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Sovrappensiero: Grippine

Grippine are flexible silicone shells adaptable to any kind of plastic pedals to improve grip and adhesion, designed by Sovrappensiero.

The material and geometry of the texture of Grippine guarantee a firm grip and adhesion between the bike pedals and the sole of the shoe.

A useful accessory to give new life to old pedals, to customize and color your bicycle, to be applied with a simple gesture, without the need for keys, screws and bolts.

Most of the pedals of the city bikes are made of plastic and, without suitable shoes, the grip is poor. Unlike racing bikes or fixed gear, city bikes do not have special attacks for shoes and, if you use your bike daily, it is not possible to adapt your style to the pedal. The grip gets worse in case of rain or when the entire weight of the body is on the pedals to ride in an upright position, and especially for girls who ride the bike in high heels.

“We focused our research on this problem. Our first solution was a pedal with a hard polymer structure and gripping surfaces, but the prototype's advantage over conventional pedals didn't justify its complexity.

We then started again from scratch and aimed to design a product in which materials, manufacturing and usage followed the guideline of simplicity.” explain Lorenzo De Rosa and Ernesto Iadevaia, founders of Sovrappensiero Design Studio.

Grippine takes part at Launchbox competition for crowdfunding projects. The project will be on Eppela crowdfunding platform for funding campaign until july 24th. By supporting the project from this platform, you will receive the first edition of Grippine and be part of the project by voting the colors that will be produced.

The project was realized thanks to the technical support for materials of GTS and thanks to the knowledge in bike frames and ergonomics of Gianmaria Citron from Ferriveloci.