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Elliptigo Pedals - Longest pedal ever?

4.4K views 8 replies 5 participants last post by  benpw  
#1 ·
Came across these "standing only" bikes from Elliptigo today and the pedals immediately stood out to me.

At first glance, they look like they'd be longer than even Pedaling Innovation's Catalyst pedals (for reference, that's a 27.5" tire below):
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They also have an installation video with a closer look at the pedals:

Not seeing the pedals showing separately on their parts & accessories page, but I'm definitely curious how something that long would feel.
 
#4 ·
I don't expect you'd break the pedals riding your elliptical machine on the bike path.

They're over pedaled though ;)
 
#8 ·
There's an element of truth to the marketing, at least for stand up bikes.

My experience from a few months riding standing only this spring was that it's definitely more intense cardio than seated riding or alternating between sitting and standing. For anything over a 15 minute ride, my heart rate tended to average 10-20 bpm higher for the same rides vs. sitting.

I wound up putting my dropper post back on after finding it difficult to keep up pace on group rides or keep going on anything longer than 5-8 mile loops.