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Crankbrothers Double Shot 3 — Specs & Analysis
Manufacturer specifications, compared against every other pedals in our database. We do not test gear in the field — we measure, verify, and compare.
Flat one side, clip-in the other, in an A380 aluminium body with eight adjustable pins per pedal and a 57 mm Q-factor. 403 g the pair. Dual-sided pedals are the single most common choice in the largest survey of non-racing riders we could find.
The dual-sided pedal is the format that wins on the numbers and loses on the arguments, which is a strange place for a product to sit.
Here is the case for it. In the largest reader survey of touring and bikepacking riders we could find — 518 respondents, 2025 — half of them were on a pedal with a flat face on one side and a clip mechanism on the other, and that share had risen ten points in three years. Pure clipless was second, pure flats last. Among racers the picture flips, but even there dual-sided pedals show up: eleven of the hundred surveyed 2024 Tour Divide rigs ran them.
The reason is the one thing neither pure format can do. A bikepacking day is not one kind of riding. There is a road drag where clipping in is pleasant, and there is a rocky descent, a stretch of pushing, and a town stop where it is not. A dual-sided pedal lets you have the argument once per section instead of once per trip, and it means a failed cleat or a hot spot is an annoyance rather than the end of your riding position.
The Double Shot 3 does this in machined A380 aluminium with eight adjustable pins on the flat face — which matters, because the usual failure of this format is a flat side that is really just the back of a clip pedal. Eight pins is a genuine platform, not a token one.
Now the honest costs, because this format has them. At 403 g the pair it is the heaviest pedal listed here, and it is heavier than either pure design by construction — you are carrying two mechanisms. The flat face is smaller and less grippy than a dedicated platform like OneUp's 115 x 105 mm. And you have to flip the pedal to find the side you want, every time, which is a small irritation that some riders never stop noticing. We have found no evidence in either direction on whether riders stay with dual-sided pedals long-term, and that gap is worth stating rather than filling in.
Weight is quoted per pair, as Crankbrothers publishes it. The price stored is the maker's regular price; their storefront shows much of the catalogue under a "Final Sale" label with a lower figure beside it, and we do not treat a storefront-wide label as an MSRP.
Who Is the Crankbrothers Double Shot 3 Best For?
Riders whose route mixes long road sections with pushing, rough ground and town stops. If that describes your riding style, the Double Shot 3 should be at the top of your shortlist. It sits in the Pedals category alongside 3 other products we track.
How It Compares
At 403g and $159.99, the Double Shot 3 is 48g heavier than the lightest option in this category (the OneUp Components Composite Pedal at 355g). The most budget-friendly option is the OneUp Components Composite Pedal at $49.99.
The price-to-weight ratio comes in at $40 per 100g — a premium price point, but you're paying for quality, materials, and design that justify the investment for serious bikepackers.
What We Like
- +Eight adjustable pins on the flat face, not a token platform
- +Covers a road drag and a hike-a-bike without changing pedals
- +A failed cleat or hot spot stops being trip-ending
- +The format half of surveyed touring riders chose
Watch Out For
- −Heaviest here at 403 g the pair — two mechanisms to carry
- −Flat face is smaller and less grippy than a dedicated platform
- −You have to flip it to find the side you want
- −No evidence either way on long-term retention
The Bottom Line
We haven't scored the Crankbrothers Double Shot 3, and neither has anyone else we can cite. It's here for its verified specifications and dimensions, which is what the fit tools run on — a score is an editorial judgement, and we don't hand one out until someone has a basis for it. What this page can tell you is measured: 403g, $159.99, and how both sit against every other pedals product we track.
Price and Weight checked against the manufacturer on 30 August 2026 — see the source.
Specifications and dimensions come from the sources listed above. Where a page draws on first-hand riding, it says so.
How it compares
Against the 4 pedals we hold published specs for.
At 403g the Double Shot 3 is the heaviest in the category we track, against a category median of 371g.
At $159.99 it undercuts 1 of 3 of them, against a median of $135. That works out at $40 per 100g — above the $35 median for pedals.
Weight and price come from published specifications. Cost per 100g is a blunt measure — it rewards light gear and says nothing about durability or whether the thing works — so treat it as one input, not a verdict.
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