Appreciate all the rider comments out in the field. Given the lower profile, would assume I would have to lower my saddle slightly to compensate. Anyone know exactly how many mm difference there is between the VP Gripster and MKS Touring?
May have to give these a try, though I wish they still came in bright silver (as shown in the RBW pedal comparison video as opposed to the dark grey)... On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:46 AM, BSWP <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm equally pleased with the new pedals on my QuickBeam. Whether riding > fixed, or on the freewheel, they're an improvement over the older MKS RX-1 > pedals with toe clips I had been using. I thought I would need clips when > riding fixed, but... not so much. I'm "just riding" by mashing down, and > the main thing the clips were giving me was consistent placement of my foot > on the pedal. But I quickly find the right spot for my feet on the VP > pedals, and the spikes seem to help hold my shoes right there. I'm going to > get a pair for my wife's B'Stone, and for my RBW LongLow as well. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > 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/-/62uvB1DB9FUJ. > 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. > -- 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.
