{"id":159029,"date":"2025-01-16T15:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T06:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=159029"},"modified":"2025-01-16T16:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T07:38:13","slug":"xc-iii-ez-superior-pedals","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/xc-iii-ez-superior-pedals\/","title":{"rendered":"XC-III EZY &#038; Superior Pedals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I last posted a blog for Blue Lug.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for this is that I have been working at the Bike Friday Tokyo shop that recently opened.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEJiRRYJy7R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEJiRRYJy7R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BIKE FRIDAY TOKYO(@bikefriday.tokyo)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I still work at the Yoyogi-park store, so come say hi!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In other news, some anodized XC-III pedals have restocked.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158791\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00805-1-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00805-1-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00805-1-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00805-1-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00805-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00805-1.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158788\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00796-5-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00796-5-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00796-5-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00796-5-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00796-5-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00796-5.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158792\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These pedals have become one of our classics at this point, but these were actually sourced from the XC-II, iconic pedals from Suntour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158795\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1-504x786-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1-504x786-1.jpg 504w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1-504x786-1-492x768.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158793\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d2a60ac62c832aece6ef1e9ba5fe5732-1280x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d2a60ac62c832aece6ef1e9ba5fe5732-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d2a60ac62c832aece6ef1e9ba5fe5732-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d2a60ac62c832aece6ef1e9ba5fe5732.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The original pedals were produced during the 70s-80s MTB boom. (I wasn&#8217;t born yet) They ended up becoming super popular in the BMX scene. MKS were the people who were manufacturing the pedals for Suntour back then.<\/p>\n<p>Suntour unfortunately went out of business, and the XC-II pedals had become difficult to get. We asked MKS if we can work on a reissued model for the pedals, thus the XC-III was born.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*RIVENDELL* hubbuhubbuh (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/54232794041\/in\/photolist-2qCnfa5-2qCosHT-2qCoqHe-2qChyMw-2qCpiGW-2qCoqHp-2qCoqHu-2qCosGf-2qChyQx-2qCnf9o-2qChyN3-2qChyNy-2qCosEX-2qChySb-2qCpiCN-2qCosGA-2qChyQ7-2qCosCc-2qCosDe-2qCpkJg-2qCpiCC-2qChyT8-2qCoqF5-2qCnfe8-2qCosEG-2qCoqE3\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54232794041_7b7a4cdc6d_z.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* hubbuhubbuh (S)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*RIVENDELL* hubbuhubbuh (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/54232793806\/in\/photolist-2qCpiEb-2qCnfa5-2qCosHT-2qChyMw-2qCpiCN-2qCnfaR-2qCosGA-2qCosGf-2qCoqHp-2qCpiCC-2qChySb-2qChyQx-2qCosDe-2qCnf9o-2qCosCc-2qCpkJg-2qCoqHu-2qCosGq-2qCosEX-2qCpiBA-2qCnfe8-2qCoqHe-2qChyQs-2qCosEG-2qChyQ7-2qCosGv-2qChyT8-2qCoqF5-2qChyN3-2qChyNy-2qCpiFt-2qCoqE3\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54232793806_4fdfd831f6_z.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* hubbuhubbuh (S)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY* preamble (XS)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53190486464\/in\/photolist-2p3i9NT-2p3eNGJ-2p3g9k6-2p3g9uQ-2p3i9DQ-2p3i9Gf-2p3eNCa-2p3i9G5-2p3haAh-2p3j2L2-2p3g9uE-2p3g9n5-2p3eNGP-2p3j2HX-2p3i9Mq-2p3eNKK-2p3j2Jy-2p3eNEQ-2p3i9DE\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/52813781944\/in\/photolist-2osZLrt-2osXr9T-2osXrb6-2osZLsv-2osUzyR-2osZy2a-2osZxXc-2osXr59-2osZxXh-2osYrnj-2osUzAj-2osZxZw-2osYrnu-2osYrmN-2osZLtC-2osZLv1\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52813781944_93d35cb6c8_z.jpg\" alt=\"*CRUST BIKES* florida man (S)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*CRUST BIKES* florida man (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/52814041338\/in\/photolist-2osZLrt-2osXr9T-2osXrb6-2osZLsv-2osUzyR-2osZy2a-2osXr59-2osZxXh-2osZxXc-2osUzAj-2osZxZw-2osYrnu-2osYrnj-2osYrmN-2osZLtC-2osZLv1\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52814041338_6a3f61545c_z.jpg\" alt=\"*CRUST BIKES* florida man (S)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*RIVENDELL* joe appaloosa (54)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/54082576324\/in\/photolist-2qp4F2o-2qp4F1X-2qp72mS-2qp6kL3-2qp6kFJ-2qp4F2D-2qoZbB6-2qp72kV-2qoZbFV-2qoZbEs-2qp6kJu-2qp72mG-2qp72o5-2qoZbDa-2qp72no-2qp5Xfv-2qoZbBX-2qoZbHd-2qoZbH3-2qoZbB1-2qp5XbN-2qp72kK-2qp4F47-2qoZbAQ-2qp4F3v-2qp72kj-2qoZbCD\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54082576324_dd21ae186e_z.