The protruding "teeth" on the Sneaker Pedals do wear out over time. They get rounded down and then the pedal is kind of slippery. Mine are in this condition, and a foot has slipped a couple times. Wearing ether Vans or Tevas, not sure which. Still great pedals though!
David On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 12:14 PM, James Dinneen <[email protected]>wrote: > I have the sneaker pedals on a single speed for around town (not a Q'Beam > unfortunately). The pedals are great, much better than I expected but I have > not had the inclination to try them on a tour or longer ride. Perhaps I > should give it a try. I am not sure that I would want the grip kings with > their spikes, unless there was much sticky snow on the ground. Jim D. > Massachusetts > > --- On *Fri, 8/14/09, cm <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: cm <[email protected]> > Subject: [RBW] Happily Pedaling Free (finally) > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 1:27 PM > > > > Just finished up a 6 day 400 mile tour of the great state of Vermont > (huge shout to the most beautiful state in the union). Rode a borrowed > bike so that I didn't have to transport my bike from Arizona. The > borrowed bike had MKS Sneaker Pedals-- and let me just say, they are > amazing. I have had MKS Touring pedals on two of my bikes and always > liked the idea of them much more than I liked them in practice. The > Touring pedals always led me back to my clipless Looks-- but now, i > feel enlightened. Is it the larger platform? the little nubs that grip > so well? > > Now I am wondering, anyone out there with a similar experience? How > about Sneakers vs Grip King? Can the GKs be even better? > > Anyone want to buy a pair of new, in the package MKS Touring pedals? > I'll give you a good deal. > > Cheers! > cm > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
