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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.

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'

For context, I bought these for a gravel bike used primarily on the road, wearing Shimano RX800 wide shoes with Silca SPD cleats, and am an old guy with sketchy knees. Have always used traditional XT/XTR pedals for this type application but wanted a more planted, road-like feel. So I pulled the trigger on a "race carbon" pair.

For me, these pedals are a huge improvement in that the shoe/cleat/pedal interface feels waaaay more planted and stable....much closer to a road feel. My sketchy knees have noticed the difference, too. Even clipping in seems easier for some reason...no more hit-and-miss (my same shoe/cleat combo). On the scale and in use, their weight and stack height are equal to or a little better than my old pedals. They are too new to judge their reliability, but so far the only downside is that I wish I'd have bought these back when they first came out.