Ride With Less Pain & More Power – The Pedal That Eliminates Foot, Knee & Back Pain While Boosting Your Performance

On Your First Ride You Will Experience:

  • 1) Less Pain
  • 2) More Power
  • 3) Better Stability

"These pedals make riding feel so much more natural. My legs don’t feel as fatigued, and I’m able to ride longer without aches and pains. I didn’t realize how much my old pedals were holding me back until I made the switch!" — Chris R.

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The Pedal That Changes Everything: Say Goodbye to Pain and Unlock Your True Riding Potential

How many times have you finished a ride only to be met with aching feet, sore knees, or nagging lower back pain?

How often have you been told that clipless pedals are the only way to ride efficiently—only to feel locked in, uncomfortable, and constantly adjusting to avoid pain?

You’re not alone.

Thousands of riders just like you have struggled with discomfort, injuries, and frustration on the bike, thinking that pain was just part of the experience.

But it doesn’t have to be.

Meet the Catalyst Pedal—the only pedal designed to work with your body’s natural movement, giving you unmatched comfort, power, and control.

Whether you're a mountain biker, road cyclist, commuter, or BMX racer, these pedals will revolutionize the way you ride.

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“When I first saw them, I thought it might be a gimmick, but that thought ended with my first ride with them.  I was amazed at the power transfer on the climbs, and I went up a few technical climbs that I’ve always had to hike-a-bike.

Just when I thought I was convinced these were good pedals, I came downhill and realized these are GREAT pedals.  The balance, weight transfer, and control was totally improved.  I couldn’t believe what a game changer this was.” - Brian L. San Diego, CA

"I love mountain biking but was starting to dread the discomfort in my lower back and ankles after every ride. Since switching to Catalyst Pedals, I ride pain-free, and my confidence has skyrocketed!"— Eric B.

"After years of struggling with knee pain on clipless pedals, I finally gave the Catalyst Pedals a shot. I couldn’t believe the difference! No pain, better power transfer, and I actually feel stronger on the bike." — Sarah W.

Meet James Wilson - Creator Of The Catalyst Pedal

My name is James Wilson and you may know me by my alter ego, BikeJames. Since 2005 I’ve dedicated myself to creating training programs that meet the unique needs of mountain bikers.

I’ve had the chance to write for some of the top mountain biking websites and magazines in the world and I’ve been featured as a guest expert in Men’s Health magazine and Outside.com.

As the “MTB Strength Coach” I’ve had also worked with hundreds of riders, including some of the top pros and teams. In fact, it was while working with a young Aaron Gwin and the Yeti World Cup Team that I started the journey towards this idea.

My goal was to investigate the science behind clipless pedals so that I could design better training programs for them.

I figured that since a lot of the riders I was working with on the team raced in clipless pedals I should know how they worked and what I could do to make the riders even better on them.

And this is where things got interesting...I couldn’t find anything. 

People act like you can throw a stick and hit 5 studies that prove that clipless pedals are better than flats and that you need to pull up on the backstroke with them. 

But I couldn’t find anything to back this up.

Then things got even stranger when I started to find studies that actually disproved what I had been told. 

Over the years I gathered more science and anecdotal evidence regarding the truth behind the pedal stroke and foot position, eventually putting it all into a document I called The Flat Pedal Revolution Manifesto.

It’s a free download (you can Google it) and in it you’ll find what led to the design of the Catalyst Pedal. 

Meet James Wilson - Creator Of The Catalyst Pedal

The Catalyst Pedals are based on my decades of research and experience. I guarantee that they are the best performing, most comfortable pedals you will ever use or I'll give you your money back.

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“These things are just as advertised. Not only do they grip like glue, the foot placement made a noticeable difference immediately. I felt more in control during my first ride with these than I've ever felt in thirty years of trail riding". - Jason

An Idea Is Born…

One day my research led me to realize that every pedal ever designed has been made from the assumption that you need to push through the ball of the foot.

However, this is an outdated view of the pedal stroke.

The foot and lower leg act very differently depending on one thing…does your foot break contact with the ground (or whatever it is on)?

You see, you only want to push through the ball of the foot when you want your foot to break contact with what it is on.

So if I was walking, running, or trying to jump then yes, in those instances I would want to push through the ball of the foot.

But I’m not doing any of those things when riding my bike and since my foot stays in contact with the pedal throughout the pedal stroke, it wants to act much differently.

In this case it is more like the squat or deadlift in the gym, where I want to have both ends of the arch of my foot supported so I can drive through a strong, stable foot.

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And just in case you think you might lose some power from not being able to use your ankle and calf muscles to push and pull, this study (J.R. Van Sickle Jr, M.L Hull/ Journal of Biomechanics 2007) showed no difference in power or economy between the ball of the foot and the mid-foot position…which means that the ball of the foot isn’t “better” or it would have won.

At worst you won’t lose anything by using the mid-foot position.

However, it did show an important difference in how that power was produced.

They found that driving through the ball of the foot placed more stress on the calf muscles and Achilles tendon, while the mid-foot placement took that stress and put it on the hips.

