Riding a great city bike through town on your way home from work or on your way out for a night on the town is one of the best feelings in the world. In those situations, no one wants to spend a bunch of time getting ready. That’s the whole point of a city bike, it’s ready to go whenever and it’s comfortable to cruise around town. Visibility isn’t any less important though so that means either making sure your bike has integrated lights or grabbing something from our list of the best bike lights.
One way to add even more visibility is to add lighting beyond just a front and rear light. We included a couple of options in that list of lights and one of those is a pedal set. The Redshift Arclight pedals don’t take anything away from front and rear bike lights but they add another dimension. In general, pedal lights make a lot of sense but the Redshift product does the job better than the competition. If you are looking to make yourself as visible as possible then keep reading to see what we like about the Arclight pedals and see if that sounds good for your riding.
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Design and aesthetics
Every chance I get, I talk about the importance of fashion for different types of riding. Most people tend to like their equipment to match the type of riding they are doing. It would make no sense to jump on a bike like my beloved Priority Continuum Onyx hybrid bike, then suit up in a full lycra kit and aero helmet. Instead, you’d do better to pick from one of the best commuter bike helmets – like the Giro Escape MIPS – and clothes that feel comfortable. That’s maybe extreme but I think it makes the point and it’s not limited to fashion like helmets and clothes.
We have a list of the best flat road bike pedals but you’ll notice that almost all of the options are either double-sided commuter-focused pedals or repurposed mountain bike pedals. Given that I wrote that article, I certainly don’t disagree with the choices, but if you are looking for an urban look there’s just not much out there. The Redshift Arclight pedals are one of only two options on the market and they really nail the style.
The main pedal body is a big flat metal frame…
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