Mountain pedal design tends to force a choice between weight savings and contact area, but the LOOK X-Track En-Rage Plus pushes toward the latter without going overboard on grams. The platform measures 80mm wide by 70mm long, giving you significantly more shoe-to-pedal contact than the standard X-Track or X-Track Race models. That extra real estate matters when you're hammering through chunky terrain in enduro or trail riding, where foot stability under impact loads keeps you connected to the bike between clip-in events.

The body is forged aluminum with four adjustable steel pins per side, two at the front and two at the rear of the platform. You can thread the pins in or back them out depending on how much bite you want against the sole of your shoe, and that adjustability lets you tune the feel for different shoe rubbers and riding conditions. The retention mechanism uses LOOK's standard X-Track interface with tension adjustment via a 3mm hex on the rear of the pedal, so engagement force scales from light for trail riding to firm for aggressive descending.

Cleat compatibility is worth flagging before you buy. The X-Track system uses a two-bolt mounting pattern that is cross-compatible with Shimano SPD cleats, which is unusual in the clipless pedal world where most brands lock you into a proprietary cleat. If you already run SPD shoes and cleats, these pedals work with what you have. LOOK also includes their own X-Track cleats in the box, and those give you the option of 0 degrees of float (black) or the standard release angle that ships as the default.... Read More