Vortex Ribbed Platform
Pedals · Old School line · Vortex
The Vortex Ribbed Platform is a 1980s pair of pedals from the Old School line. Fitted to the stock bike on its own, it moves every trait by less than 1%, and weighs 70 g less than the stock pedals.
Riding
How traits workAgainst the stock bike with only this part swapped, worked out from its real specs. A whole build is worked out together, so parts don’t simply add up; weight counts.
| SpeedAcceleration and top speed | 0% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PopHop height | 0% | ||
| GripTire traction | 0% | ||
| ControlBraking and steering | 0% |
Measured effects what these mean
| Acceleration | +0.1% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint speed | — | ||
| Hop | +0.1% | ||
| Grip | — | ||
| Rolling resistance lower is better | — | ||
| Braking | — | ||
| Steering | — |
Specs
| Material | Nylon |
|---|---|
| Type | Platform |
| Retail price | $15 a comparable real part |
| Bearings | Loose ball |
Construction
- Ribbed body
- Reflector pockets
How to get it
Reach level 26, then buy it for 25 credits in the BMX shop, Parts › Pedals. Once it’s yours it stays usable whatever its level.
Finishes
Painted in the shop’s Paint tab; 9 finishes fit. Cosmetic. All plastic finishes.
Starter
- Blackstarter
By level
- Whitefactory
- Redlevel 4
- Bluelevel 4
- Yellowlevel 7
- Greenlevel 10
- Pinklevel 16
- Purplelevel 19
- Glowlevel 41
Other pedals
All pedals| Part | Line | Level | Price | Speed | Pop | Grip | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Torque BeartrapTorque · Old School line |
Old School | 22 | 100 | · | · | · | · |
 Primal TenderizerPrimal · Mid School line |
Mid School | 19 | 70 | · | · | · | · |
 Grainline Grandslam AlloyGrainline · Pro line |
Pro | 12 | 100 | · | · | · | · |
 Urbanite NylonUrbanite · Basic line |
Basic | 1 | Free | · | · | · | · |
 Grainline Twisted PCGrainline · Pro line |
Pro | 1 | 35 | · | · | · | · |
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