In the event you love flat pedals, however hate taking them to your shins, verify this out: 9Point8 is actually turning pedal design on its head with their new iNVRS system. As an alternative of utilizing a tough pedal physique with traction pins mounted to the floor, iNVRS places a gradual rebound rubber floor on the pedal and the traction pins in your footwear!
9Point8 claims that there are a couple of benefits of the iNVRS system in comparison with conventional pedals. The obvious is that with a rubber coated pedal with out pins, taking it to the shin gained’t go away your pores and skin wanting like bloody hamburger. Additionally, now that the traction pins are in your footwear, it ought to supply a extra stable footing on slippery trails – particularly throughout the winter months with ice and snow.
Moreover, 9Point8 is providing an SPD Studded Cleat which is able to assist you to flip your present clipless footwear into flat pedal footwear. In the event you don’t wish to use the SPD Studded Cleat, 9Point8 gives carbide-tipped studs that may be pushed into the soles of present flat pedals footwear, or boots.
Clearly, having carbide-tipped studs on the underside of your footwear opens up new considerations of destroying no matter you stroll on, so you must plan to solely put on these whereas driving. However for informal driving, you can even skip the studs altogether and simply pedal with regular footwear on the grippy rubber pedals.
The iNVRS pedal makes use of a nylon physique with a metal axle, two bearings, and one bushing per pedal. Claimed weight is 588g per pair, not together with the studs or cleats.
| Pedal Physique/Rubber Pads | Concave-shape, Strengthened Nylon/9point8 Proprietary System Gradual-Rebound Rubber (replaceable) |
| Bearings | Needle Curler, Ball Bearing, Plain Bearing. Sealed (rebuildable) (2 Bearings, 1 Bushing) |
| Axle | 9/16″ ThreadsAlloy Metal, Plated. Set up with M8 Allen Hex |
| Dimension/Weight | 588g/pair |
| Included | 1x Left Pedal, 1x Proper Pedal |
| Studs (Required for MTB) | Quick 3.5/7.9mm, Lengthy 4.4/10.7mmChoose the longest studs that can work together with your sole thickness SPD Studded Cleats additionally obtainable |
Pricing begins at $69 for a set of pedals, and including 50 studs to the acquisition bumps the value as much as $139. The pedals and the SPD Studded Cleats run $118, and the pedals, SPD Studded Cleats + 20 studs will run you $148.