jeremy, i have size 15 feet, and think the chaco grip king combination is a match made in heaven. i would recommend trying a significantly larger platform like a GK, as i can't abide traditional rat trap pedals myself.
On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mike, out of curiosity, what size are your feet? I ask because I have > fairly large feet (size 15 US/50 euro) and I recently tried some > platform pedal riding. I found that for anything over 10 minutes, > really, my feet got fairly uncomfortable pretty quickly, even in > footwear with fairly heavy soles (like my chaco sandals). My theory > is that the large difference in size between my foot and the pedal > surface means that the pressure has more of an effect, because > relative to the size/structure of my foot, it is focused on smaller > area. > > I haven't tried larger platforms like the grip kings, but the truth is > I really have no problem with using clipless pedals (time ATACs in my > case). My sidis are by far the most comfortable shoes I own and their > stiff soles mean that my feet never experience hot spots or cramps on > long rides. I know i can't move my foot around that much but I found > that even when riding on platform pedals my foot stayed pretty much in > the same place as it would with clipless--after riding them for so > long, it feels weird to have my foot anywhere else while pedaling. > > > On Oct 3, 10:16 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ...a 200k brevet on platform pedals. Actually it wasn't so bad but I > > did get a bit of a hot spot at one point that was worse than anything > > I've ever had with SPDs. Since finishing my SR series back in June > > I've spent the summer doing 95% of my riding in platform pedals and > > MUSA shorts or knickers. Things fell in place to do the Bikenfest 200k > > and rather than switching pedals and dressing up in bibs I figured I'd > > just wear the getup I've been wearing all summer. > > > > This was also the first brevet I've done in a long time with no HB bag > > or fenders on the bike. For tires I used Panaracer T-Serves (700x35). > > I ended up caring my supplies in my Sackville SaddlesBag (medium) > > which was a bit of overkill. I hadn't done this ride before so while > > the weather was predicted to be nice I still packed a LS wool shirt, > > jacket, lights and other odds and ends I felt I'd need in case I > > finished after sunset. > > > > Ten miles into the ride you begin a long and steady climb out of the > > Gorge and up into the rolling hills of eastern Washington. The climb > > was great, never too steep and offering stunning views of Mt Hood and > > Mt Adams at times. I actually was riding well and didn't even really > > notice the climb as I was enjoying the talking with other > > randonneurs. > > > > We had and incredible descent to the Klickitat River which was > > somewhat marred by a group of 8 or 9 motorcyclist flying down the > > descent and somewhat crowding me and some other randonneurs. One of > > the motorcyclist ended up overshooting a corner and going into some > > rocks and the canyon wall but appeared to be up and okay by the time > > we passed. > > > > The climb out of the Klickitat River was great but my feet were kind > > of hurting. I had developed a hot spot on each foot. I was using a > > pair of Patagonia Bagleys with MKS Sneaker Pedals. Fortunately it was > > easy to move my feet around on the pedals and get some relief. We > > stopped in Glennwood, ate and then continued climbing before heading > > into Trout Lake where there was a short out and back followed by about > > 25 miles of steady descending back to the Gorge and the final control. > > After the stop in Glenwood my feet felt fine and I had no further > > problems with the hotspot. > > > > We finished in 10:05hrs which was a fine. For some reason I had > > thought this ride would be a lot harder. We were quite leisurely > > through the controls. I definitely brought way too much stuff but > > that's fine. Better to be prepared and it wasn't like I was shooting > > for a sub 8hr finish like earlier this year. > > > > I had actually been contemplating laying off randonneuring for next > > year but found myself saying "See you at the Birkie next year" at the > > final control. I'll most likely be out there again next year but I'll > > definitely be in bibs and wearing bike shoes. I gotta say though, I > > really didn't miss my HB bag that much and loved the way my Hilsen > > handled without it. I think for next year I may just try and use a > > trunk bag on a rack. We'll see. > > > > Here are some photos. They're not so great as I took them with my > > phone and often seemed to be shooting into the sun. > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/sets/72157624961799637/ > > > > --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. > > -- oakland, ca bikenoir.blogspot.com -- 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. 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