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- Ergon CONTOUR PEDALS in Use
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- Ergon CONTOUR PEDALS & Packaging
The pedals come in two sizes (small for up to shoe size 8-1/2 and large for sizes above 9) and cost about $65 (you can pay $80, still not out of line for quality pedals). They have a composite body, large reflectors, and polymer bearings. What sets them apart from other platform pedals is a super large platform covered with “3-M Safety Walk,” a partial inner sidewall against which to position the shoe, a slightly angled platform (that promises to keep the leg bones and joints in alignment), and a 2-year warranty. Installation is a snap – although I had to buy a 3/8” drive, 8 mm hex wrench so I could insure the 20 Nm torque specs dictated in the 15-page instruction booklet (6-piece set, $29.99, Sears).
If you’re concerned about the sleek appearance of your ride, these are not the pedals for you – they are BIG! But, as promised, they are very comfortable, and you can really feel that large platform under foot. I’ve not tested the gripping quality of the 3-M surface in wet or snowy conditions, but I have to believe that it will exceed that of conventional toothed metal pedals – we’ll see.
It’s worth mentioning that this German company avoids that awful hard shell plastic packaging by using recyclable cardboard (see photo). The only “plastic” was a single zip tie.
Albany Bicycle Coalition 
The PC2’s bearings started getting noisy in 2013-early 2014 and got constantly worse on an 800-mile ride in June 2014. Total mileage could not have exceeded 2,000. I removed them after that for fear that the bearings would “go” when I was “on the road” somewhere. I have emailed Ergon USA and Ergon Germany in December 2016 and am awaiting a final response on repair or replacement. The bearings are only stocked in Germany and my dealer was whomever Amazon threw at me (in California and I am in NY). Yet another good reason to shop at one’s local bicycle shop …
LW 12-29-16
DJP,
Check the second comment as I had trouble with these pedals after 1-2,000 miles. I’ve contacted Ergon, and they state that this was an exception and the singular bearing complain they received. Yes, they are still available. Go here, for example: https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ergon+pedals&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=867660348&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_1m17dse9fp_e
LW
I think it’s weird, though, that the Ergon website doesn’t show these or any pedals. Maybe what Amazon and other dealers have is what’s left in the product pipeline.
http://www.ergon-bike.com/en/product.html?w=mountain
The PC2’s bearings started getting noisy in 2013-early 2014 and got constantly worse on an 800-mile ride in June 2014. Total mileage could not have exceeded 2,000. I removed them after that for fear that the bearings would “go” when I was “on the road” somewhere. I have emailed Ergon USA and Ergon Germany in December 2016 and am awaiting a final response on repair or replacement. The bearings are only stocked in Germany and my dealer was whomever Amazon threw at me (in California and I am in NY). Yet another good reason to shop at one’s local bicycle shop …
LW 12-29-16
I don’t see these on Ergon’s website. Have they been discontinued?