Advice please - Pedals!

[JohnHughes307]

I'm a casual cyclist, but I've just bought a Giant Escape 2 (2015) to replace a clapped-out old thing that has gone to the dump. I'm hoping to start cycling more often with some decent kit.
The new bike arrived without pedals and it has taken me a looong time to get the supplier (Cycle Surgery) to deliver any. Finally, they have arrived, however... The Giant site says that I should have had "Giant Sport" pedals on this bike - what has been delivered are MKS MTFT (MKS5080MTFT) pedals with a £9.99 sticker on them.

Since I have no idea of the relative quality of the different sets of pedals, I'm not sure what to do next. I seem to have 3 options:
1. Accept the MKS pedals - they are as good as/ better than the Giant ones, so it makes no difference.
2. Complain (again!) to Cycle Surgery in an effort to get something which matches the quality of what should have been delivered.
3. Just write it off to experience, and never deal with CS again.

What do you think?
John

 

[vickster]

Take the MKS ones, life's too short and stock pedals are usually rubbish (I doubt most are even worth £5) and most people end up changing them

And you'll probably change them too at some point anyhow for clipless if planning on doing more miles

 

[13 rider]

Stick with what you got the Giant pedals I think are about £15 so not difference .I ride the bike with the mks ones and then upgrade when you feel ready clipless or not when your use to the bike and youll have more idea what you want

 

[ScotiaLass]

I always change the pedals that come with a new bike as they tend to be cheap and nasty!

 

[Profpointy]

mks are a prefectly ok pedal brand, though I dare say their £9.95 ones are not their best

 

[YahudaMoon]

Bet you'll see lots of MKS pedals doing the rounds on velodromes, doubt you'll see any Giant ones, even the cheap MKS pedals are well built for the money in my opinion, I wouldn't grumble

 

[mjr]

Accept the mks. They're slightly better than the giant ones as far as I can tell. Replace them with something nice like vavert commuters or union 868s

 

[accountantpete]

They load lots of cheap stuff on new bikes to keep the overall cost down. The Giant pedals will crap too.