March 3, 201313 yr I broke my brake pedal last week[7 sections in]how annoying,it was a good trial.Ordered and fitted aftermarket one,rode it today and it twisted and became useless after 2 sections.Found it was possible to straighten it with a pair of small pliers,what a load of c---p.Am I unlucky or are they all this weak.?
March 3, 201313 yr There is some aftermarket ones floating about online that may be worth looking into?
March 3, 201313 yr What year is your gas gas ? I have fittted a 2007 pedal to my 2013, which is a lot less likely to get snagged on anything as its doesnt stick out as far. You will need to file a little off so it doesnt catch the frame. The aftermarket btrake pedals are rubbish, i had the same experience as you.
March 4, 201313 yr I bent 2 genuine pedals and only managed to straighten 1 of them, the other was cracked most of the way through. Replaced with an after market one which I bent and restraightened several times. I would prefer a ductile one that I can straighten than a brittle one that snaps off. and less than half the price of a GG one.
March 4, 201313 yr I have only broken one brake pedal on my gasser. I found they last a lot longer when I don't try to move large rocks with them. :-{ On one of my other bikes, I took the old broken pedal, and grafted on a folding tip from a shifter. Aluminum pedal with steel folding tip so I had to bolt it rather than weld. It took some cutting, grinding and drilling but it works a treat now. Edited March 4, 201313 yr by thats_a_five
March 4, 201313 yr Yeah with what Baldilocks said get the old style, because that was the dumbest thing Gas Gas did, the pedals are technically pre bent "new". I bought me a straight shaped aftermarket billet alum version, that I take bke to bike since I got it about 3 or 4 years ago. I haven't broken nor bent it in several years (knock on wood). it wasn't cheap, but seems to be worth it.
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