Luke,
I hope the Monarch pedals and the extension wings work out for you with
your large feet. My Gamma/Monarch silver pedals; bought mine online from
Modern Bike, with the pedal spikes from Rivendell have been working out
very well for me on my Clem. They feel very solid and firm under my
Jason – I’m switching to the Monarch with the added platform this week.
I’ve been running Suntour XCii pedals while wearing support free Vans
tennis shoes and my biggest gripe has been my feet kinda hanging off. I
have not had any discomfort, even with 80 mile rides. I believe my issues
mostly
I've found that the stiffer the soles of the shoes, the better pedaling
feels and if the shoe is too flexy you'll get hotspots or foot pain. So I
don't think switching pedals will help but switching shoes might.
On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 9:55 AM Jason Fuller wrote:
> My instinct is that has a lot
My instinct is that has a lot more to do with the shoes, ie not well
supported arches maybe? I found that long pedals like the MKS Monarch or
the Bubbly were a gamechanger for foot comfort vs. shorter flat pedals, but
probably because I am always riding in shoes that are objectively too soft
Since it seems like people here are pretty experienced with flat pedals
I'll ask a question.
I ride flats all the time, but I find that on especially long rides (100+
mi) or if I'm putting out too much power (like straining up a hill) I start
to get foot pain.
Does anyone have good recommendations
I haven’t used the 421 but the m324 is nice on my commuter— I can make
short trips without worrying about my bike shoes.
I like clip-in pedals for hills.
Toshi
On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 3:34 PM Piaw Na(藍俊彪) wrote:
> The 421s have one side which is flat and the other side is clip-in. We use
>
The 421s have one side which is flat and the other side is clip-in. We use
it on the triplet for the 0.8 mile (one way) commute to school for the kids
to ride to school in their running shoes. They're great. Amazon seems to
have stopped selling them but I've had no problems ordering them from
I've used a fair number of non-Shimano SPD clones, including a number of
Wellgos, and be they Wellgos or WTBs or Ritcheys or Xpedias or what have
you, I've not found clipping in and out as secure and crisp as with Shimano
SPDs. Of course, I rarely take great pains to match cleat make to pedal
As Piaw said. Agree 100% even for adults.
On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 11:48:27 AM UTC-8 Michael Hammer wrote:
> We use the Shimano T series SPD pedals and like them a lot, along with the
> Shimano shoes from this series. Easy in and out, and float. Shimano calls
> these "Click'r" and
We use the Shimano T series SPD pedals and like them a lot, along with the
Shimano shoes from this series. Easy in and out, and float. Shimano calls
these "Click'r" and I think they are supposed to be a starter/city pedal.
Works fine for my wife and I. I don't think either of us has tipped
Not many people know this, but Shimano makes pairs of beginner SPD pedals
called Click'R
(https://blog.piaw.net/2017/05/review-shimano-pd-t400-clickr-pedal.html).
My kids use them both on tandem and mountain bike and love it. Kids don't
lie about these things --- with the pedals they can climb
Greg's got the right idea: Start your clipless experiments with SPD,
because they're ubiquitous and cheap to get.
But the fact that they're easy to acquire doesn't mean they work for
everybody. When I fearfully entered the clipless world circa 2010, I
started with a pair of Wellgo pedals that
SPDs are ubiquitous, and you can find them for nearly free (for example, I
have a couple of old but functional sets that I can send at cost, but I
have no spare cleats). If you like them generally, but find that they are
lacking in some respect, then you can try the variations on the theme
I'm also Team Platform, and would recommend SPDs for a beginner into the
clipless pedal world.
I did ride Eggbeaters for several years, and made skateboard pedal decks to
turn them into platforms. It turned out I never ever rode without them, so
I just bought some platform pedals and donated
Platforms > clipless IMO. I’ve ridden both and like less hassle and fewer
impediments to hopping on a bike. Should you not wish to listen to a
stranger on the Internet and wish to go full steam ahead, I suggest SPDs
especially since, were one to break out on the road, replacement cleats or
I agree with Ted, clipless pedals are not useful for most of the riding I
do. That riding consists of commuting, trail riding, long and fast-ish road
rides, and both paved and off-road touring. The only time I still use
clipless pedals is for racing (which I do just a little of); platforms are
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 9:17:48 AM UTC-5 Dick Pahle wrote:
trust its ok to ask for product recomendation here. been riding with toe
clips forever and ready to switch to clipless. anyone here have thoughts
about a good pedal for a beginner. something easy to get in and out of. i
get
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