Originally Posted by Bajabri

I must respectively disagree, after a few years of working in a bike shop and a lifetime of working on my own fleet and being the mechanic for all my riding buddies, the allen key pedals are far superior to a pedal wrench only style. I have never stripped an allen wrench or socket, but the thin pedal wrenches, even better quality ones, have spun on me numerous times, particularly on older bikes where the pedals are almost fused to the crank.
Give me an allen key any day!

Almost forgot the topic, in my experience, XTR hands down the best.

B