Magped

It’s an interesting concept, but these heavy and expensive pedals make the riding experience vague and unsafe. We do not recommend them.

There will not be a long-term test, at least not by me. After four rides I definitely feel limitations in my ability to control my bike in tight, technical, situations that I do not experience with the SPD pedals I generally run but I would be open to trying the next generation of the product once certain shortfalls are addressed.

I appreciate this product helps some amazing athletes with unique challenges get out to mountain bike, and BMX, but even at the current weight it should be targeted directly at the Urban/Commuter market. A commuter can rip to work with the efficiency and comfort (float) advantages of a clipless pedal and use then use the same pedal to cruise for a coffee in their dress shoes, or around the neighbourhood in their beach shoes come the weekend without having to think about which side of the pedal they’re standing on.

For anyone who can’t or won’t ride clipless pedals, for whatever reason, and are also not well served by a flat pedal, the Maglock could be an alternative – with better bearings and a fair bit of refinement.

MagLOCKs made my bike feel numb, and every use case I can think of for them is narrow. There are certain types of injury they’re probably great for, but for most riders, I’d say SPDs or regular flats are both better options.