Leatt Enters MTB Aspect World w/ Vibration-Absorbing Stems, Grips, Pedals & Full Face Bidon!
Garments and security maker Leatt had attention-grabbing new utilizing gear to level out at Eurobike ultimate week, nevertheless it was their all-new mountain bike half line-up that stole the current. With plenty of all-new clipless pedals, platform pedals, standard & direct-mount stems, and MTB bars that embody vibration-damping lock-on grips, Leatt drops in with dedication to the mountain bike half part. Plus, there’s plenty of ranges of parts, from mid-level effectivity spec alloy, as a lot as top-tier lightweight Ceramag ceramic-coated magnesium & titanium parts.
Let’s take a greater look…
2025 Leatt all-new mountain bike parts
It’s the 20th anniversary of Leatt – primarily based on the thought of the safety of a neck brace. And now the South African agency is breaking away from tender objects that you simply simply placed on, to onerous objects that be a part of you to the bike. On provide are 5 totally new product courses.
Connecting your ft to the bike, there are 4 strains of pedals – 1 flat and three clipless pedals from XC to DH – each with two or three spec ranges. In between your arms and the bike are ergo grips in 2 thicknesses, alloy bars in 2 rise decisions, and conventional or direct mount stems in just some lengths. And lastly, a number of new water bottles, with one being uniquely full-face-friendly.
Ceramag tech or fundamental alloy
Every the pedals and stems have just some effectivity tiers, with ceramic-coated magnesium Cermag being the top-level – in black or white – promising great delicate weights, gravity-ready power & stiffness, and the facility to damp additional vibration than aluminum. Or chances are you’ll select from standard aluminum alloys – 6061-T6 for pedals and 7075-T6 for stems in black, silver, or bronze – sharing the an identical shaping, merely at a greater weight and further fairly priced price elements.
Lightweight and extreme power are the big benefits of utilizing magnesium for Leatt. Then, improved expertise comfort comes as an added bonus due to the supplies’s vibration-damping properties. Nonetheless its susceptibility to corrosion means the protective finish is further essential.
So Leatt first gives the magnesium parts a ‘plasma ceramic corrosion seal’ remedy, then a ‘extreme placed on resistance’ coating on prime of that.
The consequence’s a matte white or black finish with a deeper texture to it.
Nonetheless that ceramic coating does appear pretty resistant to widespread MTB path placed on. We had a sneak peek at these comparable white Leatt 8.0 Ceramag flat pedals once more in March. And they also have some seen indicators of damage and tear, along with tiny dents from rock strikes, nevertheless look good and guarded nonetheless.
Leatt says the Ceramag constructing moreover has the aspect benefit of being additional eco-friendly than standard aluminum. At its core, magnesium is appreciable and easy to produce from the setting. It could be 100% recycled. And refining and processing it’s a lot much less energy intensive than aluminum.
Mountain Bike Pedals
The biggest unfold of newest tools throughout the 2025 Leatt MTB Aspect line-up are 5 all-new mountain bike pedal designs. Starting with the additional burly gravity sector that’s kinda the muse of all Leatt gear and rising all the best way wherein to their latest endurance family for XC and probably even gravel.
All Mtn flat pedals
The complete pedals – from platforms to clipless – embody a major tier with Ceramag magnesium our our bodies (above) or additional fairly priced aluminum our our bodies (below).
And most have a titanium spindle mannequin too. Or chances are you’ll always enhance the same old hardened chromoly axle to ti down the road for $129€.
The Leatt All Mtn flat pedals have a 114mm prolonged platform in two widths – 107mm or 100mm – so chances are you’ll select what biggest matches your sneakers and the cornering clearance you like.
The 16mm thick platform pedals have a concave profile – 5mm thinner on the axle (when factoring throughout the pins) – and 10 different traction pins.
Pricing begins at $169 / 169€ for the aluminum Leatt MTB AllMtn 6.0 mannequin (381g). Or $259 / 249€ for AllMtn Ceramag 8.0 Flat in magnesium (309g), then $319 / 319€ in magnesium with a titanium spindle at merely 256g for the pair.
Gravity Clip pedals
Subsequent up are large-body 110x88mm Gravity clipless pedals, or what Leatt calls merely Clip form. Their complete new family of clipless pedals use a reasonably commonplace adjustable-tension Shimano SPD-style engagement, and are appropriate with widespread SPD cleats. And all pedals share the an identical axle/spindle development – inboard glide bushing, middle needle bearing & outboard roller ball bearing, all further sealed.
