Popular Post Rawnei Posted August 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) Some background: I started riding about a year ago, since then I've ridden and developed my riding skills a lot, I've ridden almost every day since and I've owned 4 wheels already (I currently own two, see the side), I've gone from learning the basics how to ride and doing my first group rides, carefully playing around in skate-parks to doing full-send jumps in bowls, from learning seated riding to mastering it, going down stairs, climbing very steep and long off-road hills, learning riding backwards and pendulums, riding throughout all the winter on snow and ice, riding gnarly off-road tracks full of rocks and roots, carving at high speeds and riding at speeds over 70kmh. Why are these things even important for a review (why is he bragging)? I think it's important for context, I'm an analytical person with a methodological approach to things and learning all of these things also means learning how my wheels work, different behaviors in different situations, experimenting with different hardware setups to unlock more potential. From starting out with stock pedals and no pads, upgrading to Power Pads with no extra jump capability, upgrading from stock to hex-pedals for better grip and suitability for winter riding and so on. Eventually I felt I wanted to be able to bunny jump my MSP up and over obstacles rather than just lifting myself and my heals unlocking the ability to get over bigger obstacles than just a normal sized curb as well as giving me more security when launching myself off-of ramps, I tried different pads from riders I ride with but I really didn't like the very locked-in hardness that I felt on those pads. Enter The Clark Pads (v3): The Clark Pads v3 intrigued me both for the softness they might offer from the foam material as well as the design with the higher heel position as well as the ability to separate the two halves of the pads if needed for more legroom. The softness was really everything I could expect, I get the lock in that I want from pads like these but at the same time the softness doesn't make you feel as locked in as other harder pads, the high heel cut is also great if you are using shoes that protect your ankle, ensuring that your shoes don't push up on the backside of the pad too much (which can lead to spin-outs in air if you are jumping). The pads come with a pattern in the middle that you can cut if you want to separate the pad into two halves and position them differently which I expected that I wanted to do, but the default design actually works very well already so I never felt the need to do that: Jumping, climbing and braking works really well on these pads, the only thing I could complain about is more discomfort riding seated on the MSP but that's a price you pay for any pads of this sort and with such a low sitting position, it's a decent trade-off however as you can still ride seated just with less comfort. Enter The Clark Pedals: Before getting the Clark Pedals I was using the Begode Honeycomb pedals, those pedals are not bad but there are two things I did not like with them, first was their weight, they are really heavy, about 1kg per pedal (2kg's in total!) that's a lot of weight if you are riding a wheel you want to play around on, the second thing was that I could not close the pedals since I upgraded to pads with jumping capability which was a major disadvantage to me. I looked at different alternatives on the market and decided on the Clark Pedals because their design and material choice appealed to me. The pedals come with a angle shim to make it compatible with Veteran Sherman, to fit it on my MSP I just remove the shim, they are not angle adjustable but have a slight angle by default which to me feels very good, I prefer having a slight angle rather than completely flat pedals it gives me a greater sense of control and less pedal scraping: The pedals weight about half of the Begode Honeycomb pedals and are also not as thick: Size-wise they are large and almost the same size as the Begode Honeycomb pedals, the difference is negligible and not noticeable, I couldn't complain about the size at all, the cutout so that you can close the pedals even while using jumping pads is not noticed when you stand on them: Since both the jump pads and the spikes on the pedal lock you in from two directions I choose to remove the outer screws on the pedals (you can swap these at will) so that you can get your foot out easier, I felt that those screws are only in the way of your shoe and I did not feel that this impacted my grip negatively in any way: Also these pedals come with a titanium rod which I've heard is supposed to be more durable? Maybe others can attest to positive effects of a titanium rod. The grip of the pedals is really good and the screws can be swapped for new ones if they get worn out. Conclusion: I love both the Clark Pads and the Clark Pedals, they give me exactly the functionality I desire and I have nothing to complain about, I recommend them warmly, they are both great upgrades for your wheel if you are looking to invest in either pads or pedals and well worth the price. Edited August 22, 2021 by Rawnei Fixed some minor grammatic errors. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Nice review on both products… did you order the pedals in black or did you paint them yourself? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawnei Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mayhem said: Nice review on both products… did you order the pedals in black or did you paint them yourself? I ordered them in Black, you can get them in Chrome, Black or Red. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Appreciate the information. Wasn’t aware he added color options for the entire pedals. He used to just have color options just on the spikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Coast Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) @Rawnei Thanks for sharing! Noticed this seems to be the brand ppl use on their EUC. Edited December 3, 2021 by East Coast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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