Patrick, one of my favorite shoes I used back in my toe clip days, are skate
shoes. They have grippy soles, padded toes and tongues and you can find them
cheap at Payless or Target. However, currently my faves are 510s paired with
big mountain bike pinned flats. They stick so well, that with a little
technique you can lift the back of the bike. I no longer fear catching air and
having my feet fly off. Not being clipped in has let me ride in situations I
would have gotten off and walked in the past. It took awhile to adjust, but
man, it was worth it.
Claytonious
On Thursday, June 11, 2015 1:31 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]> 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.
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