Specialized Boomslang Platform Pedals Review
The boomslang also has a unique bearing set up enabling the pedal to be thinner and lighter without compromising the strength.
Specialized boomslang platform pedals review. Though the boomslangs don t offer the widest platform out there the grip on offer is truly impressive. The boomslang pedals are a completely new pedal designed by jason chamberland at specialized head office in morgan hill ca. Great grip smooth bearings and low profile design mimics the foot position of clipless pedals. The best mountain bike flat pedals.
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Immediately you can see that they are thinner than the average pedal and feature a unique design. And it s one of the best too. At their thinest point they come in at 10mm which makes it one of if not the thinest flat pedal on the market. The sculpted alloy platform puts the larger inner bearing tight up to the crank arm within a.
Bearings are lubeable via port on pedal spindle. The platform tapers out to 15 mm at the edges providing a concave profile that allows the sole of the shoe to properly sink into the pedal. At 10 mm thick in the middle the boomslang is indeed one of the thinnest pedals on the market. The result is what specialized claims is the thinnest full strength pedal on the market.
I purchase these in order to better accomplish the 30 day flat pedal challenge offered by ryan leach. With its unique axle design the ultra thin specialized boomslang is one of the more unusual flat pedals out there.