Review: PNW Components Loam Pedals Gen 2

PNW Components Loam Pedals Gen 2 Offer More Grip And Less Slip Along With Easier Maintenance And Some New Pin Tech

I've put quite a few miles on the Gen 1 Loam pedals from PNW and while I liked them as far as comfort and being able to change my foot placement easily, I always thought they could use more grip. When I saw the PNW Components Loam Pedals Gen 2 come out I was pretty stoked to check them out.

PNW Loam Pedals in the Fruit Snacks colorway are very pleasing to the eyes.

SPECS

• Length: 115mm

• Width: 109mm

• Platform Height: 

  • 15.5mm Front/ Back

  • 14mm Center

  • 17mm Over Axel

• Platform Style: Compound Concavity

• Pin Style: Tectonic & Cylinder Thread

• # Of Pins Per Side: 10x Per Side, 12x Total In Pedal

• Cartridge Style: 2x Sealed Bearings & Bushing

• Colors: Black, Silver, Purple, Green, Orange

• Weight: 420g Combined, 210g Each

• Threaded Cylinder Pin Hex Size: 2mm for Threaded Cylinder Pin

• Tectonic Pin Set Screw Size: 2.5mm for Tectonic Pin Set Screw

• Axle Hex: 8mm

• Axle Nut Hex Size: 8mm

• Cartridge Hex Size: 18mm

• Platform Material: Aluminum

• Pin Material: Stainless Steel Sus 630

• Cartridge Sleeve Material: Aluminum

• Axle Material: Alloy Steel SCM415

• Manufacturing Process: Extruded + CNC'd + Anodized + Laser

What's Different From The V1's

The Gen 2 Loam Pedals are a complete redesign.

• The Gen 2 Loam pedals feature the Tectonic™ Pin system.

• The Gen 2 Loam pedals are much easier to service due to the Tectonic™ Pin system and PNW’s new cartridge axle system.

• The Gen 2 Loam pedals are CNC’d aluminum, rather than forged.

• The Gen 2 Loam pedal has a redesigned shape that better accommodates multiple foot placements.

• The Gen 2 Loam pedals are 25 grams lighter than Gen 1.

  
  

What is the Tectonic™ Pin system?

Stainless steel patented Tectonic™ traction pins offer incredible grip, durability, and ease of maintenance. The Tectonic™ pin system reduced our pin count from 22 to 12 pins per pedal. The pins run vertically through the pedal body and are easily replaced with outboard 2.5mm set screws. Replacing all pins is much faster than traditional systems, and if a pin is severely thrashed during a moment of shred, it’s still easily replaceable. Tectonic™ traction pins are patented by Tectonic Components of Colorado, USA.

Pin placement and pedal shape allows for all of the pins to make contact on the sole of my size 12 Freerider Pros.

How Do They Ride?

The PNW Components Loam Pedals Gen 2's are super dialed. Biggest thing I noticed right away is how no matter where I put my foot down, every pin is in contact with the sole of my shoes. I like the two pins closest to the crankarm and that there is nothing getting in the way of me putting my foot all the way against the crankarm if I wanted to do so. They have been noticeably comfortable and seem to strike a great balance of outright grip and being able to make small adjustments when needed on foot placement. These are more concave than the V1's for sure but still not as concave as a lot of pedals out there. I have not had any major pedal strikes that would break the pins off so I can't speak to that yet. But the tectonic pin system seems smart and well thought out. I have come across some times in the past where I had more than a lot of trouble getting smashed pins out of a pedal to replace them. They feel good on the ups and downs and I have had a couple of oh shit moments where my heels down at all on some chunky downhill sections where I thought my feet would slip off for sure but they stayed put! The shape of these pedals doesn't require my feet be in a particular position which make these great for a lot of different riding styles. They come in 5 colors and are priced at $159. I am going to keep running these for a while and do a more long term review on them down the road in the next few months.

Buy PNW Loam Pedals Gen 2