Race Face Chester Pedals Gets New Sizes, More Grip and a Lifetime Warranty

Chester pedals have long been a staple in bike shops as a colorful, cheap, and bomber pedal option for everything from commuting to trail riding. These high-quality composite pedals make the perfect option for price-conscious riders where quality needn’t be compromised. Rather than rest on its laurels with a bomber pedal platform, Race Face took feedback from its community of riders and redesigned the Chester with a more concave feel, improved grip and multiple sizes. Let’s take a look.

Race Face Chester Quick Hits:

Updated pedal shape
- For better shoe-pedal contact, and a secure concave feel
Better pins, and more of them
- 11 pins per side – improved placement, better grip, easy foot-adjust, less shin-damage
Available in Small and Large platform sizes
- Small – 105 x 100mm
- Large – 115 x 110mm 16mm platform height
Fully rebuildable and serviceable internals
Eight color options
- Black / Red / Orange / Green / Turquoise / Blue / Purple / Magenta
Lightweight
- Small pair – 345g
- Large pair – 355g
- Chester Pedals MSRP (Small or Large Pair): $55.00 USD / $69.00 CAD

Pedal Shape

The previous iteration had a bulge in the center of the pedal platform to house the pedal spindle. Many composite pedals need more material in this area to achieve desired strength (aluminum is stronger and requires less metal to achieve the same strength). The drawback of the bulge is an insecure, convex feel. With the new Chester, the pedal is slimmed down the spindle housing without compromising strength, almost eliminating the bulge entirely and resulting in a more concave and secure feel.

Platform Size

The new Chester comes in two sizes, Small (105 x 100mm) and Large (115 x 110mm) to better suit the needs of all riders.

Pin Placement, Type and Quantity

Chester now has nine metal pins and two molded plastic pins for a total of 11 pins per pedal side (three more than the previous model).

Q-Factor

The new Chester eliminates the wrench flats from the pedal spindle to reduce Q-factor, meaning the rider’s feet will sit closer to the cranks. Riders can now improve ride ergonomics with a simple pedal swap.

Check out more at Race Face.