Ive been running the echo TR pedals for about 3 months now gave them a good mashing a few times and the cages are still perfect.
Grip levels are really good depending on your shoe choice, when i first got them i was riding with a pair of Nike 6.0s and found the grip to be terrible, switched to a pair of old skool vans with a thin sole and they are grippy as hell.
Value for money is awesome considering how light they are, you have to spend nearly double to get a platform pedal of a similar weight.