Hey Joel, have you tried the VO pedals. They seem nice and I wonder how they compare with the MKS pedals.
--mike On Oct 14, 2:34 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > I have a set of the MKS RX-1 track pedals. I set them up with Bruce > Gordon half clips on my city bike. Riding with smooth soled shoes was > no problem. But when I wore a pair of sneakers with tread lines that > went from side to side, the tread would catch on the pedal. > > I think the best pedal for half clips are the platform designs such as > the old Lyotard Berthets and the modern manifestation of same White > Industries is now making. I have both and really like them, although > I normally keep the Lyotards on a shelf. Antiques deserve their rest. > > On Oct 14, 4:07 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I never found Grip Kings to be that grippy. There have been times when > > I thought Slip KIngs would be a better name for them. Same with the > > MKS touring pedals. Part of it was just getting used to the pedals > > after so many years using "clipless". I've found the the MKS touring > > pedals are a little more comfortable for my feet. I use them without > > clips and straps. > > > I still have to post the picture on my flickr page but when I was in > > NYC earlier this week I came across a lugged Eddy Merckx doing > > messenger duty that was sporting Grip Kings. Seemed rather > > incongruent. > > > --mike > > > On Oct 14, 1:31 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > You would want to have a very smooth shoe sole with that set up. > > > Getting your foot in and out of toe clips where the pedal has a grippy > > > surface can be a bit of a challenge. No problem on long rides. But > > > on rides where you start and stop often it can be a bit of a pain. > > > > On Oct 14, 2:54 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I came across this on Flickr. Interesting. > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainypeakcyclery/3856643772/-Hide quoted > > > >text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
