If you’re a cyclist, whether you’re on road, gravel, dirt, or a mountain, you know the difficulty of dealing with clipless pedals (if you don’t know, clipless pedals are the ones your shoes lock into with cleats. They’re called clipless because they’re the alternative to toe clips, or cages). If you’re looking to get the most amount of power and control out of your bike, clipless is absolutely necessary (depending on your discipline), but they can be a nuisance if you’re just trying to ride to work or get to the store.
Switching your pedals back and forth takes a lot of work and frankly just usually isn’t worth it, but riding clipless pedals in regular shoes doesn’t tend to go too well and can lead to your foot sliding off or weird pressure points on the bottom of your foot. Red Shift’s brilliant Mousetrap Pedal Adapters seek to fix those problems.
The Mousetrap Pedal Adapters simply clip onto your SPD pedals, allowing for a quick, easy, and lightweight transition from clipless to flats. They can be installed and removed without any tools, simply snapping on and off with one movement. Their 80x105mm high-traction platform keeps your feet stable, and the 10mm thickness means you don’t need to change your bike seat heigh just to ride.
The mousetrap mechanism works with most SPD style brands, including most Shimano, Look, Ritchey, iSSi, and more. It won’t work with the Shimano DXR BMX PD-MX70, Shimano Single-Sided Click’r PD-T421, or the WPD series from Wellgo. Additionally, you’ll have no luck with other, non-SPD systems like the Wahoo Lollipop system or the Crankbrothers Eggbeater system. A full list of compatibility is available here.
Good news for users of non-compatible systems, however, is that Red Shift plans to bring SPD-SL, Look Keo, and Crankbrothers compatible versions to the market by Fall 2026. For now, the Mousetrap Pedal Adapters are available for $59.99, or you can grab a 2-pack for $99.99. Color options include black and gray, teal and pink, blue and orange, and purple and black.
