Roots, drops, and no time to reposition a foot are routine on a rowdy trail, and the Shimano Deore XT M8240 Flat Pedal keeps the shoe planted through all of it. This mountain bike flat pedal pairs a wide dual-concave platform with 10 traction pins per side, plus two optional inner positions, so the sole sits down into the platform instead of on top of it. A thin body with uniform thickness, even around the axle, keeps the platform low and the shoe-to-pedal interface consistent. What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"After a full season of rocky trail riding, the body still looked straight and the pins still bit into my soles, even after repeated rock strikes. A worn pin took a couple of minutes to replace, and the pedal went back to work."