Steve: My current pedal of choice is the Grip King as it has a large surface area and good shoe traction, even when wet. I used Looks for many years, then SPDs. SPDs caused "hot foot" syndrome from too much pressure on long rides, especially multi-day tours. As I toured more, I needed more versatile shoes and went back to MKS platform touring pedals, sans toe clips. I have wide feet and the lack of retention and being able to wear any shoes was a delight. I've used MKS BMX pedals (sold by Riv), some other BMX pedals with a rough surface, and now Grip Kings. Once I got away from SPDs, the hot foot problem and tenderness disappeared. The off-roading I do is mainly fire trails and similar non-techncial stuff.
dougP On Dec 15, 6:26 am, Steve Wimberg <st...@stevewimberg.com> wrote: > I would like to get some feedback from the group regarding Grip King > pedals and their ability to eliminate numb feet on long rides. > > I started using clipless pedals about a year ago after my rides > started increasing in length, and numbness in my feet became a > problem. I had been using MKS touring pedals, and really can't use > those on rides over 30 miles or so. The switch was extremely > successful in keeping my feet from going numb, and I like riding with > the clipless, in general. However, I have found that I get a little > uncomfortable being clipped in when going up steep hills. It's always > in the back of my mind that if I need to bail out because I can't > pedal anymore, it's gonna be difficult because I'm clipped in. > Granted, this hasn't happened yet, but why have the anxiety if I don't > have to? > > This is where the Grip Kings come in. I am hopeful that the increased > surface area of the pedal will spread the weight out over the bottom > of my foot enough to keep the numbness at bay. Does anyone have any > thoughts on this? Has anyone had numb feet problems and had them > relieved by using the Grip Kings? > > Like I said, I like the clipless pedals, but am willing to give up > some of the things I like about them in order to gain a little piece > of mind. > > Thanks, > Steve -- 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-bu...@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.
