The first pure platform pedal from the young Austrian company Tatze focuses primarily on grip and durability. The Tatze Mc-Air has 14 sharp pins on each side of the pedal, which are distributed over a footprint of more than 100 cm². On the double row of pins on the inside, even a shoe placed a little further out will still find enough contact points.
Special attention was paid to the bearings. The original combination of an industrial roller bearing on the outside and a wide 15 mm plain bearing bush on the inside was not stable enough for company founder Armin Hofreiter. The plain bearing had to make way for a 12 millimetre wide needle bearing, which is now sealed off from environmental influences by two X-rings positioned one behind the other.
The sealing rings create a slight resistance to rotation so that the pedal cannot continue to rotate on its own when the foot is put down. If you don't like this, you can remove a sealing ring and then have a pedal that turns very easily. With a steel axle (silver), the Tatze Mc-Air weighs 406 grams according to the manufacturer and costs 129 euros. With the shimmering gold titanium axle, the weight melts away to 358 grams, while the price rockets to 219 euros.
Model revision: Tatze Two-Face
The combination pedal Paw Two-Face has been given further detail improvements in addition to the new double-X seal and needle bearing, which should improve the compatibility of the click side in particular with the Five Ten shoes popular with freeriders.
Sebastian Brust
Editor
