I just installed a pair of Hillbubba's modification to a set of Grip King pedals on my Mystery Bike (the mod is extremely easy, and provides substantial additional platform area and support with negligible widening of the pedal platform), and discovered that (contrary to Bill's instructions) the reflectors do not have to be removed and can be preserved. Since I, too, like having the reflectors, I kept them. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Hillbubba mod, BTW. Extremely comfortable (even more than the stock GK, especially if you have wide feet), and no downsides at all that I can see.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [RBW] Re: Riv's New Pedals Good to know. I'm tempted to get some but first I'm gonna try putting some pedal spikes in my Grip Kings. Didn't Grant say a while back that there was gonna be GKs with better bearings and spikes? Maybe I'm wrong. I actually like that the GKs have reflectors so I wanna stick with them. I can't believe I just said that. When I first got them I wasn't a fan of the reflectors. --mike On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:43:01 PM UTC-7, George Schick wrote: Sometimes if you're patient enough and wait long enough good things come your way. This is the case (in my case, anyway) with Riv's new platform pedal offering from VIP. When I spied these on their web catalog I ordered a pair right away and have not been disappointed with them in any way - they are exactly what Riv (Grant?) describes them to be. I replaced the cheap, clunky old MoSH BMX pedals on my Rambouillet and went for a test spin. They do, indeed, have a much lower profile and the pedaling is much, much smoother presumably due to higher quality axles and bearings. I also noticed that the exposed threads on the pins that are screwed into these pedals tend to grip much better than the smooth-ended pins in my old ones. But then there was one more surprise: all of the creaking and other racket I couldn't exactly identify in my drive train has disappeared! Riv also offers these pedals at around the same price as any of the other Web retailers so no need to look anyplace else. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/yEHsoWW7NycJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. **************************************************** **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
