These pedals are great. While not having tried the particular set that Riv is selling the VP pedals are made by HT OEM, and are all pretty decent. If you find a bad review it is usually from a downhill or dirt jump guy who landed on them sideways. I have a downhill racer buddy who has been spinning AE03 pedals on the Trek 650b conversion I did for him about a year ago: http://oceanaircycles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5.5-sulphur-8724.jpg he rides in sandals (sanuk shoe sandals) and can and will smoke most roadies at will with the bike. While rider skill and power play a role, the foot connection to the bike is no real handicap. These pedals take the Riv riding free ethic to a new level. The market is changing, and an expanding pool of riders are open to alternative ideas. These high quality flat pedals are thin and light, provide the support that is traditionally expected of the shoe, yet let you have the freedom to wear what you want. Imagine a world where a tri racer running in minimalist shoes will chose these for the bike leg to cut transition times to zero, and can use the same pedals on tuesday to roll over to the park with the kids.
And on a side note about price, Riv is beyond competitive, not sure how they do it, but at this point do not bother trying to out shop this deal if you were thinking about getting a pair As the t-shirt says, vindication will come Rob - oceanaircycles.com Ventura, Ca On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 7:06:11 AM UTC-7, grant wrote: > > Thomas...the whole point of their thin-ness is------oh man, how do I put > this?-----they're a grand opportunity to break out those elevator shoes. > ESP= elevator shoe pedals. Quicker to type than Thin Gripsters, anyway. > > On Monday, August 27, 2012 8:06:27 PM UTC-7, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote: >> >> These..... might even inspire you to lower your saddle a smidge. >> >> Yours, >> Thomas Lynn Skean >> who today noticed the difference between riding in Keen sandals versus >> Keen Coronados >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/VX22L8AnN0EJ. 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.
