I have been og Speedplay aero pedals for a while which works well. Despite changing to titanium spindle they are rather heavy with the necessary cleats.
Then I saw The Pedal (or TT24) from Mid Foot Cycling on the GCN tech show and they look absolutely brilliant. Lower stack (and hopefully more aero), lower weight and the possibility to test having the cleat even further back. https://mid-foot-cycling.com/collections/our-adapters/products/the-triathlon-pedal-coming-this-season
Anyone tried it or have thoughts about it?
I live about 3 miles from Mid foot Cycling HQ and have met Nils a few times. I visited last week to collect some mid foot cleats for my MB shoes that I will be using for TCR this year. I had a look at the new TT24 pedals and had a chat with Nils about them, and potentially doing some aero testing. I will almost certainly try them out, and maybe use them for Challenge Roth.
I see 3 advantages. Firstly they are designed for mid foot cycling, secondly they are very aero, they fit flush with the shoe, finally, with a very low stack, you can set the saddle lower, potentially as much as 2cm lower compared with regular cleats in a forefoot position.
I think that the biggest aero benefit will be dropping the saddle
Not all shoes are compatible with the TT24 cleats so be sure to check, they have a compatibility list on website. Mine are not (Bont Tri shoes), so I went with the Patro Mid foot Adapters for speedplay and have my speedplay cleats moved back all the way now and I absolutely love it. More comfortable on hips, ankles, and calves while in aero position.
I recently purchased the T24 pedals. My Achilles and calves are weak spots and often tighten or cramp, which led me to try first the mid-foot cleat adapters for normal Look pedals
Pros for the T24s:
Low stack height - feels like your glute and upper leg is connected very directly to pedal
Light
Solid connection once you are in - fewer parts that can loosen compared to cleats + midfoot adapters, and compared to Speedplay
Many degrees of free rotation once clipped in
Cons
There is a learning curve for clicking in. The click is not particularly audible. The technique is opposite of what you do on Look/Shimano. I click in to the T24 by lowering my heel with a backward scraping motion, engaging the rear of the cleat and then slightly rotating my toe outward and down (whereas in Look you “toe in†to the cleat, then stomp down thru the mid/rear foot).
Havent used them long enough to comment on reliability & durability