Heusinkveld Sprint Tilton Style Pedal Plates

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I adore my Heusinkveld Sprint pedals, but the large and somewhat flat pedal plates they come with weren't to my taste. As a big fan of the curved Tilton-style pedal pads, I set out to design some for my pedals. I feel that these pedals give me much better indexing of the ball of my foot for consistent placement every time. With the addition of grip tape, it seems I am far more relaxed in my lower leg as I am confident that my foot will not slip off the pedal. If printed correctly with the right material, they are very robust and fit perfectly. A couple of tips on attachment hardware and grip tape material: * I highly recommend using an M4 x 16mm cap head screw with a regular M4 washer (Mine have an 8.8mm OD). Each pedal boss is designed to accept this hardware, so you will need three washers and three cap head screws. You can reuse the M4 nylock nut that comes with the pedals. * I highly recommend using some type of grip tape to cover the pedal surfaces; it allows you to relax your lower leg a bit more as there is little chance of your foot slipping off. I have been using the following product from 3M and it has not come loose or slipped on the pedals yet. Make sure to clean the pedal face really well with high-content alcohol (90%+ iso or denatured). ***Update Summary*** * 07/29/2020 * I updated both pedal designs to have a 12.5mm anti-rotation pocket length with a slight chamfer on the top and bottom edges of the pocket that interface with the pedal arm. Previously, the length was 12.75mm and allowed too much rotation of the pedal.