Cadence Prosthetic and Pedal for Cyclists


Cadence is a prosthetic and pedal for below-the-knee amputee cyclists. It helps restore proper cycling movements and efficiency and provides a much safer experience. Pros, amateurs, and even recreational riders can benefit from this kind of prosthetic, during training or just for fun. It helps restore proper pedaling, which enables the rider to go longer, limits energy loss, and reduces damage to the body. The rider has visual feedback, due to the split toe design, of where they need to clip their foot into the pedal. The special pedal allows the rider to unclip with ease, using a back-pedaling motion which is much safer and easier than the pivot motion required of other clips.

Cadence is a prosthetic and pedal for below-the-knee amputee cyclists. It helps restore proper cycling movements and efficiency and provides a much safer experience. Pros, amateurs, and even recreational riders can benefit from this kind of prosthetic, during training or just for fun. It helps restore proper pedaling, which enables the rider to go longer, limits energy loss, and reduces damage to the body. The rider has visual feedback, due to the split toe design, of where they need to clip their foot into the pedal. The special pedal allows the rider to unclip with ease, using a back-pedaling motion which is much safer and easier than the pivot motion required of other clips.


Design Team Information: Designed by Seth Astle, Product Design, Art Center College of Design Faculty: Fridolin Beisert Company Information: Founded in 1930, Art Center College of Design has long been at the forefront of cultivating leaders in the fields of art and design. From its seminal role in the founding of the first advanced-design concept studio for the automotive industry in the 1950s, to being the first design school to receive the United Nations non-governmental organization (NGO) status, to its commitment to having art and design play a role in addressing sustainability issues, Art Center has a history of anticipating societal changes and trends. Contact: Katherine Bennett: kbennett@artcenter.edu

Design Team Information:

Designed by Seth Astle, Product Design, Art Center College of Design
Faculty: Fridolin Beisert

Company Information:

Founded in 1930, Art Center College of Design has long been at the forefront of cultivating leaders in the fields of art and design. From its seminal role in the founding of the first advanced-design concept studio for the automotive industry in the 1950s, to being the first design school to receive the United Nations non-governmental organization (NGO) status, to its commitment to having art and design play a role in addressing sustainability issues, Art Center has a history of anticipating societal changes and trends.

Contact: Katherine Bennett: kbennett@artcenter.edu