Look Cycle Keo Blade Carbon Ti Road Pedal Black, 16 NM Spring Tension

Look Cycle Keo Blade Carbon Ti Road Pedal Black, 16 NM Spring Tension Description

A few years back, we were speaking with Keith Bontrager. He commented that, in time, just about everything will be made of carbon fiber, even bottom bracket spindles. The carbon bottom bracket isn"t here just yet, but the steel spring might be on the way out. Look has figured out a way to use a carbon fiber blade to replace the spring in the top of the line pedals, the Look Keo Blade.This pedal has everything. Carbon fiber body. Titanium axle. Stainless steel wear plate. And a blade of carbon fiber that flexes against the retention plate to hold the cleat in place. The blade helps make the pedal crazy light without costing it any durability. That all reads good, but, you might be thinking the blade is fragile. It isn"t. It would take some serious work to accidentally disengage the blade or break it. A pretty heavy hammer blow to just the right spot is about the only way to damage it.The carbon fiber blade is the proverbial cherry, the icing, the final piece of the pedal. The rest is extremely tech-forward as well. Start with the redesigned pedal body. It"s quite different than the Keo, utilizing the new Keo 2 design. It is 17% wider than the old Keo, about on par with the Shimano Dura-Ace pedal. This 62mm platform increases the surface area that contacts the cleat to 402mm , yet the cornering clearance is actually better because the extra width is on the top of the new pedal rather than the bottom. The result of the design change is 31% greater surface area than the old Keos, which should leave you with the feeling that your foot is on a more stable platform where foot pressure is spread over a wider area.The axle is new as well. It"s 12mm in diameter on the inboard side near the mounting threads and remains so through the support for two sets of roller bearings, and then starts to taper towards the end, where a needle bearing sits. The greater diameter not only insures stiffness, but also allows Look to offer this pedal without the caveat of a rider weight limit.

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Look Cycle Keo Blade Carbon Ti Road Pedal Black, 16 NM Spring Tension