Ergon PC2 Pedals

I’ve been riding my new Ergon PC2 pedals for a couple of weeks now since I mentioned them. As I noted they are quite a bit larger than what I’ve been riding and for a flat peddle guy larger is mostly better. Here are some of my thoughts…
They are big. Noticeably big. I’ll try to get a couple of images of them on my Friday and amend this post in a bit. Even so I haven’t had any trouble with them based on their size.
They are very comfortable to ride. I can’t say I really notice a huge difference over my Grip Kings in terms of ergonomics, at least not now that I’ve had them on for a while. I did notice a difference the first day I rode with them though. They must have changed my position a bit because at first I noticed a little knee pain which worried me. Now it seems likely that I was just having a bit of unrelated knee pain that first day as it shortly went away. Since then I’ve had no trouble.
I really like their ability to grip my sandals. I ride almost exclusively in Teva Hurricane sandals and while I can’t say I’ve ever had much trouble with the Grip Kings when it’s dry, wet weather is less somewhat less salubrious. The gripping surface on the Ergon pedals does a great job. I haven’t ridden them in downpours yet, but in light rain I’ve had much less slippage.
The biggest complaint I have has to do their construction. Because they have been designed to sit as close to the crank as possible they require the use of an Allen wrench to attach. Unfortunately it seems that the material isn’t metal and is some sort of plastic. I managed to come close to stripping one of the pedals. Indeed I may have done that and if so I’m going to have some real trouble when I try to take another trip. That’s not happening for a bit and I’ve had other things on my mind so I’ve left well enough alone, but I’m going to have to look into it in the next month or two. It’s always something.
Still with proper care, something I often seem incapable of, they are great pedals and, now that I know the trouble, I’d have no qualms about ordering another set.

Aloha