The Leatt MTB Gravity Clips attribute 6 pins per aspect commonplace (solely 4 confirmed, above), however moreover embody the selection for rubber traction pads in lieu of pins. They’re obtainable in 6.0 aluminum for $199 / 199€ at 522g, or in 8.0 magnesium for $269 / 269€ at merely 419g. There’s no ti spindle alternative proper right here, nevertheless chances are you’ll always enhance axles to ensure that you.
All Mtn Clip pedals
Then there are All Mtn Clip pedals. At 95x70mm, they aren’t a ton smaller, nevertheless provide rather a lot lighter weight and improved ground clearance to bridge the opening between path and enduro utilizing. The all-mountain clipless pedals get 4 traction pins per aspect, set broad apart for optimistic grip whether or not or not you could be clipped in or not.
The Leatt MTB All Mtn 6.0 pedals start at merely $189 / 189€ in aluminum (466g), or at $259 / 259€ in All Mtn 8.0 Ceramag magnesium (364g).
Endurance clip pedals
The smallest and lightest of the all-new Leatt MTB Parts family is the Clip Pedal Endurance 8.0 Ti. These Ceramag magnesium pedals with titanium axles are merely 58mm broad x 48mm from tip to tail on the engagement mechanism, and weigh <300g of their lightest configuration. Designed for XC & Marathon utilizing to help Leatt’s latest switch into the realm of endurance mountain bike racing, they’ll seemingly even be a popular gravel choice, too. Significantly, since they’re a claimed 12g lighter than XTR or 44g lighter than XT – the benchmark of pedal effectivity for lots of gravel & XC.
The Leatt MTB Parts Clip Pedal Endurance 6.0 begins out at merely $159 / 159€ in aluminum (382g, claimed). Or go Ceramag magnesium for $219 / 219€ throughout the Clip Pedal Endurance 8.0 (354g) or spare no payments for the Clip Pedal Endurance 8.0 Ti at $339 / 339€ (298g).
35mm Gravity mountain bike cockpits – stems, bars & grips
Pedals are an unlimited tech-heavy method that we interface with our mountain bikes. Nonetheless whereas MTB cockpits are sometimes additional simple, there’s a great deal of room for refinement. Leatt this their new MTB Parts can provide up one factor distinctive, as soon as extra leveraging the sunshine weight and pure vibration damping of magnesium to dial in that wonderful stability of comfort and administration.
Their new Ceramag Gravity 8.0 Ti stem is the best tier, mixing a big magnesium physique with titanium bolts for XC ready weights as little as 93g, nevertheless DH-ready effectivity. Certain, these ultralight stems are EFBE Tri-Examine licensed for Class 5 gravity utilizing, even after they’re lighter than something you’ll uncover on a path bike.
The 4-bolt removable faceplate Leatt MTB Parts Gravity 35 stems can be found in 33mm, 45mm & 50mm lengths, with a 65mm broad x 35mm diameter clamping area.
The shot-peened anodized Gravity 35 6.0 stem in forged & machined 7075 aluminum sells for merely $129 / 129€, at weights of 141/149/63g, respectively. Leaping as a lot as Magneiusm throughout the Ceramag Gravity 35 8.0 stem costs $199-229 / 199-229€ nevertheless saves an awesome little little bit of weight – 107/109/117g, respectively. Then, going all in on titanium bolts, the $239-259 / 239-259€ Ceramag Gravity 35 8.0 Ti stem weighs merely 93/95/103g, counting on measurement.
There’s moreover a 171g aluminum-only direct-mount Gravity DM35 6.0 stem for dual-crown riders. At $159€, you get a 70mm broad x 35mm diameter clamping area, adjustable 45/55mm measurement in a single stem and a +5mm stack spacer to help tweak your house. No Ceramag magnesium alternative though, on account of your DH bike is already heavy to start with, correct?
35mm aluminum handlebars with grips included
Bars are a relatively simple issue, nevertheless not ignored throughout the all-new Leatt MTB Parts line-up. Leatt goes delicate & sturdy with a 7050 aluminum handlebar Tri-Examine-ed to Cat 5, nevertheless nonetheless merely 285g. There’s a 100mm broad 35mm clamping area for max stiffness and compatibility with all stems. And the 800mm broad bars in silver or black get 9° backsweep, and mid 23mm rise or extreme 38mm rise decisions to dial in your match.
Select up a Leatt MTB Parts “Handlebar Package deal” for $119 / 119€ and in addition you get the Launch Administration 35 6.0 bar of your choice (284g) , plus a set of all-new vibration-damping Reaflex 6.0 Grips (106g) completely free. (Included grips will most likely be black and commonplace thickness.)
