These COMPLETE KNOCKOFF mountain bike pedals have me heated!

Today, we examine a complete copy of the Raceface Chester pedals by a company called "Fooker". This is an appropriate name for a company that hired sponsored ads on Amazon to appear above Raceface's original pedal. I guess spending money on engineers and R&D isn't as effective as cheating.

In any case, they made a copy of a good pedal and did a good job of it. If you bought the Fookers, you made a smart decision and probably bought a decent pedal. I'm just frustrated with the blatant
reverse engineering.

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[SpencerForesman]

Can't believe that some fooker copied those pedal's and named the copied pedal after themselves.

[scoopsofpoop]

“I’m not saying these pedals suck, I just hate that they exist.” 😂

[benjaminhopkins]

As a designer, I have been on the unfortunate end of copying and yes, it sucks. Glad you're preaching integrity when it comes to this stuff!

[ericsleeth]

Seth's mood swing is hilarious! Goes from being very angry in the shop, to after a bike ride, he is in a little better mood. (Doesn't approve but not as heated)

[cubanlock]

Forget 3D scanning, or even stealing the molds, if the RaceFace ones are made in China, the Fookers are probably made on literally the same machines. It’s very common these days to make the “American” product on a contract, and then produce a cheaper low-spec and sell on the side for wayyy cheaper.

[lukepiccola]

Alternate title: Seth rants about pedals that sound like the f word

[lukehinchelwood]

We all need a t-shirt that saids “today we’re gonna do something different but kinda the same”

[BR]

You should have put the name "Fooker" in the title, so that when people are shopping and looking for reviews this will come up on the search.

[saml]

“At the risk of sounding preachy, this sucks.”
Nice Seth😂

[gracen]

“I would have told them to name it “Pedal-phile” 😂

[balijaa]

3:25 wheels: "Am I joke to you?"

[johngonzalez]

Seth: "At least until this covid thing is over.."

Me: Oh buddy..

[SkillsWithPhil]

Haha, I had these in my cart. Nearly bought them just because of the name.

[aidancahill]

“I’m trying to think of something I can huck to flat”
Me: oh he’s gonna do the driveway gap
Seth: leaps off the flight deck

[Evol_lov]

The name “Fooker” is probably the best thing about those pedals.

[MrLongboarder]

You can use an adjustable soldering iron to get an idea of how strong a plastic blend is. The more heat it takes to melt usually means it has more glass, carbon, or aramid blended in it. Cheap parts have little or no fiber in them and will melt at a low temp. Take the soldering iron at it’s lowest setting and touch the tip to the plastic of both peddles. Slowly turn the heat up while testing each part. It’s not exactly scientific but it will give you some idea of what the plastic is made of.

[mfnd]

I bought the Fookers just to see if I liked flats. That was over a year ago, and they are no worse for wear. I'd say they are pretty Fookin good.

[nathangriese]

"soapy wooder"

*Chrisfix has entered the chat*

[lakeolson]

“At least until this COVID thing is over”! 🤣🤣 okay seth

[johnnykipp]

I would say they're different but kinda the same.

I hate knock offs too, because on the original part you are compensating them for the research and thought that have gone into the product. What I also don't like is when parts are marked up for their name only. But sometimes you just gotta buy the cheap part because you can't afford the name brand stuff.