Look Geo Trekking Pedals

Tell us what the product is for and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?

According to Look: "We are proud to present you the new range of GEO TREKKING pedals, our new standard when it comes to hybrid pedals, featuring one flat and one automatic side.

Right now, mobility is the word on everyone's lips.

The emergence of E-BIKES is bringing about new forms of simpler, more environmentally-friendly mobility, sustainably transforming our city centers, our roads and our way of getting around. Bolstered by 35 years of experience in the design of pedals, LOOK has always striven to respond to these new expectations with a well-considered, designed and tested range of products aiming to help and accompany users in their attempts to sustainably change the way they get around.

ONE CLIPLESS SIDE...

The GEO TREKKING pedal range has been designed to support you in your everyday journeys, between office and home, in the city, on cycle lane, amongst traffic or simply when adventure calls and you set off on roads or trails, in search of new horizons. Featuring a flat side and a clipless side, their versatility means that they can tackle every situation and all conditions, providing unparalleled freedom of spirit.

The CLIPLESS side is based on a mechanism compliant with the micro cleat standard, compatible with SPD cleat. This mechanism features across the entire range and enables simple and secure clip-in and clip-out. The retention adjustment system enables an adjustment from 5 to 10. All the pedals are supplied with the EASY cleat with 30% easier clip-in and more natural multidirectional clip-out, offering the possibility of a movement combining rotation and traction.

... ONE FLAT SIDE

The GEO TREKKING model features a body made from injected composite and lightweight molded spikes thus being suitable for a broad scope of practice. This model is also available in the VISION light version."

According to Shaun... I would describe these as a dual-sided commuter/leisure pedal with some light trail and touring potential. However, though well executed, they are expensive relative to the spec and competition.

Feel surprisingly solid – more so than I was expecting and the composites might suggest.

Overall performance has been pleasing. The bodies offer excellent support with various shoe/types, without feeling overly cumbersome. The SPD pattern cleat mechanism offers excellent release, regardless of whether I've been using Look or assorted others' cleats. Despite the relatively wide profiles, I've been able to corner quite aggressively too, though it's worth noting that both test bikes have lofty bottom bracket heights.

Though there will be no issue getting cleats, and the axles seem very solid, it's early days so difficult to say how the composites will fare in the longer term, especially on a workhorse or load-lugging cargo bike.

Neither svelte nor unduly hefty.

Plenty of support, good grip (at least with touring and trainer-type SPD soles), and no hot spots or similar discomfort on longer, mixed terrain rides.

Value is by no means poor, given the performance and design brief, but this is a very competitive market. At one end of the scale there's B'Twin's Road Half Clipless Pedals at £25 – although the tester found the aluminium alloy platform side proved a little slippery – and at the other Shimano offers some very solid looking examples, specifically the PD-MT50s, which come in very slightly dearer at £59.99. Its venerable M424s, though, are £12 less than the Looks at £46.99.

Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose

Overall, I've been pleasantly surprised by how comfortable and efficient the Look Geo Trekking pedals have proven. The cleated side is easily engaged and disengaged, offers a decent connection and seems fully compatible with other SPD patterns. Climbing out of the saddle, bodies and axles feel sturdy, and I've used them off-road on my rough stuff tourer with pleasing effect.

Tell us what you particularly liked about the product

Shimano compatibility; surprisingly comfortable, grippy platforms.

Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product

Price. There are some very capable commuter pedals for less money.

How does the price compare to that of similar products in the market, including ones recently tested on road.cc?

Middling, given there has long been plenty of choice at various price points. Perhaps the B'Twin Road Half clipless pedals aren't the fairest comparators, given the road bias, but they are less than half the price. Shimano's M424 has a more definite trail bias but is considerably cheaper and very solid, with plentiful spares availability.

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Generally speaking, and in the functional sense, I like the Look Geo Trekking pedals and they deliver on their design brief, but there are a wealth of very competent dual-sided SPD/flat designs available with much smaller price tags, some with better specification.