I like BMX pedals, too, and have converted all of my bikes over to 'em - mainly because of foot pain issues, though, associated with cleated shoes. But as far as quality is concerned (and maybe Jim over at Hiawatha can jump in here to confirm) BMX pedals are all across the board. Cheaper ones do have cheap and rougher feeling bearings. But you can pay over a hundred dollars for some that are very light weight, made from alloy, with much more refined bearings - and with smaller, less protruding pins, too.
On Nov 14, 11:52 am, RonaTD <teddur...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Because a lot of Riv discussion seems to focus on pedaling free and > > finding the perfect pedal for doing so, is there some reason BMX-style > > pedals aren't more frequently considered? > > The biggest issues I think people have with BMX pedals are weight and > cornering clearance. Obviously, the wider the pedal, the less the > cornering clearance. Grant tries to address that with the shape of the > GripKing, but inevitably a pedal with "sufficient" corner clearance > will feel narrow to someone who's ridden on something wider. > > The "right" pedal width depends very much on the shoes you are > wearing. For example, I have some Tioga pedals that are fairly narrow > (and lovely light). They work great with my Allen Edmonds "Mitchell" > business casual shoes, pretty well with my Salomon trail runners, but > no so great with Tevas. Teva sandals tend to have a very wide forefoot > that requires you to move your feet farther away from the crank arm, > so they require a pretty wide pedal. > > An issue I have with MKS pedals in general is that the bearing bulges > are too prominent and ruin the shoe-pedal interface. The lovely Sidi > touring shoes I have, for example, are useless on MKS touring pedals. > The RMX sneaker pedals are a notable exception and are fabulous with > Tevas. > > Bottom line for me is that you need to consider both the shoe and the > pedal together. Wider pedals will work with a broader range of shoes, > but at the cost of corner clearance and weight. This being the RBW > list, those might not be such big issues for you. However, if you ride > a fixed gear, corner clearance should be a concern. > > td -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