Ergonomic vibration-damping MTB grips
Certain, Leatt has all-new grips that use the an identical non-Newtonian elastomers from their tender security to damp vibration of their new ergonomic mountain bike grips (beforehand referred to as Airflex, now redubbed Reaflex to sate the authorized professionals for some military gear producers).
The $29 / 29€ grips get two Reaflex inserts (prime & bottom) between the grippy outer rubber and the rigid plastic inside lock-on development – designed to reduce arm fatigue. The grip themselves aren’t pretty spherical (nevertheless just about) with a “variable diameter taper profile” that locations additional sturdy rubber on the outer fringe of the grip and beneath your palm. Select them in widespread 33/31mm diameter, or a barely thinner 31/29mm mannequin, nonetheless with Reaflex inside.
The grips attribute skinny, flexy ribs beneath your thumb and forefinger for optimistic grip, and waffles beneath fingertips for added administration. Plus, there’s merely an inboard lock-on ring and a padded outer bumper to protect your bar – whether or not or not in a crash, laid on the underside (gasp!), or to protect a wall or your automotive everytime you lean your bike in the direction of the first inanimate object you uncover after a hard expertise.
Strive a greater check out what’s inside all of the pedals and the model new grips.
Full-face-specific water bottle
This one feels just about silly to get obsessed with, notably since I haven’t seen it in particular person however. Nonetheless after just some scorching summer time season days testing enduro gear in bikeparks, I prolonged for a water bottle that’s easy to drink out of when carrying a full-face helmet.
The important thing to the all-new $30 / 30€ Leaat Common-Sip Convertible water bottle is that there’s a tube inside that pulls water from the underside of the bottle and some refined valves to keep up it ready-to-drink at all times. What you get is a bidon chances are you’ll sip from with out turning it upside-down. And there’s each the same old Hydrapak Blaster chunk valve on the best cap. Or… the model new Leatt water bottle moreover contains a fast Hydrapak extension tube which you’ll be able to go away hooked as much as the bottle, and may very well be angled inside a full-face helmet for easier mid-ride refueling.
Now, I’ve been ingesting in between runs the place I take my goggles off and squeeze a normal bottle in above my chin bar. Nonetheless the thought-about quick and easy mid-ride rehydration kinda appears like a dream all through this scorching & sweaty summer time season of bikepark utilizing!
Moderately priced All-Mountain to Gravity utilizing tools
I briefly talked about utilizing apparel. And whereas that makes up nearly all of Leatt’s product SKUs, they’ve been moreover delicate on the factor at Eurobike proper right here, too.
Nonetheless what stood out to me was this $100 / 100€ 1.0 Journey Package deal. Purchased as a set for 100 bucks – along with a long-sleeve jersey and a pair of prolonged pants – you get a powerful all-mountain to enduro to DH set of utilizing gear for a superb low-cost price. Supplies are simple nevertheless sturdy synthetics – and Bluesign licensed! – and based totally on the higher-end Leatt gravity utilizing gear. The attribute itemizing reads like one factor out of Leatt’s way more pricey lineup, and we’re psyched to current it a test.
Plus, there’s a kids mannequin too, for merely $90 / 90€ for the jersey & pants pairing. Bonus for enduro dad and mother!
Lastly, Leatt says they’ve enormously expanded their path garments decisions for MY25, making certain that girls get parity with males on decisions the least bit ranges We’ve examined loads of the higher-end women’s gravity garments decisions from Leatt over the previous couple of seasons and have always come away completely happy, nevertheless wishing there have been as many decisions as there have been for males. It appears like our concerns are being addressed. We’ll be sustaining a tally of it!
Leatt MTB Parts – Availability
The complete all-new Leatt MTB Parts, the model new fairly priced gravity placed on, and the updated males’s & women’s path tools are formally model 12 months 2025 merchandise. That means formally you acquired’t be able to buy it until the start of subsequent 12 months. Nonetheless, we’ve seen before now that Leatt manages to sneak a number of of their subsequent 12 months’s tools out to sellers in early winter. And we’ve heard that plenty of the brand new MY25 gear – identical to the Ceramag parts, as an example – must be obtainable earlier throughout the fall. Hit up your native Leatt distributor or provider to stand up up to now provide timelines in your market.
We’re notably curious to take a look at the Ceramag tools to see the best way it stands as a lot as real-world (ab)use, and to see if the funds gravity placed on is just about nearly as good as Leatt’s additional premium enduro utilizing garments.
