Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Tilt Chromos Pegs Review

First off, the pegs come with everything you see in the above picture, which is everything you need to install the pegs (besides tools).

Basic stats on these include:

-Heat Treated 4140 chromoly
-1” by 2” (or 25mm by 51mm)
-Black Oxide finish
-2.4 oz each
-Hardened axles
-Nylon locking nuts

Installing the pegs is pretty simple.  The package includes a bolt for the front and back, but you can put both pegs on either wheel.  However you may need to find a longer axle to make it work.  The hardware fits right inside the peg, giving it a really nice, clean look.  The tapered ends of the pegs mean they can fit forks like the Inward Hybrid, French ID, ScooterZone Scorcher, and more. 

So the tapered end means it can fit more forks/decks, while still retaining a one inch diameter, which is bigger than that of the Park Pegs.  It also means that the bottom of the peg and deck are flush, which gives you more control during grinds and stalls.

I definitely noticed the weight once I put the pegs on.  It was a little odd at first but I got used to it in a jiffy, wasn’t a problem at all.  Thats just the tradeoff you get with the most durable pegs on the market. 

Being made out of chromoly instead of aluminum, these pegs do slide rather slower than the Park pegs.  However, if whatever you’re grinding is waxed enough, it shouldn’t be a problem.  The big advantage to the Chromos over the Park pegs is the durability.  These things are heat treated, and come with heat treated axles, combine them together and you have the strongest peg setup you can get. 

With these pegs, you can run two on one wheel, or four all together, which definitely opens up a lot of options for tricks.  I decided to run two on the front, and left my Park peg in the back.  However, I’ve been running a prototype fork and used a stock back axle with it, and actually broke two axles in the span of two days with em.  Buttt that definitely wouldn’t have happened if I was using the axle Tilt provides.

These pegs are definitely a good buy if you want something longer lasting than alu pegs.  These are super strong, and will definitely last you a long time.  You can buy them on the Tilt website.

12 comments:

  1. How do they fit on the back of the phoenix? Did you have to use any spacers? If they were easy to install then I'm gonna get me a pair since I like pegs

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  2. I think you are one of my favorite riders. Barspin hangfive...flat?!? And last clip was Dan Barret status.

    -Mario Rocchio

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  3. i would say he's arguably one of the best riders in the US...

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  4. i thought chromos would slide better than alu

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  5. Matt- the Park pegs fit on the back of phoenixes so I'd assume the Chromos do too. You might have to try a few different ways (different axle/spacers) but i'm sure you could do it.

    Mario- thanks :)

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  6. yer are they available in australia????

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  7. ...took you long enough to learn hikers
    haha

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  8. haha i just never filmed one until this video.

    -jordan

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  9. didnt like the song

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  10. just okay review but great video!

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  11. do they fit on inward extremes cuz the end looks like it might

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