Spank Spike Pedal
The Good
Thin, easy to service, good pin design, look good.
The Bad
Bearing life in wet weather. Inside bulge makes them feel even narrower.
Overall Review
These are a decent, but not great, pedal in the dry, but unusable in wet and sloppy due to bearings seizing. I usually get up to a month riding fairly hard 2-3 times a week in soggy wet season (8 months) Cascadia weather before the big bearing seizes up and needs a rebuild or replacement. But I've also had it seize after a single particularly sloppy ride. The bearing needs a better seal system. As context, back when I clipped in more my XT SPDs lasted 2+ years, and old Wellgo MG1 bearings also
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Spank Spike Pedal
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