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OneUp Components developed new Clip Pedals, and they are sure they might be your new favorite. OneUp says the new pedals are light enough for cross country but beefy and durable enough for downhill. (Photos / OneUp Components) The new pedals are also “super light” (410g with pins), and sport a “large DH-sized platform”. They’re SPD-compatible and available in 8 colors. OneUp says that with the ultra-thin, 26.8mm profile, they are “the thinnest mountain bike clip pedals in the world”. Why Do Clipless Pedals Have Clips?
At this point, you may have noticed that OneUp is calling pedals that would typically be called ‘clipless’ simply their ‘clip’ pedals. If you’ve always been confused about why so-called clipless pedals have clips, the answer dates back to the time of the toe clip – those metal or plastic cages that wrapped around the front of your shoe and were often secured with a toe strap. As pedal manufacturers added mechanical locking attachments with cleats and moved away from the toe clips, they took to calling the new pedals ‘clipless’.
Fast forward to the present, and the clipless moniker has lost much of its meaning. So it seems that OneUp are diving in with the logical conclusion: clip pedals. These ‘clip’ pedals don’t function any differently than ‘clipless’ pedals though. Riding a really thin pedal could help decrease the chance of pedal strikes. […]
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