Look Keo Blade Ceramic Vision

The Look Keo Blade Ceramic Vision uses the existing Keo Blade Ceramic pedal platform and adds a biomotion light to the rear. It is aimed at road riders who wish to use a performance oriented pedal and cleat system, and also be seen. They work well and you can remove the lights without any change to the pedals.

The new Vision package can be bought for £249.90 with the Blade Ceramic pedals and cleats, or for £124.90 for the Keo 2 Max Vision version. Both pedal options can be bought without the Vision element for £35 less. You can also get a Vision upgrade kit for the fourth generation Keo Blade pedals for £60.

The pedals

This review is primarily of the Vision part of these pedals, as Laurence’s review from 2024 covers all the main pedal points and the pedals themselves have not changed.

Laurence felt the Look Keo Blade Ceramic was a strong, secure and durable pedal and that the ceramic bearings gave a really smooth and weighted pedal spin. He also cited an improved seal system and increased surface area as strong improvements. Having ridden with the pedals for a while, I agree.

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The clip in and out is more positive than with my Shimano R8000 pedals – a very audible click. While Shimano’s are softer in and out, once clipped in both systems hold the shoe securely.

The float felt about right for me with the supplied grey cleats, as did the supplied 12Nm tension blade. Grey cleats offer 4.5° float, but 0° and 9° are available. The blade can be swapped for a softer 8Nm, or tighter 16Nm or 20Nm options as required.

Initially, I found walking in the Keo cleats trickier than with Shimano ones as they have a narrower base at the rear. However, after a few days, I adjusted and didn’t have a problem thereafter. One big bonus to using the Keo cleat is that its smaller size made getting overshoes on considerably easier. Overall, whilst the two systems have their differences, they are pretty similar too, and given a small time to adjust they both work well.

Neither is better or worse, just different. I can recommend reading John’s article about Shimano vs Look pedals.

The lights

The lights, which are 20g each, are small, 46mm wide, 25mm deep and extend 21mm back from the pedal when attached. They are charged via USB-C with the port concealed under a rubber cover. There is a single button under the light to switch it on, change modes and show the charge level.

Employing Chip on Board (COB) LED technology, they gave really clear visibility with this type of light source often more easily seen than a single LED ‘bulb’. COB technology involves many LED chips directly mounted onto a single circuit board which is covered by a phosphor coating. This results in a single, dense light source that produces a smooth, continuous, and bright beam without visible dots. (The Knog Cobber Mid, which also uses COB technology, is one of my two reference lights for what a rear light can achieve.)

I tested in a variety of situations and light levels (both day and night). On rides with a friend or two, as well as group rides, the comments the pedals attracted were very consistent with everyone concluding that solid light – either 3 lumen with 5hrs battery life or 2 lumen with 10hrs battery life – worked better.

These modes are clearly visible in wintery, low light conditions, and from quite a distance – the up and down movement really draws the eye. Although the brighter 3 lumen mode was stronger, the 2 lumen mode was still clearly visible with the bonus of that significantly longer battery life.

At night, again it was the 2 lumen mode that seemed the sweet spot of the four modes available. Although reflective panels on calves and shoes can create a similar biomotion effect, the Vision lights are visible from further away, before car lights illuminate reflective panels. The flashing modes, whilst visible, lose the biomotion effect and they also didn’t flash in time with cadence. This means the eye sees a ‘random’ flash that keeps moving and most people I asked felt it was less successful than a flashing seatpost light, for example.

It was difficult to get an exact measurement of battery life as there is a standby mode and an auto power off feature. Standby kicks in after 30 seconds without movement, but as soon as movement is detected the light will come on again. Full power off happens after 30 minutes without movement, so I didn’t bother switching them off myself ahead of a 40 minute café stop, but then needed to power both lights back on when I continued my ride.

I rode with them on full Solid mode (3 lumens) and the quoted 5 hour life seemed about right, as did the claimed two-hour recharge time. Due to the standby functions, it was harder to test the longer options. As already mentioned, the 2 lumen Solid mode is said to double the battery life to 10 hours, the 60 lumen Day Flash should last for 10.5 hours, whilst the 10 lumen Night Flash promises an impressive 39 hours.

The lights are IPX7 waterproof and survived heavy and cold winter rain. They also coped with riding through a section of flooded road, with my feet dipping in the water, without issue. The rubber flap was secure when fitted over the USB-C port. Additionally this area of the light also sits between the rear of the pedal and light itself which means there is a little more protection for the port.

The clip to release and attach the light was good and secure. It feels like it will last a long time. I had no issues with a light getting knocked off by mistake whilst riding either.

One fairly minor oddity relates to the charging cable, and to a degree, the position of the charging ports. Supplied is a 2m long USB-A to 2x USB-C charging cable which would make sense if you could charge the lights on the bike, and whilst fully attached to the pedals. However, given the placement of the ports, you in fact have to remove the lights from the pedals to gain access, so such a long cable is somewhat redundant. I’d have preferred a shorter cable that took up less space – although being able to charge both at the same time was good.

I also had an issue with the right side pedal bearings, which had some play in them when they arrived, which I didn’t think was normal. I spoke to Look who replaced them quickly, assuring me that it would be covered as a normal warranty issue. Look provides two year cover, or three years if the product is registered within 30 days of purchase. This is reassuring to know and the replacement pedal was spot on.

Value

There are no direct comparisons to the Keo Vision pedals as they are the first road performance system available. However, Look does an SPD style pedal called the Geo Trekking Vision (£99.99). This has an SPD mechanism on one side, while the other side os a flat pedal. Shaun thought they were ‘surprisingly good for general commuting’, but our review is for the pedal only version, not the Vision version.

The Look Geo City Grip Vision pedals (£124.99) are grippy and stable and Emma felt that the lights were surprisingly striking, with the orange glow standing out from your usual red and white bike lights.

Redshift’s Arclight Bike Pedals are another flat option. The brightness is impressive, and definitely a boost to being seen when it’s dark, according to Stu. However Redlight has updated this pedal to a Pro version which now costs £184.99.

A final option for biomotion lighting, the Project Flock light (£64) is a seat post mounted light which also shines two LEDs downwards onto your calves and the ground. At night, it is pretty successful. However, the Keo Vision is more visible from further away, I thought.

Conclusion

Overall, the Look Keo Blade Ceramic Vision pedals represent a good addition to the world of bike lighting. I would particularly use these pedals for night rides and winter day time rides, where they make a big difference. The fact that you can remove the lights, without any change to the function of the pedals, was also excellent – and that 40g weight saving will help on summer day rides, won’t it…?