Man, you describe me and my struggles to an absolute T: Clipless are still best for long rides; but I don't use a bike nearly as often if so fitted; I enjoy platform pedals most of the time; but am scarred, scabbed and bloody all summer long. I got all the way to shin bone last year. I'm actively looking for some platform pedals with a more friendly - yet - still grippy spike. Will let you know if I find something, but will be watching this thread no matter what.
At this moment, I'm adding some screws to some Grip Kings, but planning to set them very low and use loctite to hold them in place. I'm also thinking about getting some shin guards for vigorous mountain rides, but that sort of defeats the whole beauty of platform pedals and not having to go through a pre-ride ritual. I got some 5-Tennies a couple of years ago, which help a little. Because they stick better, my foot slides off less frequently, meaning less in-motion knocks. But once again, that means having to use a specific piece of gear. On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 2:29:02 PM UTC-6, Ryan Ray wrote: > > Hey there, > > I have clipless pedals and shoes and most of the things in the shoes ruse > article don't really ring true for me. Clipless pedals are great and the > longer the ride, the better they are for me. However whenever I put > clipless pedals on a bike that is the bike I never ride, so I use VP-001 > and VP vice pedals and have for years. > Unfortunately my shins are absolutely scarred by near constant scrapes. > Walking my bike. Walking by my bike. Moving near my bike. My wife even drew > blood trying to get her bike near mine. > > I've started by removing (attempting to, some were stuck) the super sharp > headless threaded spikes from the Vice pedals but does anyone else have any > other suggestions? > > - Ryan > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
