Look Keo Blade 2 Cro-Mo (£139.99)
Look Keo Blade 2 Cro-Mo (£139.99)
Still used by scores of riders in the pro peloton, Look were the originators of the clipless pedal back in the 1980s and are still going strong today with pedals that cover pretty much the whole price range.
The Blades are Look’s top range pedals and come in two varieties, the 220g pedals with a Cro-Mo axle that we’ve chosen here, and a more exalted version with a titanium axle that drops 30g for a significant price hike, coming in at £224.99.
The Blade series pedals, as the name suggests, use an innovative carbon blade system to provide the tension but, unlike other pedals, you can’t adjust the release tension, instead having to choose between three presets when you buy a set (those are 12, 16 and 30Nm).
That system is part of how Look keep the weight so low for the pedals, and this year they’ve ported the blade over to their lower end Keo Max pedals, too, making the Keo 2 Max Blades which, in case you’re wondering, come in at £109.99 for a 240g set.