The Cradle Pedals launch
At the beginning of 2026, renowned pedal makers MKS got in touch with me about working together on a special pedal. It was impossible to pass up such an opportunity.
I designed this pedal for the kind of bikes I make the most, the kind I love the most: on and off road touring bikes. For touring, you want a big supportive platform, but with less savage shoe destroying pins than an MTB pedal, and more elegance…
I grew up mountain biking, so there are influences in my design from vintage mountain bike pedal cages, and Brooklyn Machine Works’ iconic Shin Burger pedals. The two plates at each end of the pedal reference my signature twin plate fork crowns, and create a larger surface area for your feet. The platform is a big comfy 100mm x 90mm.
Both plates are slightly curved to create a hollow for your foot. The inner plates are also a little smaller than the outer plates so the whole pedal is concave both left to right and front to back, cradling your foot.
Most importantly, MKS’ beautifully polished and perfectly adjusted bearings mean the Cradle pedals will last years underfoot. MKS are famous for the quality of their bearings. They spin so smoothly, are so durable, and so easily adjusted and maintained.
I’ve spent nearly a decade honing my touring bikes, and collaboration has been a key part of that refinement process. Working with Wizard Works, I have the ideal bag for my bikes, and working with MKS, the perfect pedals. I try and think of the totality of my bikes, all the different elements coming together cohesively. The Carrier Bag, and now the Cradle Pedals are a big part of that. Designing these elements, and then having them made by specialists like WW and MKS means that everything works together as well as it possibly can, and is made to as high standard as possible.
The Cradle pedals are available exclusively through Clandestine in the UK, Europe and the US, or through an MKS dealer in Asia.
Get yours here.
