The more I dig into Evil Alloy’s catalog of products the more I find, and the more I like. The Evil Alloy “Rookie Rounds” round caged pedals are my newest favourite product to come out of the Evil Alloy empire. The round caged pedals are reminiscient of the legendary Hutch and Crupi shin shredding pedals that were popular in the 80’s and 90’s. That’s right “shin shredding”, these pedals are no joke and shouldn’t be taken lightly.

There’s not a lot of information about the Rookie Rounds, “so what’s so cool about them” you ask? They aren’t just a look-a-like, the Evil Alloy Rookie Rounds are built from high grade materials using premium quality sealed bearings. Sure Evil Alloy could have settled for a pedal that looked good on a show bike, but why would you stop there when the Rookie Rounds can be so much more? These pedals are more popular among the Big BMX crowd on their 26 or 29″ bikes or the retro crowd with their show bikes but they are going to handle themselves just as well on the race track for those looking for plenty of traction or that retro pedal look and feel. But, like in the 80’s, if I was going to use them for racing I would use shin protectors, just to be safe.

As a little bonus they are available in customised colour options. When you go to order them you start with a colour selection for the pedal body and a seperate colour selection for the pedal cages. But it’s the small details, the alloy components; like the axle end cap, “Hellcano” pedal cage washers and the replaceable pins on the pedal body that make it special, because they are anodised too and make for an amazing looking pedal.

Now that I have found these little beauties, maybe it’s time to pull the trigger on that Big BMX that I’ve been eyeing off.

Manufacturer’s Description

• Precision cut aircraft spec aluminium alloy.
• 4140 nickel plated, heat treated, chromoly spindles.
• Fully CNC milled cages.
• Evil Alloy Rookie Rounds feature enduro Abec sealed cartridge bearings. (Enduro, SKF, Nachi or similar high quality bearings are used)

WEIGHT: 455G

Colour options (for the cages and the pedal body)

• Orange, Ti-grey, White, Black, Blue, Chrome, Gold, Green, Pink, Polished, Purple, Red

Want to know more?

Head over to the Evil Alloy website at evilalloy.com