has anyone given plastics a decent run? which brand holds up?

[sans.terre]

Hey guys sorry for another plastic thread.
seemed like earlier noone had really run them long enough to know for sure.

what do you guys think? has anyone tried out a few brands?

hows the buttchers? thanks.

[dude...]

i got a cult one cos it was the cheapest and came with an extra sleeve. its on front left though which is my least used peg so its barely been touched.

most of them are pretty similar i reckon so probs go with whichever the cheapest one with a full length inner is, and/or you can get spares for.

from what ive seen, they dont last that long on the back if youre a heavy grinder. if you only grind skatepark coping, any should last a good while, depends how you ride really

[sans.terre]

im by no means a crazy go for broke unwaxed feebs grinder.

cult butter, eh?

im curious - i just dropped hella quid on some s&m steel guards which i would like to keep running...cause they're dope.

it seems like butters are the narrowest diameter, too. i'm thinking that if i throws on a thicker peg its going to create a lip.
maybe someone has experience here?
(plastics w/ s&m guards)

trying to figure out which peg will make a flush seam without lip.

how is it running steel guards wit plastics? in theory it will be dope, lock into steel guards on rails and slide on the plastic ends for ledges.
maybe my numbers are off, tho. might just be super unpredictable, or make no difference at all. haha.

anyone know how this goes?

[tecnic1]

Plegs man.

They hold up great, and replacment sleeves are slightly more expensive than a pack of cigs.

I'm all about plastics because (1) They are slicker than greased moose poop on about everything (however, the Plegs at least wear pretty quick on unwaxed concrete) (2) they are lighter, if you care about that (3) they hurt less if you get hit by one (4) skateparks are more likely to let you ride with them, and skaters talk less shit and finally (4) I'm getting older, and I personally don't want to damage the shit I ride.

[sans.terre]

i think 2 thick 4 me?
also, lol, i cant stand the 3/4th inner piece.

but yeah, mang. so dope.stealth ass ninja assasin.
wit steel guards for hessian sound effects

[tecnic1]

i think 2 thick 4 me?
also, lol, i cant stand the 3/4th inner piece.

but yeah, mang. so dope.stealth ass ninja assasin.
wit steel guards for hessian sound effects

They are right around 1.5", which is in line with most plastics and some steels.

I should clarify that I mostly ride skatepark (i.e., coping).  Most of the wear I see is on the outside whre I lean over too much and hit concrete.

[sans.terre]

just found this setup - exactly the lip im looking to avoid.
& i hate that 3/4ts bit. as you said, end of the shell is going to turn into a dagger looking to cut me deep the first chance it gets.

[tecnic1]

This is the best pic I have of the pegs on my bike.  I don't know what bike you have, but I think my dropouts are maybe a little bigger than most dropouts.  They are definately slightly bigger than my ATF dropouts were, but the distance from the bottom of the dropout to the axle was about the same.

[sans.terre]

thanks for your time, boys - i appreciate it. just got this one snapped. it hits perfect, i thinkkkk its an fbm peg and with a ruler i get like 35mm flush.



also: dat ass

[sans.terre]

of course they dont make butter pegs (35mm)  or federal (34mm) in long versions.


4.5" peg hitting at 35mm? damn.

[JFax]

I have had a couple of plastic pegs in my Days, but mostly odd versions you probably wont consider...

I had the plegs V.1. and while I felt that they lasted OK at best I felt that they were too slow on most materials. I also had the Primo pegs but felt that they were way too short and have since moved on to the Animals.

The Butchers long are good in my opinion, maybe wear a bit quickly, but ok. I understand that you want thin pegs, but you should also consider that it might limit the life span of your pegs considerably. In general a large contact area is preferable for your plastic pegs to avoid rapid wear. so a thick plastic peg would not wear in such a long time.

If you still insist on small diameter plastic pegs I would just get the Stolen thermolites or similar knock-offs. Myself and a lot of my friends have ridden knock-offs from random normal bike stores that sell them for nothing and they work well.

[sans.terre]

hrm. true, but i think with the cults and federals they've made the chromo core smaller? maybe im mistaken.

i would love to run animal, cuz animal makes me feel alright with the choices ive made in my life, but with the sleeve its going to have a lip

i'm open to off brands. i'll check out the stolens, thanks for your time.

edit: also, i kind of solved my own dilemma in this thread. haha.

looking for a 35mm (w/sleeve) 4.5" combo, w/ full length chromo core.

[sans.terre]

ahhh, i get you. the contact area. i see what you're saying.

but dat lip

[Boomhauer]

thanks for your time, boys - i appreciate it. just got this one snapped. it hits perfect, i thinkkkk its an fbm peg and with a ruler i get like 35mm flush.



also: dat ass

Quoted for dat ass.

[Bunky]

I'm getting older, and I personally don't want to damage the shit I ride.

Man, I thought I was the only one!

I really just want to ride and do the same tricks and stuff without marking things up as bad.  That way if the cops show up, it's less likely I'll get in trouble or go to jail.