Look started out as a manufacturer of ski bindings - and is certainly better known for its pedals on the road than off-road. But that could soon change: Because with the new X-Track pedal, Look is making a pivot away from a system that required proprietary cleats; now it works with SPD cleats.

Look claims a very good weight-to-force transmission ratio for the new X-Track pedals. This is certainly also achieved by the fact that the pedals offer a large contact surface, with the 515 square millimeters of contact surface between shoe and pedal, no pedaling force should be lost. With the lightest model, the X-Track Race Carbon Ti, a pair of pedals including cleats weighs 404 grams.

The click mechanism is adjustable in terms of click-in and click-out hardness and offers plenty of space thanks to its open design, so that getting on and off should be easy even in muddy and dirty conditions. Various models - see photo gallery - are available in the X-Track-Race and X-Track-Rage versions. The Rage versions offer a larger pedal cage for rougher use and will be available from around March 2018, while the other versions should be on the shelves of well-stocked specialist retailers from around November.

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