{"id":108924,"date":"2024-10-25T13:32:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/?p=108924"},"modified":"2024-10-25T13:34:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:34:34","slug":"xpedo-spry-offers-excellent-value-in-flat-pedals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/2024\/10\/25\/xpedo-spry-offers-excellent-value-in-flat-pedals\/","title":{"rendered":"Xpedo Spry offers excellent value in flat pedals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a pedal brand, <a href=\"https:\/\/xpedo.com\/product\/parts\/straight-pin-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xpedo<\/a> is not usually associated with the top tier of components. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/xpedo.com\/product\/pedals\/flats\/spry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xpedo Spry<\/a> pedal could change that. The Spry serves up an enviably slim profile, lightness and durability at a great price point.<\/p>\n<p>The Spry tips the scales at just 276g in the majority of its configurations (several finishes add an additional 69g of weight) and is just over a centimeter in thickness, all coming in at prices from $85-125 (again, those fancy finishes add to the cost).<\/p>\n<p>The Spry may not have the sexy machined aluminum look of its&#8217; competitors, but that&#8217;s because it&#8217;s cast from magnesium, which is stronger than aluminum at 2\/3 of its weight. If you&#8217;re into aesthetics, that may make a difference to you, but if you hit a lot of roots and rocks on every ride, your pedal&#8217;s not going to look great in a few months anyhow.<\/p>\n<p>Also reducing the weight is a hollow cromoly spindle. Holding all it all together and keeping it spinning are 2 cartridge bearings and a DU bushing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-square tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bikeworldnews.com\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/25\\\/xpedo-spry-offers-excellent-value-in-flat-pedals\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:4425502}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 600px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"600\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 600px;\" data-original-width=\"600\" data-original-height=\"600\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/2024\/10\/25\/xpedo-spry-offers-excellent-value-in-flat-pedals\/xmx24mcb_3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"596\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"596\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"108927\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/XMX24MCB_3.webp\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"XMX24MCB_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/XMX24MCB_3.webp?fit=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/XMX24MCB_3.webp?fit=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/XMX24MCB_3.webp?w=596&#038;h=596&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/XMX24MCB_3.webp?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/XMX24MCB_3.webp?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/XMX24MCB_3.webp?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" width=\"596\" height=\"596\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"596\" data-original-height=\"596\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"XMX24MCB_3\" alt=\"XMX24MCB_3\" style=\"width: 596px; 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height: 596px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<h3>So How Does It Ride?<\/h3>\n<p>Other reviewers have mentioned that the Spry&#8217;s felt a little squirelly underfoot at lower speeds, but whether it was my Crankbrothers shoes or my 200 pounds of weight pressing into the platform, I didn&#8217;t experience that. That said, the pins (7 per side) \u00a0are not quite as slim as those you would find on the pedals of their competitors &#8211; probably not as grippy, but also likely more durable, too.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the pedals shop with extra pins, and slimmer (and fatter) pins are <a href=\"https:\/\/xpedo.com\/product-category\/parts\/small-parts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available from Xpedo<\/a> if you want to change them out.<\/p>\n<p>The platform of the Spry&#8217;s is a decent 106&#215;100 millimeters. Yes, there are wider pedals out there, but these worked well for my 9.5EEE Fred Flintstone feet.<\/p>\n<p>Here at our Cincinnati HQ, the trails come rooty and rocky. There&#8217;s not a lot of flow on tap, so you want to make sure that your feet stay planted on the bike. All through a spring and summer of riding, the Spry&#8217;s felt great underfoot. While I never felt that totally locked in feeling that I get from a pedal like the Chromag Contact, I liked that I was able to move my foot around to adjust my position.<\/p>\n<h3>Wrapping Up<\/h3>\n<p>With an enviable price and weight, and a great ride to boot, the Xpedo Spry is a great choice for your next flat pedal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an enviable price and weight, and a great ride to boot, the Xpedo Spry is a great choice for your next flat pedal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":108930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[85,2263],"tags":[34005,34006,34004,32757,34003],"class_list":["post-108924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-and-technology-news","category-reviews","tag-flat-pedals","tag-flats","tag-spry-pedals","tag-xpedo","tag-xpedo-spry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-25-at-1.33.13%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1184%2C608&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108928,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108924\/revisions\/108928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}