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* joe appaloosa (54)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*RIVENDELL* joe appaloosa (54)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/54081375067\/in\/photolist-2qp4F2o-2qp4F1X-2qp72mS-2qp6kL3-2qp4F2D-2qp6kFJ-2qoZbB6-2qp72kV-2qoZbFV-2qoZbEs-2qp6kJu-2qp72mG-2qp72o5-2qoZbDa-2qp72no-2qp5Xfv-2qoZbCD-2qoZbBX-2qp72kK-2qoZbHd-2qoZbH3-2qoZbB1-2qp5XbN-2qoZbAQ-2qp4F3v-2qp72kj\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54081375067_bb17717d2c_z.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* joe appaloosa (54)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"&quot;KELLY&quot; deluxe 26&quot;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53784813777\/in\/photolist-2pWS4yc-2pWUcoR-2pWUcni-2pWTGqj-2pWUcn8-2pWS4wZ-2pWS4CR-2pWUcof-2pWTGuC-2pWTGuh-2pWTGv9-2pWT9ic-2pWUcmw-2pWS4zj-2pWTGrw-2pWMejW-2pWT9fX-2pWT9in-2pWMemj-2pWUcjT-2pWMehb-2pWUcq4-2pWUcm6-2pWS4Fb-2pWMeit-2pWUcjc\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" 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charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>These pedals are great for adding colors to your builds. Putting them on vintage MTBs are also very nice, like Isshu with his Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>My personal Blue Lug build with these pedals is this one\ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*CRUST BIKES* nor' easter(52)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/52612345376\/in\/photolist-2oaduD8-2oadb2L-2oadaVJ-2oaduER-2oadbuV-2oaduMz-2oaduJP-2oacmDd-2oa8qdJ-2oa8qJt-2oa8qCB-2oacnnx-2oa8qpA-2oadbag-2oa8q8J-2oacnki-2oab2i3-2oacmYM-2oab2nb-2oacmWs-2oab2qs-2oacn5t-2oab2rp-2oab2jW\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52612345376_06194a2b9b_z.jpg\" alt=\"*CRUST BIKES* nor' easter(52)\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*CRUST BIKES* nor' easter(52)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/52612764640\/in\/photolist-2oaduD8-2oadb2L-2oadaVJ-2oaduER-2oadbuV-2oaduMz-2oaduJP-2oacmDd-2oa8qdJ-2oa8qJt-2oa8qCB-2oacnnx-2oa8qpA-2oadbag-2oa8q8J-2oacnki-2oab2i3-2oacmYM-2oab2nb-2oacmWs-2oab2qs-2oacn5t-2oab2rp-2oab2jW\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52612764640_4e9d8926ea_z.jpg\" alt=\"*CRUST BIKES* nor' easter(52)\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Crust Bikes Nor&#8217;easter by Cent.<\/p>\n<p>I was not a fan of color parts, but this build made me change my mind.<\/p>\n<p>They can look insanely good when done properly.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>One more thing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158806\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00591-6-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00591-6-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00591-6-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00591-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00591-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00591-6.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">The XC-III is also available in the EZY Superior platform, which has detachable spindles for making bike travels easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158830\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aa7b76568ca1a172770eca04707a334f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"842\" height=\"1026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aa7b76568ca1a172770eca04707a334f.jpg 842w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aa7b76568ca1a172770eca04707a334f-630x768.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A new color-way, all black has arrived.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158810\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00616-14-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00616-14-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00616-14-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00616-14-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00616-14-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00616-14.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158814\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00636-22-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00636-22-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00636-22-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00636-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00636-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00636-22.