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Prototype Specialized Pedal - bturman - Mountain Biking Pictures - Vital MTB

This cell phone spy photo recently got posted on the Team Monster Energy/Specialized facebook page. Because they posted it, it's reasonable to assume that Sam Hill, Brendan Fairclough and Troy Brosnan are using these pedals. A little internet digging revealed that it's a new flat pedal from Specialized. At the spindle, it's a whopping 10mm thick making it the thinnest flat pedal that doesn't require special cranks. Credit: Team Monster Energy/Specialized

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109 bturman http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/109/avatar/c50_89625830_1267691215.jpg?1290150150 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bturman,109/all 08/01/09 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bturman,109/setup 718 215 41 32 731 1292 816 2617 89

bturman
5/28/2011 10:58 PM

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316 kidwoo http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/316/avatar/c50_87671540_1254356774.jpg?1290150550 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/kidwoo,316/all 08/03/09 3 115 398 5 14 7

kidwoo

5/29/2011 11:12 PM

Those things look pretty damn sweet.
4438 Colin McCarthy http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/4438/avatar/c50_svt_171108_1.jpg?1292898272 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Colin-McCarthy,4438/all 09/12/10 2 24 39 1 1

Colin McCarthy

5/29/2011 10:43 PM

Iggz iz right on the money. These are interesting nonetheless.
8357 boomslang http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/8357/avatar/c50_eraserhead_1977_05_g.jpg?1360600648 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/boomslang,8357/all 05/29/11 4

boomslang

5/29/2011 2:24 PM

The bottom of your shoe is convex - hence you want a concave pedal to best match up. They only real measure of a pedals thickness is at the spindle. Canfield's are 17 at the spindle. PointOne's are 13.5. These protos are actually only 10 mm at the spindle, and have a concave shape, which means they are thicker at the front and rear by design.
5791 bjenson http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/5791/avatar/c50_pbpic2121539.jpg?1292625780 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bjenson,5791/all 12/17/10 14 2 30 150 3 2 1

bjenson

5/29/2011 10:48 AM

found another view showing how thin they are. uses bearings on both ends of spindle and is supposedly concave shaped.
200 Iggz http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/200/avatar/c50_locavatar.jpg?1293763986 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Iggz,200/all 08/01/09 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Iggz,200/setup 4 2 1 44 173 12 19 9

Iggz

5/29/2011 1:55 AM

Pffftt... Po1nt's are way sicker
3623 KatyKilla http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/3623/avatar/c50_2011_05_28_17_44_20_283.jpg?1306655888 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/KatyKilla,3623/all 07/25/10 1 10 6

KatyKilla

5/29/2011 12:56 AM

It is I saw Sam Hills bike today and he was rocking them, they are super thin
4867 sherwinsherwin http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/4867/avatar/c50_124471400_1287113186.jpg?1290164276 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/sherwinsherwin,4867/all 10/14/10 1 4

sherwinsherwin

5/28/2011 11:38 PM

that makes canfield thinner...
5791 bjenson http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/5791/avatar/c50_pbpic2121539.jpg?1292625780 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bjenson,5791/all 12/17/10 14 2 30 150 3 2 1

bjenson

5/28/2011 11:32 PM

Canfield bros are 6-17mm thick - http://www.canfieldbrothers.com/components/pedals

and flypapers require a weird ass crank, so I'm not even considering them.
4867 sherwinsherwin http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/4867/avatar/c50_124471400_1287113186.jpg?1290164276 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/sherwinsherwin,4867/all 10/14/10 1 4

sherwinsherwin

5/28/2011 11:28 PM

nooope. canfield bros and fly paper
5791 bjenson http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/5791/avatar/c50_pbpic2121539.jpg?1292625780 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bjenson,5791/all 12/17/10 14 2 30 150 3 2 1

bjenson

5/28/2011 11:26 PM

If it really is 1cm thick, it'll be the thinnest one I think. Point One pedals are 11-13mm thick. Pretty sure those were the thinnest before these. Usable ones at least.
4867 sherwinsherwin http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/4867/avatar/c50_124471400_1287113186.jpg?1290164276 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/sherwinsherwin,4867/all 10/14/10 1 4

sherwinsherwin

5/28/2011 11:17 PM

youve gotta be joking....how is this the thinnest pedal ever? come on now