Talk to Me About Flat Pedals

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pedal lust

Thanks for the hat tip, Irulan!

Just to give you a heads-up, we have last year's Prerunner flat pedals on sale in our web store with cromoly axles in white and urban camo. Plus, $20 of the sale goes to bike trail advocacy and awareness in our community (Gallatin Valley, MT) so it's for a good cause.

If you're used to being clipped in, the two things that will matter for you most in a flat pedal are grip and thinness of the pedal body. I can assure you that you won't find a grippier flat pedal - and I don't just say that because I represent Twenty6 - you can see it for yourself. Look at all the flats out there: manufacturers seem to make a cool shape for the pedal body, then throw some set screws in a few locations for traction pins, almost as an afterthought. We design our pedals backwards to that method, by deciding where each pin should be located for maximum grip, then designing the pedal body to support those locations. You can see it in the pin design and the raised, islanded pin seats. Think of each pin as a micro-clip; each one is important to holding your foot in place.

Sorry if this is a long-winded post, but we're pretty passionate about all of our components (made entirely in-house here in Bozeman, MT, USA), so it's hard to shut me up. To make up for bearing with me, I'll throw this out to you - mention this forum post when you snag a pair of Prerunners from the web store, and we'll install aluminum traction pins of any color you choose - just leave a note during ordering.

Happy pedaling,
Andrea the Marketing Girl
Twenty6 Products Inc