Using SPD's just makes me feel connected to the bike. My urban bike has MKS sneaker pedals and it works fine for local transportation. On any long ride where I "suit up" I use SPD's. and thanks Joe ( Mojo) for stealing back the thread. I can only assume the poster who did this didn't understand how to use the group.
~Mike~ On Sep 5, 1:14 pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I tuck the halves of the bow back under the laces, 2/3 of the way down the > shoe. > Got the idea from a pair of Keen sandals that came that way. Did 70 (hilly!) > miles in the Shenandoah Valley on a Riv Road Std running MKS touring sylvans > and > Addidas Sambas. > > B > > ________________________________ > From: kevin lindsey <lindsey.ke...@gmail.com> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sun, September 5, 2010 9:23:54 AM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Hard Headed > > I dropped platform pedals and switched to clipless because of > shoelaces. I was tired of having my laces chewed up or greased down > by the chainring every second or third ride. Nothing seemed to help > consistently and it seemed impossible to find laceless shoes that were > also comfortable and lasted longer than a couple of months. So, over > to clipless. > > On Sep 4, 9:13 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > The only problem I've found is that w/out fixed foot retention, I get ITB > > problems. I've had to switch back over to 100% SPD compatible pedals in > > order to do longer rides. I guess I don't have the form/technique to keep > > my heels in w/out them and that led to some debilitating pain. Back to SPDs > > (and a couple other changes) and I'm up to some decent mileage again! > > > That said, I HUGELY miss the freedom that flat pedals provided. I wore Vans > > or Tevas 100% of the time, and it was great while it lasted! > > > On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 9:05 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I did this about seven years ago after reading some of Grants stuff. I > > > thought I'd try it and lo and behold, I could ride just fine (and no > > > slower) with platform pedals. I now use a BMX style pin pedal with a > > > wide 4x4 platform and don't plan on changing. The Grip Kind pedal > > > seems about the same as does the Riv sneaker pedal. The theory being > > > that a larger platform distributes pressure over a wider area reducing > > > the need for a super stiff sole to protect your foot from those goofy > > > tiny cleats and spoon sized pedals. I haI ve a single speed with the > > > BMX pedals and I can pedal at 130 rpm with no slippage problems and > > > believe Grant when he says you have to train your legs to ride without > > > retention. The fact is your legs "get lazy" when they are connected to > > > the pedals and it takes a while to adapt. the great benefit is of > > > course convenience. I love being able to ride in whatever shoes I have > > > on from work boots to sandals to rubber rain shoes. I've been on a > > > personal quest to find practical clothing items that I would normally > > > wear that will also work while riding. My goal is to make my cycling a > > > natural part of how I get around and not something that requires > > > "suiting up" to do it. > > > > On Sep 4, 5:50 am, Blindrobert <roberto.cipri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > LOL on the SPD's. I put platforms with toe clips on one of my bikes > > > > last fall, and realized I rode it all the time because I didn't have > > > > to change my shoes when I left the house. So put platforms on another > > > > two of my bikes....rode them more too...now all 11 of my 12 bikes have > > > > platforms and cages. The only one with clipless is my racing (track) > > > > bike. > > > > > Just keep telling yourself how much you love those SPD's! > > > > > On Sep 4, 12:07 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > sometimes I can be pretty stubborn. Grant espouses the wider Noodle > > > > > bars for average sized males. ( I'm 5'11" 187 lbs) After 30 years of > > > > > riding 42-44 cm bars I thought I was pretty happy and comfortable. The > > > > > new Ram I picked up last Saturday ( 11 hour turnaround drive LA-SF- > > > > > LA) had 46 Noodles. Wow, was I surprised how nice they felt! Climbing > > > > > is especially better, and I just felt much more relaxed on the bike. > > > > > So much so I just ordered another 46cm bar for my touring bike. I'm > > > > > sure all the other bikes will be next! > > > > > > and I'm not even going to think about flat pedals... I love my SPD's! > > > > > > ~Mike > > > > -- > > > 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%2bunsubscri�...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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