Boat shoes would probably be fine. I rode in Ralph Lauren fake All-Stars high-top sneakers today, with thin wool socks. VP-001s with pins. What BMX pedals are you getting? I have a pair of silver VP-001s coming for the Ross C-Line makeover, but I'd like to upgrade another bike as well from "cage" style mtb pedals.
Philip www.biketinker.com On Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 1:31:47 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Richard: thanks. You pushed me over the edge. I plan to try flatties on > the Fargo, but next month or so, since I've just dropped huge $$$$ on my > car, roof, hvac, cleaning, etc. > > Vaughn at Stevie's recommended some polycarbonate pedals list $22 that he > says are fine and used by the BMX periti. So $25 w/tax is no problem. > *And* they come in the designer color of your choice. > > The additional expense, ironically in view of the "no shoes ruze", is that > I need special shoes, and for this I'd like some advice. > > I need closed shoes, not the boat shoes or sandals I prefer in summer; and > of my closed shoes with rubber soles, I have a beat up pair of safari boots > -- too hot; and a pair of nice oxfords with lugged treads -- too nice. > > So, recommend unto me the cheapest possible shoe -- Target? Payless? -- > that will work sufficiently well with these pedals to give me, after a > month or so, a sufficiently true idea of how flatties work. > > If someone has some to sell, I wear 44s. > > For singletrack or other dicey riding situations, I can easily imagine how > no retention would be liberating, esp as I have never been particularly > coordinated. (For a while in the early '90s I rode singletrack with slotted > cleats, Specialized shoes with cross-type cleats; I no longer have those > skills.) > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Richard <rlh...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> You said it Patrick, the ability to move ones feet while riding is a huge >> benefit. Even slight movements make a big difference. >> >> I don't get BQ's "opening the lid" analogy, nor do I understand this >> statement ...."When my feet are firmly attached to the pedals, I may not >> actually pull up, but I am using the pedal that is moving upward as a fixed >> point to push against with my downstroke leg. >> >> What? How can the upward moving pedal be a fixed point to push against? >> >> I'm not against clipless, I used them for many years, but the arguments >> in favor of, aren't convincing to me anymore. I know I'm in the minority >> here, but switching to platform pedals with pins has changed my mind about >> the need for foot retention for any type of riding. Just my experience, >> take it with a grain of salt. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
