SQlab launches 5OX flat pedals

The main body of the 5OX plastic pedals is reinforced with glass fiber (30%), they offer a slightly concave platform with a large contact area (110x105mm), but without any axle “bumps” in the middle.
 

In short, not the lowest profile, not the lightest, but heavy-duty pedals promising a good grip.
Available in 3 different axle lengths (for riders who always scratch their cranks or seat/chain-stays with their shoes/heels).

Why composite?
In hard contacts with stones and rocks, the material can give way and can usually withstand more abuse than classic, comparable aluminum platform pedals. For this reason, SQlab relies on composite and does not offer an aluminum version.
Bearings are the most important part for durability – SQlab installed Japanese sealed precision ball bearings on the outer and German made IGUS bush bearings on the crank arm side.

The three different axle lengths provide a physiologically natural foot position on the pedal: Suitable for larger feet, a V-shaped foot position or larger sit bone distances, which usually require a higher Q-factor.

The slightly concave platform surface allows an ergonomic position on the pedal and creates enormous grip at the same time. To provide a maximum pedaling surface, the surface is flush with the pedal axle. This avoids an annoying “step” / “bump” in the pedal surface, as it is the case with some other flat pedals.

Basic info:
Material: Fiber reinforced plastic, 30 % Fiberglass, and CroMo axles.
Weights: 429g / 436g / 445g
RRP -> USD: 89.99 // EUR: 79.95 // GBP 69.99

Made in Taiwan
Sizes (different axle lengths, size of pedal platform body is always the same): S M L
Axle length: -5 mm, 0 mm, +5 mm

More INFO about SQlab's ergonomic concepts, related to the axle lengths.
 
Product pages: US & EU

ABOUT SQlab:
SQlab was founded by Tobias "Toby" Hild, a former motocross rider, who had a big crash and switched to riding mountain bikes afterward. In the early 1990s, Toby founded his first cycling businesses: Amazing Toys, a parts and accessories brand for the fast-growing MTB downhill segment, and Amazing Shop, an LBS. 
In 2002, Toby founded SQlab as the world’s first player focusing on ergonomic cycling parts, to ease the ride and help cyclists with pain and numbness issues. SQlab was the very first brand to introduce a sit bones distance measuring tool for fitting, in the same year. 
SQlab became parts of the Boards and More group in 2021, who are better known for ION (apparel and Protection) in the bike industry, as well as DUOTONE and FANATIC as hardgoods brands in the kite/foil/wake boarding, windsurfing and SUP world.

View key specs, compare products, and review SQlabs and flat pedals in the Product Guide.