- Today, we're unboxing the latest
flat pedals from Crankbrothers.
The Stamp 7 Danny MacAskill Edition.
And we're gonna be giving away four pairs,
in fact, these four right here with me.
But, before we do that
we're just gonna delve into the details,
we'll tell you all about them first.
The stamp pedals are available
in various different guises
suiting the slightly more budget conscious
all the way through to the
crazy, top-of-the-range, titanium featured pedal.
But the Stamp 7 is the one that
Danny MacAskill wanted for himself.
The reason for that?
It's really strong but also remains to be
very light and very efficient.
What he wants in a pedal.
You can see his little signature on the front, there.
Now, it spins on a forged chromoly steel axle
making it very strong and very durable
and it spins in two sets of bearings,
they're Igus LL-glides
and at the end here you can see a little greaseport.
That's for purging out the old grease
when the time comes for maintenance
and replenishing it with fresh grease
which means they just stay operating smoothly
for a lot longer.
They're also heavily sealed with a double lipped seal
on one end there and, of course,
there's an 8mm allen key head there
for mounting them to the bike.
Now, unlike the Stamp 3 pedal,
these sit a lot closer to the crank arm itself.
Meaning, they've effectively got a narrower Q Factor.
This means they're gonna be a lot better
for extended times pedalling in the saddle
and, of course, it does give you the benefit
of additional ground clearance.
Something that's fantastic
when tackling really rocking, rooty
and technically demanding terrain.
Now, moving onto the body itself.
It's made from forged 6061 T6 aluminium so
it's very, very, strong but also very, very, light.
Now, the coolest thing about this is the fact,
as you can see here, it comes in two body sizes.
A small and a large.
Now, starting with the smaller size.
They measure 100mm square,
so they're suitable for size five to 10, that's US sizes,
or a 37 to 43 in European sizes.
So, the larger size measure 114 by 111mm.
Quite a bit bigger than that 100mm square
and are recommended for size 10 to 15,
that's a 43 to 49 in European size.
If we liken the pedals to a skateboard deck
just think about the skate shoes that you'd be skating in,
so lets just say a thin soled pair of grippy skate shoes.
They're quite thin and the reason for that
is all about the board feel,
to actually feel what's going on underneath you.
It's the same principle,
the thinner the pedal, the more stability you have.
To flip it another way, imagine trying to skate
in something, I don't know,
let's say a pair of cuban heels.
Your feet are gonna be really high up from the deck,
you're gonna have ankle roll,
you're not gonna get that stability.
That's the same feeling you get with really thick pedals.
You don't have that stability.
It's all about the pedal feel
and they've absolutely nailed it with the Stamp 7.
Now, the body thickness is something
really, really, important with the Stamp 7.
They're between 11 and 13mm thick at the thickest point.
Now, this does a few things.
So, obviously, it's gonna get you loads of ground clearance
which is really important for riding in technical terrain
but actually, more importantly, is the fact
it gives you a really good feel on the pedal.
It gives you a lot more stability.
The thinner the pedal, the nearer to the axle you are
so, in an ideal world, you want a very thin pedal.
However, it's a really hard thing to get right
with the combination of bearings
and all the other stuff you have to cram in
but with the Stamp 7 Danny MacAskill Edition
they've got it just right.
So, there's 10 adjustable pins on both sides here.
They tend to have the shorter pins in the middle,
the longer pins around the outside
and you can obviously adjust this and tailor them
to feel exactly the way you want.
But, by having the longer pins on the outside
and the shorter pins on the centre of the body
you create that nice concave feel.
Much like the skateboard reference from earlier.
So, if you like riding in thin-ish shoes
where you can feel the pedals a bit more,
these are gonna feel amazing
and they're gonna grip your pedals like a leech.
Something else really good with these pedals is the fact
they've got a five year, no quibbles, warranty with them.
Which, of course, with flat pedals
and the way that they tend to make you ride a bike,
that's certainly a great thing to have.
But, best of all, is we're giving away four pairs.
In fact, these very four here.
Two in a size small and two in a size large.
So, all you need to do to enter the competition
is click the link below this very video
and you could be riding away on a set
of Danny MacAskill Edition Crankbrothers Stamp 7 pedals.
For another great video that's pedal related,
click over here,
and you can learn everything you need to know
about choosing the right pedals for you.
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