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LOOK enters the flat pedal market with the TRAIL ROC

  • Ron 

LOOK, the inventor of the clipless pedal, has today launched its first MTB platform: the TRAIL ROC.

To design the new TRAIL ROC, LOOK was able to use their years of pedal design experience and the industry know-how gained from creating and testing the X-Track SPD-compatible MTB pedal range on the fiercest of terrains. Offering a freer riding style without losing that all-important feel of the bike through your feet, the TRAIL ROC pedal is a platform from which to push riding boundaries to a whole new level.

The TRAIL ROC inspires confidence and control through a wide 110 x 110mm platform, giving mountain bikers of all abilities solid ground to stand on. Whether smashing rocks on steep technical trails or floating it out with style, it is more than capable of handling enduro, trail, downhill and BMX riding.

The 12 metal pins on the pedal are fundamental to its uncompromising grip giving traction when most needed. Pins are set at different heights – 10mm on the front and rear, and 8mm in the center – to give a concave shape that cradles the foot securely in place. Taking on the challenge of technical, rocky trails is easy as the pedal has a thin 17mm pedal profile to give extra ground clearance.

Durable but still inescapably light, the TRAIL ROC is forged from robust aluminum and weighs in at just 215g. The pedal features two sets of premium ball bearings in the spindle and a DU bushing to keep them spinning smoothly and reliably, regardless of the conditions and abuse from the trail. Plus, a strong, durable forged Chromoly axle gives a secure connection to the cranks to get maximum efficiency out of every stroke when out on tough all-day rides.

Alexandre Lavaud, Pedal Product Manager at LOOK said “Innovation and technology aren’t just our history at LOOK, they’re our present and our future.  Using feedback from riders and pros on our clipless MTB range and our in-house design team, we’ve prioritised lightness, grip, safety and achieved a perfect connection between rider and bike through the pedal, to give confidence to ride over any terrain.”

The TRAIL ROC is part of a collection of flat pedals released today from the brand that has made a name for itself as the pedal of choice in the professional peloton on the roads, and for off-road champions and competitors – the likes of Team KMC ORBEA and Sunn Enduro Team.

The collection includes pedals designed for riders to have the fun and freedom of customising their pedals with different pops of colour. The GEO CITY GRIP and TRAIL GRIP are pedals for urban and trail riding respectively, with interchangeable rubber covers powered by new LOOK ACTIV GRIP technology developed in partnership with Italian outdoors brand Vibram. The GEO CITY GRIP VISION is an additional model that comes with integrated lights for maximum visibility on the roads.

The TRAIL ROC will be available from LOOK retailers globally, RRP 69.90 EUR / MSRP 70.00 USD. For more information on the TRAIL ROC and the rest of the platform pedal collection, visit lookcycle.com.

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