We've got wood (en pedals)
Ric McLaughlin Friday, Oct 2, 2009 3.40pm
Outland's new Kustom Slim pedals (Ric )
Here at MBUK Towers, pedals are one of those things that we see a lot of. The basic shape and style of the humble flat pedal is pretty much set in stone – the platform.
Interpretations come and go. Occasionally we see uber-skinny numbers or skateboard deck width ones, but largely they're a piece of metal with pins on either side which all spins on an axle.
The key here is the 'metal' bit. Outland are Raleigh's high-end parts department and their latest offerings take a break from the hard stuff, sort of...
Their already spot-on Slim pedals have been wrapped in a wood effect print. These things look more wooden than Orlando Bloom playing a conifer and really have to be seen to be believed.
This wrap print has got us thinking though – what else could we have printed onto our pedals?
Suggestions ranged from the sublime to the obscene. Among the printable were my beard, a kebab and a mirror-ball. Top of the class however was that of a battered pedal with all the paint chipped and scuffed so that when the inevitable occurs and they get a bit mangled you won't mind as much. Genius. Of a sort...
Go on then, what would you have printed on your own custom pedals? All suggestions below, the winner gets a high-five...
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joshtp/mbukman
Posted Fri 2 Oct, 2:53 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
a print of my feet, or at least the bit that's over the pedal...
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ride_whenever
Posted Fri 2 Oct, 2:54 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
feet i think...
or get spds painted on flats, best of both worlds!
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blakef111
Posted Fri 2 Oct, 3:59 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
piers morgan's smug little face, stamp down on those hills!
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D3monik666
Posted Fri 2 Oct, 7:41 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
I'd have a batter print, layered over a white, fish flake design :) All it would need is chips.... (Sorry, so sorry)
Also, is that a Trek Jigger (shot measure) on the right?
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thisisezo
Posted Tue 6 Oct, 11:02 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
Oh yeah they be super sweet, all you need now is some lube dressed up in a cuprinol tin!
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Dango
Posted Fri 9 Oct, 7:50 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
Those pedals are indentical to Gusset Slim Jims
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