I think you have to drill and tap the pins to them for the ultimate pedal. My own BMX style pedals Crank Bros. etc. seem to work fine with excellent traction and the wide contact area for low psi, no hot spot pedaling. I had the touring pedals for several hundreds of miles and love the retro look but found them to slip in the wet too much. My favorite pedal actually is an inexpensive MTB pedal with the tooth like cage around the perimeter. Somewhat crude and some fear the dreaded calf scape but I've not found them to be a problem ever. I get good traction and can dismount in a flash plus I've spun up to about 130 rpm with them on my single speed. My climate/terrain however is predominately wet and hilly so.......
On Jun 1, 4:35 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I am in my 6th decade as well, and I have tried just about every pedal put > there. I have found the MKS touring to be the best all-arounder for me. I've > used the GripKings, but did not find them to be all that grippy. In fact, in > wetness, they slipKings, not gripkings! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 1, 2011, at 4:18 PM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks for sharing your experience Charlie. I tested out the Grip > > Kings over the weekend and plan to give them another try, but found > > the lack of contact disconcerting. At 66 I'm no longer too concerned > > about how fast I'm going, but there is a sense of blending man and > > machine that I get from toe clips that i don't get from totally > > clipless pedals. Plus, perhaps, after 25 years of being clipped in my > > pedaling style seems pretty dependent on some form of clips. I'm open > > to learning to cycle in sneakers and love riding in my keen commuters. > > > michael > > > On Jun 1, 6:56 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> You've probably heard/read this before but you might want to just try > >> riding un-attached. I gave up attached pedaling about seven years ago > >> and once my leg muscles were retrained I found it liberating and I > >> kept track of my times on familiar routes with no average time > >> differences. In fact, some of my fastest were with my Teva sandals > >> and BMX style platform pedals. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for > >> fixed gear pedaling but for everything else I do. At first I had a few > >> foot slips because my legs had become "lazy" being attached but I soon > >> adapted and haven't been sorry since, not even once......plus I get to > >> wear any shoes even my work boots when I'm riding places where I > >> happen to want work boots on. I used to get those hot spots too which > >> is why I quit using clip ins and even my old school slotted cleats and > >> toe clips.....too many foot problems. > > >> On Jun 1, 12:48 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> About a decade ago I discovered Speedplay Frog Pedals and fell in love > >>> with them. I have recommended them to many people and everybody who > >>> wanted an easy on and easy on the knees pedal loved them. Gradually > >>> all my bikes got them. But now I am developing a cronic hot spot on > >>> the ball of my foot and suspect that always using the same pedal might > >>> be a contributor, so have decided to go for some variety. I have an > >>> old pair of useable Campy rat traps but like the idea of the wider MKS > >>> body on their touring pedal But I see they also make a platform > >>> pedal, the GR 9. I will probably ride these with sneakers or Keen > >>> Sandals, and large toe clips. I have a large, size 13, foot. > > >>> Has anyone used both of these? What was your experience? > > >>> Michael > > > -- > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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-bunch@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.
