There's a real freedom to flat pedals — no cleats to clip into, no dedicated shoes, just step on and ride. Ritchey's Bigfoot Alloy takes that simplicity and puts a machined metal body under your feet, whether you're dropping into rocky singletrack, loading up for a bikepacking trip, or spinning across town in whatever shoes you happen to be wearing. It's the aluminum big brother to the composite Comp Bigfoot, built for riders who want a metal platform instead of nylon.

Ritchey machines the body from 6061 alloy and gives it a concave platform measuring 105mm wide by 110mm, with a 17.5mm profile that keeps the stack reasonably low. The concave shape naturally cups the ball of your foot so you stay centered without thinking about it, and 10 replaceable traction pins per side dig in when the trail gets loose, wet, or longer than you planned. A chromoly axle spins on a bushing inner bearing and a sealed cartridge outer bearing — a combination built to keep contaminants out and hold up over the long haul.

The pair weighs 445 grams, which puts it right in the range for a burly metal platform at this price. When you eventually wear through the pins, they thread out and swap individually rather than forcing you into a whole new pedal — the kind of serviceability that matters if you actually ride these hard. The Classic version comes in high-polish silver to match Ritchey's Classic cockpit pieces, while the WCS version wears black if that's the finish you're building around.