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Switch aero system by redshift sports12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Gravel riders or those seeking more power directly over the pedals may want to look at the Vybe Gravel with no-setback. It is marked with gradations to help with getting the elevation as you want it. The Duro clamp (two grooved plates pulled tight by an Allen-head bolt. USE describe the seatpost as completely serviceable. There are, as one would expect, no aero options. That covers most possibilities, although not 25.4. For each load there are three post diameter options 27.2mm, 30.9mm, and 31.6mm. Ours was the hard spring, and the adjustment just happened to feel right from the first ride. Fine-tuning is done in the parameters of the three broad categories that you choose form when purchasing. The preload can be adjusted using a hex-head bolt at the base of the post. Spring, as opposed to elastomer ‘Thudbuster’ types offer more uncluttered seat post. This may cause some issues for older geometries (more of that later), but gives loads of adjustment on more modern machines. With a minimum insertion of 100mm, this gives 300mm of exposed seatpost, if you need to go that far. If you commute day or night, I highly recommend these pedals.A matt black aluminium seat post, the USE (Ultimate Sports Engineering) Vybe Suspension Seatpost is a generous 400mm in length. They make you much more visible and are comfortable to use. So far, these Arclight pedals have been great. Having a higher waterproof raining would give you one less thing to worry about while still giving you high visibility when you need it most. It is possible while commuting you may have to cross a deep puddle, or it is raining extremely hard. Lasty, making the Light Modules IP67 rated where getting submersed wouldn’t damage them would be great. The batteries last pretty long, but longer battery life is always welcomed. First, reducing weight, possibly by making the pedals a little thinner would improve the product. There really isn’t anything bad to note on the pedals, but I think with future iteration some improvements could be made. To my knowledge, there isn’t another set of pedals like these, and I think they are quite innovative. For flat pedals, this could seep quite expensive, but the added level of safety they provide, it is well worth it Final Thoughts The Arclight pedals cost $139 USD, but you can get 10% off on you first order plus free shipping. It will be interesting to see how these pedals perform in the future and see how the hold up to daily use. Also, I’m not sure how easy it will be to rebuild or regrease the pedals in the future. I haven’t seen an exploded diagram of the pedals, but I assume there is a rubber O-ring to protect from water ingression into the pedal body. I would recommend removing the light modules after riding in rain to make sure everything completely dries out. With the pedals being so low they are guaranteed to get a constant spray of water if you are riding in the rain. Thus, these pedals are only rated for protection against splashing water and not water immersion.Ī higher IP rating would be a little better and more reassuring, but that would probably increase the cost. The 4 is the level of protection to water ingress on a scale of 0-8. The 6 in IP64 gives the level of protection to solid objects (dust, dirt, etc.) on a scale from 0-6. The Light Modules are designed to be “weatherproof” with a rating of IP64 (IP is ingress protection). ![]()
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