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158815\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00640-1-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00640-1-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00640-1-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00640-1-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00640-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00640-1.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can remove the pedals in a snap, so it makes it easier for us to take the train with your bike in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-159005\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1867-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1867-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1867-1290x1720.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1867-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1867-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1867.jpg 1485w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I took this pic the day before I flew to Kagoshima with my bike on May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the pedals stick out from the sides. Not only this will damage your wheels, they will constantly attach your back and legs, which really hurts.<\/p>\n<p>I had the EZY Superior pedals on my Brompton. I thought that these pedals were really great, I felt like there are many more possibilities on full sized bikes too.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*CRUST BIKES* evasion (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53712309922\/in\/photolist-2pQtoz2-2pQuvJn-2pQu2zW-2pQtoAu-2pQuvoC-2pQu2CM-2pQtoAe-2pQtopN-2pQuvH5-2pQnCDA-2pQnCKc-2pQtoxJ-2pQnCr1-2pQsis8-2pQnCxi-2pQuvu9-2pQnCKN-2pQsi78-2pQuvDC-2pQu2Ka-2pQnCqE-2pQu2Dt-2pQu2Mz-2pQtoux-2pQnCvz-2pQtoCZ\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53712309922_efda32a07f_z.jpg\" alt=\"*CRUST BIKES* evasion (S)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*CRUST BIKES* evasion (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53712310187\/in\/photolist-2pQtoz2-2pQuvJn-2pQu2zW-2pQtoAu-2pQuvoC-2pQu2CM-2pQtoAe-2pQtopN-2pQuvH5-2pQnCDA-2pQnCKc-2pQtoxJ-2pQnCr1-2pQsis8-2pQnCxi-2pQuvu9-2pQnCKN-2pQsi78-2pQuvDC-2pQu2Ka-2pQnCqE-2pQu2Dt-2pQu2Mz-2pQtoux-2pQnCvz-2pQtoCZ\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53712310187_da22e7dce0_z.jpg\" alt=\"*CRUST BIKES* evasion (S)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you and your friend get the same pedals in different colors, you can trade your color for the day (or forever).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theradavist.com\/suntour-xc-vs-mks-xciii-pedals-review\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-159006\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Then-Now-Suntour-XC-vs.-MKS-XCiii-2-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Then-Now-Suntour-XC-vs.-MKS-XCiii-2-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Then-Now-Suntour-XC-vs.-MKS-XCiii-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Then-Now-Suntour-XC-vs.-MKS-XCiii-2.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article on The Radavist was very interesting. They had compared the original and the reissues which you can read below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theradavist.com\/suntour-xc-vs-mks-xciii-pedals-review\/\">RADAVISTXC-II &amp; XC-III<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They are now all up on the online store!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":158792,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":158792,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1320,"height":1980,"file":"2025\/01\/DSC00787-1.jpg","filesize":310209,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"DSC00787-1-853x1280.jpg","width":853,"height":1280,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":140537,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-853x1280.jpg"},"large":{"file":"DSC00787-1-1147x1720.jpg","width":1147,"height":1720,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":227558,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-1147x1720.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"DSC00787-1-512x768.jpg","width":512,"height":768,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":62506,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-512x768.jpg"},"1536x1536":{"file":"DSC00787-1-1024x1536.jpg","width":1024,"height":1536,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":188387,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-1024x1536.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"DSC00787-1-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":67402,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-800x600.jpg"},"yarpp-thumbnail":{"file":"DSC00787-1-120x120.jpg","width":120,"height":120,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":5363,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1-120x120.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":158786,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00787-1.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-search-keywords":"xc-iii","search-result-sort-order":"price","search-result-sort-by":"desc","stockSortFlg":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/159029"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}