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While drinking my coffee and looking through YouTube yesterday, I came across an unusual pedal that I saw on The Loam Ranger YouTube Channel. Check it out here . After watching the video, I thought I would share it with you guys. This unique pedal design is called the Pendulum Pedal and it’s the brainchild of Canada’s Outlier . (Photo / Outlier) Outlier has a motto, “Challenging the Status Quo”. With this pedal design, they are certainly living up to that goal. Get Low, Bro
The Pendulum Pedal’s unique design puts the pedal platform 12mm below the center of the axle, lowering the rider’s center of mass by 17mm. This is different from most conventional pedal designs that place the platform 5mm or more, above the pedal axle. In most cases, a lower center of gravity adds stability to a moving object. Outlier Pendulum Pedal black profile They say that during sudden decelerations, the pedal acts as a pendulum and swings the foot forward, cradling the rider’s foot in a heels-down position. And, in the case that you need to remove your foot, the pedal is “self-righting”. Not Double Sided
Outlier claims that because the Pendulum Pedal’s design doesn’t require traction on both sides, they were able to make the pedals ultra-thin. At only 7mm thin at the outer edge, and smooth underneath, they say they’ve optimized the […]
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