MKS Korea | MKS Pedals

A Japanese factory
that has made pedals
for over seventy years.

MKS is the pedal brand of Mikashima Industrial (三ヶ島製作所) in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. Founded in 1943 as an aircraft component maker, the company switched to bicycle pedals in 1946 and was incorporated in 1949. To this day it makes its pedals end to end in its own factory: forging, pressing, machining, heat treatment and assembly.

MKS pedals are not flashy. Instead they have precisely machined bodies and spindles, hand-adjusted cup-and-cone bearings, and a construction you can still take apart and rebuild decades later. That is why MKS has long been the default choice on classic road and touring bikes, fixed gears and everyday bicycles.

The pedal that suits
classic bicycles best.
Sylvan.

Sylvan is MKS's signature quill pedal: thin metal cages support the shoe, with the body and spindle running between them in the traditional way. It looks most at home on vintage road bikes, randonneurs and fixed gears.

It comes in three versions by use: Road, Touring and Track. Road and Track are single-sided pedals used with toe clips and straps, while Touring can be ridden on either side, making it easy in regular shoes. All three have serviceable cup-and-cone bearings.

A pedal you step on
with your whole foot.
Comfortable all the way.

Lambda is a double-sided platform pedal that supports the whole sole of the foot. Rows of studs line its wide cage, so even on long rides in regular shoes without clips, the foot stays planted.

Long-distance touring, bikepacking and the daily commute. It is the first pedal MKS recommends to riders who do not wear clipless shoes.

Flat pedals
for city bicycles.
In any shoes.

Commuters, minivelos, folding bikes, the bike you take to the shops. A bike you ride every day needs pedals that work with any shoe, are easy to step onto and last. The MKS city line is made for those bicycles.

Allways with its broad platform, Urban Platform made for the city, and GR-9 with its classic silhouette. Different shapes, all made in the same Tokorozawa factory.

Pedals that come off
and go back on without tools.
EZY.

EZY is MKS’s own detachable pedal system. Fit the dedicated adapter to the crank once, and from then on the pedal comes off and goes back on by hand, without tools. There are two versions: the original Ezy and the further developed Ezy Superior.

When folding a bike smaller, taking it on a train or in a car, or storing it in a narrow hallway or on a wall, the pedals are no longer in the way. Many models, including Sylvan, Lambda and Allways, come in EZY versions.

Find your pedal

MKS pedals chosen by bike, shoes and the way you ride

Making one component
well, for a long time.
The MKS story.

Mikashima Industrial, an aircraft component maker founded in 1943, switched to bicycle pedals in 1946. Since then: track pedals for Japanese keirin, the Sylvan for classic road, the Lambda for touring, platform pedals and EZY for the city. The history of MKS has moved with the changes in Japanese cycling culture.