I use the grip kings with no modification. I find them to grip just right - wet or dry. I don't like the kind of grip that spikes provide because it makes shifting my foot around in small increments difficult - it encumbers fine tuning of foot position. I have medium wide, large feet. Size 12D. Longest ride with the GK was a 300k brevet with some rain early on. I used them with a pair of old Saucony sneakers. My feet were perfectly happy for the entire ride. No pain, numbness, pressure points, etc. I'd say the pedals are perfect for me so far.
Clayton Scott SF CA On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm curious which people like more. I've used both on my commuter bike > > over the past 2 years and can't decide which I like best. They both > > have pluses and minuses. Currently I have the touring pedals on my > > Quickbeam and this past weekend I did a big ride on my Hilsen with > > Grip Kings. I've done a couple of long rides 60+ miles on the GKs and > > they worked well, especially with soft soled shoes (Vans) Still, I > > like the touring pedals also and am thinking of trying them with Power > > Grips. I'm also thinking of inserting some of the blunt pedal spikes > > into the Grip Kings. > > > > I'm curious what other's experience has been with both types of > > pedals. > > > > I'm thinking that once I'm through with my brevet series I'll put some > > kind of platform pedal on the Hilsen for the summer. > > > I have both and prefer the GKs. As you noted, they're great with > soft-soled shoes, so they're great with Chaco sandals in the summer. I > have big feet, so after riding the GK bike for a while, the Touring > pedals feel really small. My shoes are also wider than the Touring, so > i don't mind so much hanging over the outside edge. They're nice for > riding fixed too, they seem to have a little more clearance than the > Touring. My only real complaint is that i'd like to open them up for a > regreasing and having a hard time getting the plastic caps off. > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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.