This is interesting when you consider that the hips – and not the quads – have been shown to be the major drivers of the pedal stroke (ELMER, S. J., P. R. BARRATT, T. KORFF, and J. C. MARTIN. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2011).

Taken together, all of this points to a pedaling platform that optimizes the mid-foot placement to best recruit the hips, which are the main muscles used to power the pedal stroke.

Which is exactly what I did with the Catalyst Pedal.

By providing a platform that lets you support both ends of the arch of your foot, the Catalyst Pedal supports your foot the same way the ground would, allowing for a more balanced, stable foot position and increased power transfer into the drivetrain.

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How It Works...

To accomplish this the Catalyst Pedal features a full 5 inches/ 128 mm of contact space for your foot. This allows the pedal body to support both the ball of the foot and the heel while also resulting in a true mid-foot placement of the axle.

However, the Catalyst Pedal isn’t any wider than a normal flat pedal – 3.75 inches/ 95 mm to be exact. This means that it disappears under your foot and doesn’t expose any extra pedal body to rock strikes. This also means that the Catalyst Pedal is actually smaller underfoot than any other “oversized” flat pedal.

In order to get the most out of your Catalyst Pedals you just need to do one simple thing…

Make sure that axle is in the middle of your arch.

On the Catalyst Pedal this foot position will make sure that you are able to support both ends of your arch. No other pedal on the market is long enough to accomplish this, which is what makes the Catalyst Pedal so effective.

A REGULAR PEDAL CREATING A FORWARD PUSH INTO THE PEDAL.

With the ball of the foot on the pedal you are forced to push forward – literally trying to kick your foot off of the pedal as you pedal.

THE CATALYST PEDAL CREATING A BALANCED PUSH INTO THE PEDAL.

But when you move the foot forward it balances the forces going into the pedal. Now you can drive down into a strong, stable platform without having to fight those forward forces.

This Foot Placement Improves Your Pedaling In 3 Ways:

Power

By supporting both ends of the arch of the foot you naturally support the arch itself, which gets rid of flex in the arch.

 An arch that is only supported on one side is weak and flexible while one that is supported on both sides is strong and stable.

By supporting the arch with the pedal body itself you get rid of the foot flex you usually need stiff soled shoes for.

This improves power transfer since the pedal body itself is far stiffer than even the stiffest soled shoes, which means every bit of power your legs produce go straight into the crank arms.

Efficiency

The mid-foot placement of the axle balances the foot, which takes stress off of the ankle joint and allows for better recruitment of the hips. 

The hips have also been shown to be the major muscles used when pedaling, not your quads (ELMER, S. J., P. R. BARRATT, T. KORFF, and J. C. MARTIN. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2011).

The mid-foot position has also been shown to shift the stress from the ankles to the hips (J.R. Van Sickle Jr, M.L Hull/ Journal of Biomechanics 2007).

This means the mid-foot position allows your body to better recruit the main muscles powering the pedal stroke.

Comfort & Stability

The more balanced foot position achieved from this pedal design will result in a more balanced application of force into the pedals.

Instead of pushing forward into the pedal through the ball of the foot you will push straight down through the entire foot.

This will result in less stress on the feet since you aren’t pushing them into the toe box of your shoes with every pedal stroke, plus your feet won’t push over the top and come off during hard sprints on the trail.

Now you can let your foot move naturally on the pedal with the same type of articulation and support it was designed to thrive on.

The Catalyst Pedal is the only pedal in the world that looks first at how the foot and lower leg optimally move and then applies that insight to the bike.

I’m so confident that you’ll love the Catalyst Pedal that I’ll back it up with a full 60 day money back guarantee.

Spend a few weeks on them, try your regular pedals again and then decide if they are right for you. If you don’t notice an increase in stability, comfort and power then send them back and I’ll give you your money back…let’s see any other pedal company make a promise like that.

So if you are looking for a better way to pedal your bike…one that works with your body’s natural ways of moving instead of forcing old, outdated theories about the pedal stroke on us…then start your journey to a better ride by clicking on the Shop Now button below and getting the one and only Catalyst Pedal.

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"Spring finally arrived, and I got the Catalyst Pedals put on, and started riding. The pedals are terrific, and one of the best purchases I’ve made in a long time.

I had been using the old toe clips, and was experiencing steadily increasing knee cap pain. With the Catalyst Pedals, my knee cap pain is gone, and I’m able to mountain bike with more intensity. Also, I would concur that the pedals give you more power, absolutely. I’m also climbing hills “up one or two gears”. Getting the weight off the front of the foot and on to the heel and mid-foot makes all the difference. 

Thanks for a great product. I’ll be ordering some more down the road". - Guy

Still not convinced that the Catalyst Pedal is right for you? I understand, it can be hard to go against everything you have heard about the pedal stroke. But the truth is that the there are logical and scientific reasons for this view of the pedal stroke.

I’d like to send you a free guide with 3 tips that you can use on your next ride to decrease pain and improve your power. Maybe the Catalyst Pedal isn’t for you but at least you can get more out of your riding by understanding how to optimize your foot and riding position.