I just installed a new pair of MKS Sneaker pedals and when i went to grease
them I found there's a little notch in the pedal body that greatly facilitates
dust cap removal. Not sure why the GKs don't have this, but it would be easy
to add once you get the caps off the first time.
Pete in CT
My Grip Kings (purchased about 2 years ago) do have the little notch.
Perhaps MKS wised up over time. --A
On Monday, July 30, 2012 6:10:34 AM UTC-7, Peter Pesce wrote:
I just installed a new pair of MKS Sneaker pedals and when i went to
grease them I found there's a little notch in the pedal
I received my pedal spikes for my GPs on my Atlantis the other day, and
installed them without having to drill into the pedals. They screwed right
into the holes, self tapped, and won't fall out. Nice. I went for a ride
after installing them wearing a pair of Columbia boating sandals, and my
I've had my Grip Kings few years now. Early on the pedals started
clicking. I began prying the plastic dust cap off to pack in some
grease but then I though of something. Instead of taking them apart
took an old credit card and squeegee'd some grease in from the othere
side. I squeegee'd and
Well, I just finished overhauling my King Grips. Not excited to have to do
it when they're brand new, but it seems to have gotten rid of the
clicking! I'll try a longer test ride in a few days, too busy right now and
have to ride a different bike on Friday. They were surprisingly dry,
almost no
Yep, surprisingly dry pretty much sums it up. On the good side, once
lubed the pedals are great (both my GK and Touring pedals). The plastic
covers are kind of pain.
Aloha,
Bob
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Rex Kerr rexk...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, I just finished overhauling my King Grips.
I drilled a small hole in the dust cap, then drove a wood screw into
the hole and pulled out the dust cap. When I was finished repacking,
I filled the hole with Hogar's glue or something similar. Not idead,
but it worked.
On Jul 19, 5:22 am, Jay LePree jaymlep...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Rex:
I
The hole is really small and I drilled it into on of the indentations in
the dust cap. The first time I did this, I did not reseal the hole. The
grease acts as its own seal. The second time, I placed some bees wax in
the indentation, though I do not think it is really necessary.
Jay
On
every bike i own and repacking saves the day. 10k miles on one pair, 8k on
another, 5k on the third. Did a round of rebuilds 2 years ago.
getting ready to replace the 8k pair. they're on my touring bike and I
thoroughly trash them and haven't had the time to rebuild of late so i've
been solving
Hi Rex:
I had trouble removing the gray plastic dust cap on my pedals. I just
drilled a tiny hole in the dust cap and use it as a port to squirt in
grease with a grease gun. I squirt until I see clean grease coming out on
the crank side. I do this about once a year or so. It works well.
That's great idea Jay but how do you seal up the hole after you're done? I
used some old ski p-tex (sp?) to seal up the holes in mine but wonder if
our hot summer is melting it away.
On Thursday, July 19, 2012 4:22:25 AM UTC-5, Jay LePree wrote:
Hi Rex:
I had trouble removing the gray
Interesting idea. While riding home listening to the clicking I was
thinking about how convenient the needle injector ports on my Sppedplay
Frog pedals were. If dust caps aren't too expensive, I might experiment
with the idea and a small screw to re-seal them.
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 2:22 AM,
The dust caps are inexpensive, $3.00 a set at Riv.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/pe91.htm
The plastic ones are for the Grip Kings.
Bob
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Rex Kerr rexk...@gmail.com wrote:
Interesting idea. While riding home listening to the clicking I was
thinking about how
Didn't Grant mention in a Blug post a while back something about a
Grip King deluxe pedal? I know I've wanted one with sealed bearings
and predrilled for spikes.
I had some problems with clicking MKS Sneaker pedals but I don't think
with the Grip Kings. I've really grown to love the Grip Kings
+1 for Rivendell Grip King pedals AND spikes. I found that my shoes were
the biggest culprit of slippage, not Grip Kings themselves. If the shoe
bottom is slick, so too is the grip. My favorite shoe has little tread left
so, I installed ALL the spikes that are in the Rivendell package. This was
I've had these pedals on a couple of bikes for a few years now. As you
might guess from the 'couple of bikes' part, I like them. I wear size 12
shoes, and bike mostly in some sort of trail running shoe or Teva sandals,
sometimes even Birkenstocks (with a heel strap). I was riding in a
Let us know how you like the spikes.
I might do spikes on one side, Powergrips on the other
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I use the Grip Kings with Power Grips (the fixie strap version)
combination and I have yet to experience pedal strike on my fixie. I have
narrow feet and so they feel great for me.
My fixie is an old 1950s Claud Butler with a super-low 80mm bottom bracket
drop.
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You received
Well documented clicking? On my ride home yesterday (after writing the
original post in this thread) I started hearing a clicking. Wasn't sure if
it was my seatpost/saddle interface (since I'd recently moved the saddle)
or the pedal, but was fairly sure it was the pedal. Ugh... 20 miles to
Yep, loose bearings. Repacking is really very simple. I do all my MKS
pedals (GKs and Touring) before I even mount 'em these days.
Here's a couple of links with varying degrees of helpfulness:
http://fatboybiking.blogspot.com/2010/06/rebuilding-mks-grip-king-pedals.html
I am surprised to read about the clicking. I conservatively have 3000 miles
on one pair of GKs, and somewhere under 1000 miles on a second pair. Never
a click and they spin effortlessly. Most comfortable and functional pedals
I have used.
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Rex Kerr
I've got a pair waiting for me at the post office. :)
Should be able to add my impressions by the weekend.
On Jul 17, 8:57 pm, Rex Kerr rexk...@gmail.com wrote:
I had some 5% back store credit burning a hole in my rivbike.com account,
so I recently made a purchase. (Thanks guys!) Part of my
Grip Kings are great. I humbly remind the group that I have in the past
sold a modification to Grip Kings to transform them into Grip King
Supremes. I will be selling them again in the future. What I've made and
sold is aluminum cages that sandwich in and enhance the platform width
while
Ah, you've saved me the time of going through the archives to find you. :-)
I'd like to be on your list.
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 11:38 AM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Grip Kings are great. I humbly remind the group that I have in the past
sold a modification to Grip Kings to transform
I've had good success with skateboard grip tape on pedals that seemed too
small:
http://www.biketinker.com/2011/projects/griptape-on-platform-pedals/
And ones that are gigantic:
http://problemsolversbike.com/blog/comments/how_to_make_skateboard_pedal_decks_for_clipless_pedals/
One day I will
Griptape on pedals is such a good idea. I was thinking about the Ergons on
my current tank/bike off road touring bike.
How does it work when your shoes get muddy?
To bring it back OT: Grip Kings are too slippery for Seattle. You need the
spikes.
- Ryan
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 3:22:35 PM
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