Great point, John. The closest analog to how to the foot works in cycling is squats. I may try riding barefoot again with these pedals (though the gaps are big, which may be problematic). For the last several years I've been riding in Xero Z-Trek sandals, so I keep all pins in. https://xeroshoes.com/shop/feeltrue-products/ztrek-men/.
For this winter I'll be trying their size 14 Coaltons with my boiled wool socks. https://xeroshoes.com/shop/shoes/casual-shoes/coalton/ They feel good so far on test rides at 35˚F, but that's a long way from -20˚F. Grin. Room for another pair of socks in there. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 5:16:17 PM UTC-6, John wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks Patrick & Jay for sharing your set up. Do you remember if you > needed to lower your saddles as much as the 2-3 cm's PI recommends? Less? > And Patrick, did you remove the pins so you could go barefoot? > > Thanks Garth, but most of my shoes have flexible soles, so I'd like > to try a longer pedal to support my soles. The MKS Grip Kings are 78mm wide > x 116mm long vs the Catalysts which are 94mm wide x 127mm long (my > measurements). So far I like the spikes and the extra support provided by > the Catalysts. Riding faster doesn't really interest me right now versus > recovering, staying alive and just having some fun on my Hunqapillar. > > I've been undergoing physical therapy, part of which involves doing > dead lifts & squats, after recovering from a retoperitoneal hematoma and > hospital-acquired infection. It was the idea behind the Catalysts which > interested me, and I wanted to see if biking using the Catalysts would work > in sync with my other exercises. So far, I agree with Patrick & Jay, the > larger platforms are really comfortable and fun to ride on. > > Anyone else trying the Catalysts? > > Thanx, > > John Phillips > > On Friday, October 6, 2017 at 5:47:35 PM UTC-7, John wrote: >> >> I've been trying out the Catalyst pedals from Pedalling Innovations on >> my Hunqapillar, and I was curious if anyone else is using them on their >> Riv, and what, if any, changes / adjustments you needed to make? >> >> I'm starting out with their recommended adjustments to my saddle, >> which meant lowering my Albatross bars a bit. I'm still getting used to >> riding with the spindle under my arch so I'm not quite sure if I'll keep my >> saddle & handlebars where they are. >> >> If anyone else is using the Catalyst pedals, I'd like to hear if >> and/or how you adjusted your Riv to ride with these pedals. >> >> Thnx! >> >> John Phillips >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
