Before SPD (Shimano Pedaling Dynamics) pedals were released in 1990, you had nothing else but flat pedals, either with or without cages, to turn your cranks.
The advantages of improved energy transference from your legs to your bike all but decimated the use of flat pedals in the professional circuit. But new and improved flat pedals offer many of the benefits of SPD pedals and doing away with some of the disadvantages.
We’ve researched some of the best flat pedals out there and came up with articles on the lightest pedals, gravel bike pedals, budget pedals, flat pedals for large feet, and XC flat pedals, among others.
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The top 7 lightest mountain bike flat pedals
In this article I’m going to give you a selection of the lightest mountain bike flat pedals on the market today.
The average mountain bike flat pedal weighs around 400 grams per pair. Unlike with oth
The top 8 best flat pedals for heavy riders
In this article I’m going to give you my top picks for the best flat pedals for heavy riders. And to be a bit more specific, with heavy I assume a weight crossing roughly 200 pounds or 100 kilograms.
The top 10 best composite mountain bike flat pedals
In this article I’m going to give you an overview of the very best composite mountain bike flat pedals.
The main attraction of composite mountain bike flat pedals is price. In general composite MTB f
The top 9 best budget mountain bike flat pedals
In this article I’m going to give you my top picks for the best budget mountain bike flat pedals.
The list features a number of MTB flat pedals with nylon bodies, since nylon is much cheaper to produ
The top 6 best flat mountain bike pedals under 50
In this article I’m going to give you my top picks for the best flat mountain bike pedals under 50 USD. And that’s 50 dollars suggested retail price, so you might even get a better deal on them in cer
The top 9 best flat pedals for large feet
In this article I’m going to give the a list of the best flat pedals for large feet.
This list features two distinct categories of pedals. Pedals which are featured in my list of budget pedals, and a
The top 7 best flat pedals for small feet
In this article I’m going to cover the best flat pedals for small feet. It means you’ll find pedals on this list with a maximum width of 102 millimeters.
Obviously you could to ride larger pedals, bu
The top 8 best flat pedals for enduro
In this article I’m going to focus on giving you my top picks for the best flat pedals for enduro racing.
Preferably you want superb grip, superb durability, and superb serviceability. It makes sense
The top 5 best flat pedals for downhill
In this article I’m going to give you my top picks for the best flat pedals for downhill mountain biking.
Considering the amount of abuse flat pedals have to endure for the dowhill mountain biking di
The top 10 best nylon mountain bike pedals
In this article I’m going to share with you a list of the best nylon mountain bike pedals.
The far majority of nylon pedals are actually made of a nylon composite; e.g. a nylon mixed in with some oth
The top 9 best flat mountain bike pedals under 100
In this article I’m going to provide an overview of the best flat mountain bike pedals under 100 dollars.
Flat pedals up to 100 dollars is about the sweet spot where this product is concerned. There
The top 15 best flat pedals for gravel bike
In this article I’m going to provide an overview of the best flat pedals for gravel bikes.
My initial observance would be that putting flat pedals on a gravel bike is not often seen. Then again, who
The top 15 best flat pedals for XC racing
In this article I’m going to give you my thoughts on what the best flat pedals for xc racing are.
There are those who would argue that there are no best flat pedals for xc racing, because you should
The top 13 best flat pedals for grip
In this article I’m going to provide a list of the best flat pedals for grip.
Mountain bike flat pedals have a number of advantages over clipless pedals except in one area, which is grip. When config
My top 7 picks for the best mountain bike flat pedals
In this article I’m going to describe how I got to choose my top pick from a selection of the best mountain bike flat pedals.