Best for: Trail, dirt jump and everyday riding on a budget
Composite-body flat on a chromoly spindle, with 9 replaceable pins per side and rebuildable internals. Sold in black plus several colors.
Brand guide
SDG Pedals: The SDG Comp and Who It Suits
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Which to pick
SDG pedals are a small part of a brand best known for saddles, dropper posts and grips. The pedal most riders find is the SDG Comp, a budget-friendly composite flat for trail riders, dirt jumpers and commuters who want grip without paying for machined aluminum. If you want a thin premium alloy flat, look at the Wolf Tooth Waveform or DMR Vault instead.
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SDG Components lineup
Best for: Matching contact points on a flat-pedal bike
SDG's trail grips, a natural partner if you want grips and pedals from one brand.
Best for: Trail riders who want SDG's best-known saddle
The saddle model SDG is most famous for.
Best for: Adding a dropper to a trail bike
SDG's dropper seatpost, sold in several travel lengths and diameters.
Who is SDG Components?
SDG Components is a mountain bike contact-points brand. It made its name with saddles such as the Bel-Air, and its range now covers dropper posts, grips and flat pedals.
Pedals are a small part of the catalog, which is why most searches for SDG pedals lead to one model: the Comp.
The SDG Comp pedal explained
The SDG Comp is a composite flat pedal on a machined chromoly 9/16” spindle, with 9 replaceable, bottom-loading pins per side and rebuildable bearing-and-bushing internals. Composite bodies are molded rather than machined, which keeps them in a lower price tier.
What that means on the trail:
- Grip: the pins do most of the work. Because they load from the underside, a sheared pin is easier to remove.
- Durability: composite bodies tend to slide off rocks and scuff rather than bend, which suits riders who strike pedals on rocks often.
- Feel: composite flats are usually a little thicker than premium alloy pedals, so you stand slightly higher above the axle.
Which SDG pedal should you buy?
For most riders, the answer is the Comp. It suits:
- Trail riders upgrading from stock plastic pedals.
- Dirt jump and pump track riders who expect to crash pedals.
- Commuters who want pinned grip without premium spend.
Skip it if you want the thinnest possible platform for enduro or downhill. Look at alloy pedals such as the Wolf Tooth Waveform or the DMR Vault.
Before fitting, grease the threads and remember the left pedal is reverse threaded.
How SDG compares to other budget flats
The Comp sits in a busy group of composite flats. OneUp makes a well-known composite pedal, DMR offers the nylon V6 and V11, and Crankbrothers sells the Stamp 1.
They all share the same trade-offs: low cost and good impact tolerance against a thicker body. Choose by platform size, pin layout and color. Compare them side by side in our flat pedals guide, and keep spares from our pedal pins guide.
SDG Components: FAQ
Are SDG Comp pedals any good?
They are a sensible budget flat. A composite body keeps cost and weight sensible and takes knocks well; the trade-off is that composite pedals are usually thicker than premium alloy ones.
What thread are SDG Comp pedals?
They are made for the standard 9/16" crank thread found on most adult bikes. Bikes with one-piece cranks need 1/2" pedals.
What does SDG stand for?
Speed Defies Gravity. The brand is best known for saddles and also makes seatposts, grips and pedals.