Wow, I'm blown away by all the input. thanks to everyone. I thought about the possibility that it might be the shoe instead of the pedal. I could see how that could happen but I have three shoes (keen, shimono, sidis) and two pedal styles (frog and xo1 roads) but the problem has become constant. I had foot surgery two winters ago to remove a golf ball size cyst under a corn on the ball of my right foot, which is where I'm now feeling pain again. I especially appreciate all the people who mentioned the pedals feeling too small. Lots of people like the very affordable MKS touring pedals but was cautioned by Beth's remark since i suspect I may get the same hot spot. When time permits I'll do a little web search on the Shimano 520, but right now it feels like a choice between the MKS & a pair of clips for $60 and the White Ind. (I love my WI hubs and crank) and Bruce Gordons half clips for $260.
This sounds easy, but it reminds me of the story (from Antony d'Mello) about the man held up at gun point with the choice, "Your money or your life." He thought a moment and responded, " You better take my life, I need the money for my old age!" How much would you pay for even a couple of months of extra cycling in your life? michael take care of self; it's one of a kind and irreplacable On Jun 2, 10:51 am, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I tried the MKS Touring pedal and found that the two thin sides caused > little hot-spots of their own, even with thicker-soled BMX sneakers. > After riding my upright city bike for ages with GR-9's and toeclips, I > swapped in some MKS RMX pedals this week (my "dainty" size 9 ladies > feet don't require Grip Kings), and I like them a lot. The only hard > part is that I find them a little slippery on very rainy days. I may > ultimately swap in some BMX platform pedals -- they're not as pretty > but they do offer more traction. > > Beth > > On Jun 2, 3:46 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I have MKS touring pedals on all my bikes except one... -- 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.
