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@andypancake
Yup. All slack.
"This ensures extra comfort and makes it impossible for the user to reach the front wheel with the foot and also that we can take the curves more aggressively without worrying about curbs, potholes or that our pedal will collide with the ground."
It all makes sense now... they are just scared.
Awww
Pedals only hit the ground if you ride a conversion (and a bad one at that) in my experience. Maybe they were running 175mm crank arms? Who knows...