If you get the GK's put some pins into them as a custom option. They really help. I ride a couple different BMX style platforms (with pins) and my feet stick to them just fine.
On May 22, 3:33 pm, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Grant. I might be ordering a set of King Grip pedals soon to > give them a try -- I did ride them on your Hunqapillar bike the last time I > was there, and IIRC they supported my feet well. And in the meantime, I'll > keep trying to retrain myself. :-) > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Grant Petersen <gep71...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I agree with all...but happen to have micro-knowledge about some > > particulars. The Grip King pedal has the best clearance of any pedal > > we sell...was designed to win and does. Much of this is obvioius, but > > here it is all at once: Pedal clearance is only a function of > > how far the pedal sticks out (related to crank Q-Factor, of course) > > crank length > > pedal cage height > > bottom bracket height---which itself comes from frame drop and wheel > > radius (radius minus drop is bb height). > > > The CPSC Consumer Products Safety Commission requires (or used to; I > > dunno if it's changed) 25-degrees of lean before contact, and we have > > a spreadsheet that lets us plug in any combination with any of the > > pedals we offer, and so...a Roll-y Pol-y* tire on an A. Homer Hilsen > > with 175mm cranks and MKS Touring pedals doesn't quite make it, but > > once you're up to Jack Brown territory and any pedal other than the > > Touring, then all's well. > > > But---as everybody has said--it's mostly a matter of learning the > > limits and pedaling within 'em. > > > On May 19, 2:46 pm, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So, I've been slowly warming to this idea of using platform pedals. I > > > actually compromised and went half way, using cream colored PowerGrip > > > straps that Rivendell was selling at the time and the MKS touring pedals > > > that they sell. This setup works fairly well for me and I'm starting to > > > prefer it over having to wear dedicated shoes, even though I was wearing > > > Shimano sandals. That said, after years of using tiny little Frog > > pedals I > > > got accustomed to how much cornering clearance I had and don't remember > > the > > > last time that I experienced pedal strike [except for one time on my > > fixed > > > gear]. Now, though, I seem to do it at least once per ride, even on > > turns > > > that seem like nothing whatsoever! Worse, a few times I've grabbed the > > toe > > > of my sandal and flipped it down! (I sure hope I don't break a toe or > > tear > > > my awesome Chaco sandals!) > > > > So, now I'm wondering... are there other paltform pedals that give a > > little > > > more ground clearance? Is it just something I'll have to learn to deal > > > with? Are the King Grips any better [for clearance]? How about the RMX > > > sneaker pedal with its corners rounded off? > > > > How long did it take you (if you converted to platforms) to become > > > accustomed to the reduced clearance? > > > -- > > 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.
