I recently bought my second set of Shimano PD MX 30 flat pedals because i was tired of swapping them from bike to bike. One set is on my mountain bike that I ride on all kinds of terrain and the new set is on my Rambouillet. I've used them with my Quickbeam too though not fixed. I haven't done any comparisons with clipped in performance but wouldn't be surprised to find the same as Charlie did. I have also ridden them with sandals and usually use an approach shoe. I never notice any inefficiency or poor contact and that includes on rough single track and a long hard into the wind dirt road push today. Tim
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 5:18 PM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for sharing your experience Charlie. I tested out the Grip > Kings over the weekend and plan to give them another try, but found > the lack of contact disconcerting. At 66 I'm no longer too concerned > about how fast I'm going, but there is a sense of blending man and > machine that I get from toe clips that i don't get from totally > clipless pedals. Plus, perhaps, after 25 years of being clipped in my > pedaling style seems pretty dependent on some form of clips. I'm open > to learning to cycle in sneakers and love riding in my keen commuters. > > michael > > On Jun 1, 6:56 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > You've probably heard/read this before but you might want to just try > > riding un-attached. I gave up attached pedaling about seven years ago > > and once my leg muscles were retrained I found it liberating and I > > kept track of my times on familiar routes with no average time > > differences. In fact, some of my fastest were with my Teva sandals > > and BMX style platform pedals. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for > > fixed gear pedaling but for everything else I do. At first I had a few > > foot slips because my legs had become "lazy" being attached but I soon > > adapted and haven't been sorry since, not even once......plus I get to > > wear any shoes even my work boots when I'm riding places where I > > happen to want work boots on. I used to get those hot spots too which > > is why I quit using clip ins and even my old school slotted cleats and > > toe clips.....too many foot problems. > > > > On Jun 1, 12:48 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > About a decade ago I discovered Speedplay Frog Pedals and fell in love > > > with them. I have recommended them to many people and everybody who > > > wanted an easy on and easy on the knees pedal loved them. Gradually > > > all my bikes got them. But now I am developing a cronic hot spot on > > > the ball of my foot and suspect that always using the same pedal might > > > be a contributor, so have decided to go for some variety. I have an > > > old pair of useable Campy rat traps but like the idea of the wider MKS > > > body on their touring pedal But I see they also make a platform > > > pedal, the GR 9. I will probably ride these with sneakers or Keen > > > Sandals, and large toe clips. I have a large, size 13, foot. > > > > > Has anyone used both of these? What was your experience? > > > > > Michael > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- 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-bunch@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.
