Originally Posted by
mpetry912
This was a fun thread. Did anybody mention the Cinelli M-71 so-called "death" pedal ?
/markp
Originally Posted by
Writenride
Ok, I’ve never heard of a “Death” pedal before. Death to exposed shins?
I have never used them, but I believe the act of clipping out is akin to an easter miracle. I'll let those in the know chime in.
I think they were intended for track use only. But like any other warning, someone had to say "hold my bidon and watch this..."
The shins were at the least risk. Imagine a pedal you
couldn't pull out of.
As I recall, to release the cleat the rider (or an assistant) needed to slide over the black mechanism visible to the front (it also slides the other way to secure the cleat). Until this was done, the pedal and cleat were most securely fastened together. Wherever the pedal went, the rider's foot was doomed to follow, until the pedal or crank broke or the foot came out of the shoe (or something else came apart). A true commitment to efficient force transfer.