Patent ID: 7013755

Claim:
A bicycle pedal assembly comprising: a bicycle pedal including a pedal shaft having a center rotational axis; a pedal body rotatably coupled to the pedal shaft about the center rotational axis of the pedal shaft, the pedal body having a first end and a second end with a center plane extending between the first and second ends and passing through the center rotational axis of the pedal shaft; a front clamping member coupled to the first end of the pedal body, the front clamping member having a front cleat engagement surface facing towards the center plane of the pedal body; and a rear clamping member coupled to the second end of the pedal body, the rear clamping member having a rear cleat engagement surface facing towards the center plane of the pedal body; and first and second bicycle shoe cleats configured and arranged to be interchangeably coupled to the front and rear clamping members of the bicycle pedal; the first bicycle shoe cleat including first front and rear attachment portions configured and arranged to cooperate with the front and rear clamping members to release the first bicycle shoe cleat from a cleat engaged position to a cleat released position upon application of a first predetermined amount of outward twisting force, the second bicycle shoe cleat including second front and rear attachment portions configured and arranged to cooperate with the front and rear clamping members to release the second bicycle shoe cleat from the cleat engaged position to the cleat released position upon application of a second predetermined amount of outward twisting force that is higher than the first predetermined amount of outward twisting force, the first and second bicycle shoe cleats being further configured and arranged to release from the bicycle pedal at substantially an identical cleat release angle.