WTB/feedback mks ezy promenade

[chintan jadwani]

Looking to try a quick release pedal and mks promenade ezy is fitting the budget. 

I see mixed reviews - some people suggest it is not wide enough and one should rather get something wider + a general suggestion to buy the ezy superior (although many have ridden without the yellow clip on the ezy it seems)

.any thoughts?

This is also a wtb email if anyone wants to sell an ezy/ezy superior pedal. 

Thank you

Chintan

[Walter Lapchynski]

I love MKS pedals. Never had problems with the standard version but I feel much more secure with the Superior. The Promenades are light, inexpensive, and durable. They don’t have any teeth, though. Nothing. So not very grippy. In rain, they’re terrible as are many of the MKS styles. The clear exception is the Allways which is a better platform to boot. 

Walter Lapchynski
Sales Consultant | Information Services Assistant
Green Gear Cycling dba Bike Friday
direct line +1 541-234-5126

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[Chintan Jadwani]

Thank you, Walter, for the feedback :) did you not have problems with or without the yellow safety clip?

I had an offer for a promenade, but I guess I'll wait out for something on the Allways..would be nice to have sealed bearings too!

The MKS pretzel also looks like it could have a good grip..

chintan

[John Thurston]

On 4/26/2026 6:22 AM, Chintan Jadwani wrote:

. . did you not have problems with or without the yellow safety clip?

On a flat pedal, like the Promenade  (where your shoe can get in and hit the collar), I'd say the retaining clip is required. On a pedal like the US-S (where your shoe is constrained by the cleat), I'd not worry about it.

I'll wait out for something on the Allways..would be nice to have sealed bearings too!The MKS pretzel also looks like it could have a good grip.

The Allways is available natively with the Ezy Superior quick release system. So if you haven't already invested in Ezy, just get the Allways and be done.

If you have a reason to prefer Ezy (to Ezy Superior), the Pretzel has a cup and cone spindle, as does the Promenade. I suspect you can buy an Ezy Promenade and a Standard Pretzel, and swap the spindles. This would give you a standard Promenade, and an Ezy Pretzel.

John Thurston
Juneau, Alaska

[Walter Lapchynski]

No problems with or without the clip, but without could certainly lead to a disastrous situation so I'd make sure to use them.

The nice thing about the Ezy Superior is it eliminates the need for those.

The Pretzel is one I haven't tried but it looks good.

The Taco is amazing in that it's a very big platform but no Ezy Superior (yet).

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[chintan jadwani]

Thank you John! Yes, I've seen your earlier posts on switching the promenade spindles with another MKS pedal. Not sure if this will work on the Pretzel, the widths are quite different for the spindles to have the same length, no? Anyway, not something I'd like to get into right now :) I will keep an eye out for a pre-loved pair of ezy superiors to be on the safer side. 

[chintan jadwani]

too many choices :) not forgetting the bubbly and the lambda! 

[David Dillard]

Hi all--

I have an extra set of MKS Ezy Superior Esprit pedals if anyone wants them for $60 shipped.

David Dillard

Louisville

[Walter Lapchynski]

One of the things I like about MKS is the amount of aesthetic polish they put into everything. In the case of the Allways, the pins are rounded so they don’t eat your shins all up. They are sharp enough and spaced far enough away from one another that they are effective at foot retention. 

The closely spaced together “teeth” of the Bubbly is much less effective, especially when all of those teeth are so rounded and polished. 

The Lambda is even worse because the “teeth” are just concentric circles. 

I don’t recommend either of those in situations where the bike is bounced around a lot (off road or on road with rough conditions). I certainly don’t recommend either if it’s rainy. 

Walter Lapchynski
Sales Consultant | Information Services Assistant
Green Gear Cycling dba Bike Friday
direct line +1 541-234-5126

[Marc Reif]

I had to DIY grub screw pins into the Lambda to make them usable with anything but soft-soled running shoes on a dry day. 

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