I do a similar thing with laced shoes but wear the Teva sandals quite a bit anyway so its not a problem. I have rubber "duck boots" that I use in winter when its raining with my Carhartt arctic wool socks and I'm fine down to about 30 degrees. I plan on some ankle high slip ons for this season but they are around $30 and I can use them in the rainy Northwest anyway. Platform, pin style, BMX or whatever retention- less pedals you can think of, allow any shoes, sandals or boots and for me, that is the attractive part about them. I've never felt as though my performance was somehow negatively affected by riding without foot retention. Its odd that the old boys back in the 1890's didn't use any either and I don't think the early TDF guys did until sometime later on in the race (time period wise) not sure when this method of pedaling came into vogue but I'm glad its only racers and wannabees that are stuck on it for the most part. I suppose someone with a foot leg anomaly might benefit too so I'm not against it but it just seems pointless and kind of odd for most bicyclers. I might add that I came up in the 70's with slotted cleats, toe clips and straps and still own my Spanish leather cycling shoes not to mention, genuine wool chamois shorts so I am not without some experience. Ahhhh....... to each his own. Its just fun to be able to ride a bicycle.
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%2bunsubscr...@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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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