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I'm not sure there would be a direct comparison Sean. My understanding is that
the force they are talking about is pulling directly upward on the pedal.
Because it's a magnet it will eventually release, but I don't think pulling
directly up on, for example, an SPD pedal, has a release force that's in a
relevant range. Have you tried removing your foot from a Shimano pedal by
pulling directly up? It simply doesn't happen. Maybe it's 100 lbs? Maybe more?
July 16, 2015, 11:14 a.m. - Cam McRae
#!markdown I'm not sure there would be a direct comparison Sean. My understanding is that the force they are talking about is pulling directly upward on the pedal. Because it's a magnet it will eventually release, but I don't think pulling directly up on, for example, an SPD pedal, has a release force that's in a relevant range. Have you tried removing your foot from a Shimano pedal by pulling directly up? It simply doesn't happen. Maybe it's 100 lbs? Maybe more?