SRM Power Meter Flat Pedals are not an April Fool

German power pedal specialists SRM have released a pair of flat pedals with power meters in them. This is not April 1st. We checked. Twice.

If you run flat pedals yet also want to know what watts you’re pushing through them, this is your lucky day. Also, just what kind of nutter are you?

Seriously. Who out there wants forensic (and expensive) info about their pedal power output but doesn’t want to be clipped in? We’ll go into our guesses shortly.

In the meantime, let’s describe what these X-Power Flat Pedals are.Well, fundamentally they’re a pair of flat pedals with a strain gauge power meter in the pedal spindles. That’s if you get the full-on Dual sided option. SRM also offer a single-sided option (ie. there’s only a power meter in one of the pedals).

The X-Power Flat Pedal uses the same axle and electronics as SRM’s existing X-Power SPD clipless pedal. So there is at least the caveat/excuse/explanation that the move to make flat pedal option wasn’t as big a deal as it may first sound.

The Flat Pedals are charged via magnetic charger (like some mobile phones). The run time is a claimed 30 hours from a full charge. The pedals claim a +/-2% degree of accuracy. The weight is claimed to be 205g per pedal.

The two-meter Dual option costs €1.175,63 (approx £991.51). The Single meter option costs €797,48 (approx £672.58). If you go for the Single but later decide you want the full Dual set-up, that upgrade costs €671.43 (approx £566.27).

So then. Who is this pedal intended for? We’re certain there’s a degree of ‘because we can’ about these power meter flat pedals but there must also be some sort of market in mind.

BMX must play a fairly large part here. Maybe.

IN BMX, the use of clipless pedals has been effectively banned since 2013 for ‘novice’ racers.

In 2020 there were further restrictions put in place which extended the clipless pedal to include all Novice racers and all Intermediate Under-12 racers. Finally, as of the start of this year, clipless pedals are prohibited for all racers (Novice, Intermediate, Expert) who are Under-12.

Maybe these are for young BMX Olympic medal hopefuls? Maybe.

But yeah. Power meter flat pedals. What a time to be alive.

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Ben Haworth

Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil. I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.

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