgily on them. These are crap, over priced(still cost little) zero grip, no credibility and are of poor manufacture.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Steve a Weekend Warrior from NH
    Date Reviewed: May 16, 1999
    Favoriate Trail:
    mine
    Duration Product Used:
    6 months
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:
    grippy
    cheap
    get what you pay for
    Weaknesses:
    could be longer
    sucky seals
    Similar Products Used:
    Bike Setup:
    Bottom Line:Were really grippy, tear up shins when you slip off trying to do trials. Nailed a rock with pedal, got big deny, now deformed. I still like.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by john m a Weekend Warrior from scotland
    Date Reviewed: April 26, 1999
    Favoriate Trail:
    Duration Product Used:
    3 months
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:
    Grippy, look good, cheap
    Weaknesses:
    Weak cage, bit slippy in the wet if shoes are anything but flat-soled.
    Similar Products Used:
    Bike Setup:
    FSR
    Bottom Line:used to love em, hit a tree stump and now theyr'e f***ed. I'm away to buy me DMR V12s!
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:2

    Submitted by SU MAN CHU a Weekend Warrior from NYC
    Date Reviewed: March 31, 1999
    Favoriate Trail:
    Duration Product Used:
    2 Years
    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
    Strengths:
    Inexpensive. Very large and provides good grip
    Weaknesses:
    outer cage can bend or dent very easily and will bust up your legs
    Similar Products Used:
    Other cheap platform pedals
    Bike Setup:
    Speciaized Hardrock, JETT XC fork
    Bottom Line:If you don't like clipless pedals or straps and/or have big feet these are the way to go.
    Very inexpensive ($20.00) and they keep your feet on the pedals in alomost all conditions.
    However, if your foot does slip off these things will bust up your shins pretty bad.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Geoff Warnock a weekend warrior from Birmingham, England.
    Date Reviewed: February 4, 1999
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    Price Paid: $
    Purchased At:
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    Review of Triple Trap.
    Overall I very much like these pedals, the large size and immense strength suit my jumping,trials, downhill riding.
    The grip on the pedals is not as good as DMR at first, but removal and sharpening of the outer cage makes them much better. This, coupled with the large size makes missing or slipping a non occurrence.
    Yes, the cages can be bent fairly easily, but not enough to look bad or break.
    Plus they are easily straightened.
    The pedals are very heavy, but utterly bombproof with it.
    As stated in other reviews in this section, the bearings originally are very badly greased, aka it washed out in the big puddle, leaving the pedal barely spinning at all.
    Servicing is easy, the hardest bit being removing hte plastic cap in the outside end ( careful use of stanley knife required ).
    Once regreased with a quality grease the pedals have stood up to serious abuse and thorough soakings with perfect performance.
    4 out of 5, only let down by poor grease and blunt spikes to start with.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Andy K. a weekend warrior from Brooklyn
    Date Reviewed: January 6, 1999
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    For street/city riding, Triple Traps are quite sweet. Since clips and straps don't make sense when you constantly have to stop for traffic, I was in need of some pedals with good bite. The traps were the answer - excellent grip with any shoe I wore. They work especially well with boots, a must for those cold, sloppy NYC winters . . .
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Jon Lofthouse a cross-country rider from Hong Kong
    Date Reviewed: December 29, 1998
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    Dammit Odyssey, whats up with your cages?? I have a pair of Black Widows, brand new and i took them to Tai Mo Shan..(yeah yeah along with my bike), a fairly aggressive techincal singletrack here in HK. i have done this trail 4 times now (due to accessibility.. it's hard to get to..) the last time i used the pedals that came stock on my Giant. They held up real good, no dents, no mangled cages.. and that was after 2 hard crashes. On the last time i went, usign the odyesseys, i didn't crash once.. but coming off the trail, the left pedal's cage was mangled BAD.. it's dented, bent and twisted. I paid 250 HK for these, i expected alot more. My freinds shark bite's cage ripped off and was bent. No more odyssey pedals for me.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Jack Harris a cross-country rider from Shropshire, England.
    Date Reviewed: December 26, 1998
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    I recently bought a pair of sharkbites for 13 quid to go off-road riding.
    I was however, bitterly dissapointed.
    I went with my friends to Natmawr Quarry, which many UK riders will know of to be one of the best downhill locations in the world.
    Half way down the downhill course the cage hit a root and a massive dent
    appeared in the cage. Didn't affect performance though.
    But when I was racing DS later on the same pedal hit a rock and the entire
    cage wa ripped off, leaving me with a useless bit of slippery metal to trty and grip to.
    Needless to say I lost and was unhappy because it was partly the pedals
    fault. Things like that shouldn't happen on off road equipment.
    Also I noticed the bearings were shite and need ed grease straight away,
    the treads that the cage screws go into aren't correctly positioned and to top
    it off the replacement cages on the market are as much as a new pair of pedals!
    I really don't think you should get these pedals if doing any kind of cycling
    over 10mph, they're that bad. Opt for DMR or Wellgo V12 instead. I did, and
    now I'm a lot happier.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Ryan Lee a weekend warrior from Richmond B.C.
    Date Reviewed: September 7, 1998
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    I had a pair of Shark Bites and i liked the performance. However they aren't very tough. I twisted the cage and when I tried to bend it back the entire cage snapped. On top of that, when I was fixing the cage I noticed that I had cracked the metal that holds up the cage, when I touched it, the thing broke. I have to say that I am impressed with the performance but am dissapointed by the durability, however, these pedals aren't that expensive so I excpect to have to replace these things once in awhile. Anyways I upgraded (maybe) to triple traps, I hope that these last longer as they are more expensive. 5 stars for the performance of the shark bites and minus 2 for the durability.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Dan a cross-country rider from Utah
    Date Reviewed: August 27, 1998
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    I have a set of the Black Widows that I have been using and abusing for three years now. The bearings in these things are great - very smooooth. In all the time I have owned them I think I have only taken them apart to clean them once (an easy process) after many stream crossings and mud baths got them kinda gunky and one lost its smooth action. The cages do need regular replacement, though, and finding the cages usually requires a search. But on the bright side, the cages are lightweight and you can bend them back into shape easily with a pair of pliers (till they fall apart). But you gotta watch out for those cages on your shins! I haven't done it lately, but I used to regularly get the bloody shin action going.
    Value Rating:Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Sherman a weekend warrior from British Columbia, Canada
    Date Reviewed: August 23, 1998
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    I have the Turbo trap pedals and I agree with a lot of the reviews here. They are not very good. I use em for trials and I have banged up the cages. I always have to straighten them out after every ride. I also took them on a muddy ride and I think I really did a number on the bearings. Since they are not sealed a lot of grit got in there. I kinda fixed it by shooting some grease in there. I tried to take them apart and I noticed it had the cone and nut setup so I did not take them apart because I would probably have needed a special tool to put it back together. The grip is good though. I have not slipped off of them too much. I was thinking of going with the more expensive triple traps but now I am glad I did not. In Odysseys defence the pedals were probably not made for riding in the mud and trials but more for BMX racing.