Wellgo MG8 Road

Price Paid:  $30.00 at some online store

Favorite Ride:
3000 ft altitude with smooth tarmac

Bike Setup:
Basso, ultegra, veloce, whatever I can find

Summary:
These are as light as it gets: Axle, bearings, clickie mechanism and a skinny magnesium body.
After a few rides of wearing them in (in the beginning some chrome finish gets rubbed of by the cleats and may get scratchy when disengaging), they function just like the way they're supposed to be. I opened them just now for fun during maintenance, and it turns out that they are pretty well sealed, maintainable and still run like on the first day (despite a winter of Canadian road salt). They come with just the right amount of grease inside and it seems like they run on needle cartidge bearings.

Strengths:
Robust, well-built, light, cheap

Weaknesses:
take time to wear in, sick color

Similar Products Used:
other "no-name"

Price Paid:  $54.00 at Greenfish

Favorite Ride:
Something long and hilly

Bike Setup:
Cannondale CAAD8, Dura-Ace, Cane Creek SCR-5 calipers, Alpha Q CS-20 fork, Token carbon headset, Ritchey WCS 4-Axis stem, FSA K-Wing bars, custom fabricated carbon cranks with FSA Super Road rings, Felt SM-1 seatpost, Selle Italia SLK saddle, Xero XR-1 wheelset, Vittoria Rubino Pro tires

Summary:
I have the titanium spindle version. Good luck getting these cheap pieces of garbage to engage. I don't know what these were designed to do, but it sure as hell isn't interfacing shoes and cranks to engage in the act of pedaling a bicycle. After around a month of use, my shins are battered from unclicking at a light, clicking in, pedaling a few yards and WHAM- it unclicks and whips around, slamming into my shin. To make matters worse, the stupid thing doesn't want to disenage either... I give myself a hundred yards before a light, and it's always a wrestling match.

Strengths:
Light. Looks like a pedal.

Weaknesses:
Not a pedal by design. Maybe twin paperweights? But they're lightweight, so not even good at that...

Similar Products Used:
My numerous pedals have ranged from hyper expensive to junky cheap... these are by far the worst.

Price Paid:  $24.00 at Greenfish USA

Favorite Ride:
Smooth tarmac English roads at 6am

Bike Setup:
Olmo db.butted Deda cromoly steel, Ultegra 6500, Mavic MA3 on Michelin pro2, Deda 215 bars, Ti Flite saddle.

Summary:
I bought these as they're SPD compatable; uses the same 98A cleats that are on my spd-only MTB shoes - so no extra investment in new shoes. I couldn't find an English stockist so had them shipped from the States for $11.00, they arrived within 8 days. The lightweight also shaves off some weight from an otherwise heavyish frame (4.4lb).

Strengths:
Very good value at $24.98 (about £13.00 GBP) for magnesium (though i would never pay the full retail $80.00), very light - only 120g p/pedal, they also look sought of industrial in a discreet fashion. No problems with exit/entry - sweet as a nut.

Weaknesses:
None so far but because they're quite small it takes a little more time & effort to plant a foot than say larger platform SPD-R Look-style pedals.

Similar Products Used:
Icon MTB

Price Paid:  $25.00 at Greenfish Sports

Favorite Ride:
Skyline Drive, Portland

Bike Setup:
Basso for racing, Surly for touring, XO1 for 'cross.

Summary:
These are great pedals. Super light, SPD compatible so I can use them with road, mountain or touring shoes, sleek looking and all metal so plastic cleats don't wear out. Only issues: the pontoons don't allow me to clip in - would be nice to protect the cleat when wearing road shoes; finish wears off quickly, but magnesium body doesn't rust so it's just aesthetic. I have them on all my road bikes and my girlfriend's as well.

Strengths:
Light, cheap, sleek, SPD compatible, durable.

Weaknesses:
Pontoons don't work, finish wears quickly. These are the only reason I docked a point.

Similar Products Used:
Look-style pedals, Shimano double-sided mountain pedals.

Price Paid:  $25.00 at Pricepoint

Summary:
I have bad experience with these pedals. The mechanism started getting loose after 4 months. They are also quite noisy; I always had squeaks with ‘em. Not recommended.

Strengths:
Weight, cheap

Weaknesses:
undurable, noisy