Gravel bikes are a well-established subset of the market, and while we now have the best gravel bike shoes and the best gravel bike tyres to choose from, the best gravel bike pedals are still very ...

We've just heard word from Turtle Beach that its launching a new wheel and pedals set of its own, which could prove to be an interesting competitor on this list once we test it out.

Gain ratio: This is a way of measuring the distance that a bike travels with each turn of the pedals. A good first pedal bike should have a gain ratio between the low twos and high threes.

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VicTheBrit, Nara, Japan Why do you think penny-farthings had the pedals connected to the front wheel and not the rear one? Jonathan Parry, Valencia v Bikes with smaller wheels are made with ...