Dave, if you have the giant alloy pedals they are not bad, just not exotic. Solid, reliable, and they can cope with a beating. I've migrated the same set through 3 kids for their first intro to harder core mtb riding and now use them on my pump track bike - they have patina....actually, scrap metal would be a fair description...but they still grip and spin freely. Chunky, ugly, but functional.
But we eventually run a variety of pedals depending on need, and you really should try to identify what you want from a pedal before spending for a replacement.
As an example, both myself and sprogette 2 have one up - great grip and you can adjust pin height, nice and thin so marginally less risk of strikes , the contour seems to work with our flat feet so we get less numbness mid ball. They're not the most robust option, and if you tend to pedal strike a lit buy something different
Sprogette 1 has a super grippy ultra thin but silly wide thing that she likes for her down hill crazyness. I gate them, if feels like having flippers glued to the cranks and I like to be able to adjust foot position whilst riding.
So go out for a ride and try to think about what you want to achieve before spending.
