Look

This remarkable frameset builds into one incredible gravel bike. It's amazingly comfortable...the frame really dampens vibrations from the road/trail...but yet is incredibly stiff. Sound like a paradox? It's not...whatever LOOK did with this bike, it must be magic. Power transfer is instantaneous. The best part about this bike is its handling. It is so easy to ride, it's predicable, it carves through a corner and holds a line like it's on rails, all without you thinking about it. It just does whatever you want it to do...and does it very well...no arguments. If you never felt the biomechanical connection of bike and rider before, this bike will let you experience that feeling. It truly becomes an extension of you.

This is my second pair of this particular pedal after riding the very first model for roughly seven seasons without issue on my TT bikes. Super light and consistent entry and exit. My only quibble was that my latest pair mistakenly came with the super-stiff 16nm spring instead of what should have been the 12nm. I contacted Look and they immediately overnighted me the correct spring and were genuinely concerned about tracing how the mistake happened. Also, BTD with their great customer service offered to replaced them right away, but I told them that Look already had the correct springs on the way. It was a five-minute job to swap. The 16s are almost impossible to get out of, especially in a hurry.

I wish there was more to say about pedal cleats, but they work well and do their thing. I'm a trainer/racer/commuter rider, and when I come and go from work, I have to use a loading dock ramp, which is coated with epoxy. In carbon-soled bike shoes, it's interesting in the wet, but I've noticed it's far easier to walk around with the grip cleats vs the all plastic ones.

It may be placebo, but I do feel that these stay more secure in the pedal once clipped in. They last longer for sure if you walk a lot, I get 6 months or so and I don't do any walking other than in and out of my house or work. Keep 'em lubed with some dry wax and they are good to go.

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This is my go to cleat when replacing worn out cleats. The small pads really do help keeping me from 'ice skating ' when stepping off the bike. The pads did not interfere with clipping in/out. Give them a try'