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I'd like to equip my recumbent trike with clipless pedals, and I'm curious if any trikers here have done the same thing. If so, do you like it? What kind of pedals did you get? Thanks, Cullen |
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"Jon Bendtsen" wrote in message ... wrote: Hello, I'd like to equip my recumbent trike with clipless pedals, and I'm curious if any trikers here have done the same thing. If so, do you like it? What kind of pedals did you get? ClipLESS. Less clip. This should language wise mean pedals without clips. But it doesnt :-( It does mean pedals with out "toe-clips" which predated the Look step-in and Shimano SPD step-in systems. One word of advice about clipless pedals and trikes...make sure, if you ride a taddy, that the retension setting on the pedals is set to high. I recently had an episode of leg-suck when one of my shoes disengaged and the cruciform smacked my ankle area pretty hard. Fortunately I was able to ride home and a week off the trike with a regimen of RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation) I was able to get back on the trike. gotbent aka FRT rider |
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gotbent wrote:
"Jon Bendtsen" wrote in message ... wrote: Hello, I'd like to equip my recumbent trike with clipless pedals, and I'm curious if any trikers here have done the same thing. If so, do you like it? What kind of pedals did you get? ClipLESS. Less clip. This should language wise mean pedals without clips. But it doesnt :-( It does mean pedals with out "toe-clips" which predated the Look step-in and Shimano SPD step-in systems. Yes, but normal pedals are also clipless because they do not have a toe-clip either. JonB |
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Jon Bendtsen wrote:
Yes, but normal pedals are also clipless because they do not have a toe-clip either. It's a bit like "road bike". You can be pedantic and say that since a Brompton is designed for the road it msut be a road bike, but if you ask any cyclist that isn't pedantic what "road bike" means and you'll get back serious sports machinery. And so with clipless pedals, which everyone knows means a lock-in mechanism without a clip and strap. Even if you don't like the terms (and the "road bike" one did bother me for quite some time before I realised it really doesn't matter) then that's what they /mean/. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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On Dec 12, 9:07*pm, " wrote:
... I'm curious if any trikers here have [click-in pedals]. If so, do you like it? What kind of pedals did you get? In our trike shop, we insist that test riders on tadpoles use click-in pedals, even though for most of our customers it's a first time experience and takes a bit of getting used to. But the safety factor of positive foot retention to prevent one slipping off and getting caught beneath the tadpole's crossbeam. Aside from the initial learning process of using these pedals, there doesn't seem to be any significant downside. New shoes and pedals are available very cheaply ($50 to $100 for both, with typically much better quality than the OEM 'plain' pedals. Used stuff can almost always be found more cheaply on eBay or Craig's List. Shimano SPD compatible systems are by far the most popular, and make it easy to switch trikes with another tadpole owner for brief test rides. My personal preference, however, is the egg-beater system originally sold by Crank Brothers. Regards, Wayne 3-2-GO: The Trike Store Ventura CA |
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Jon Bendtsen wrote:
gotbent wrote: "Jon Bendtsen" wrote in message ... wrote: Hello, I'd like to equip my recumbent trike with clipless pedals, and I'm curious if any trikers here have done the same thing. If so, do you like it? What kind of pedals did you get? ClipLESS. Less clip. This should language wise mean pedals without clips. But it doesnt :-( It does mean pedals with out "toe-clips" which predated the Look step-in and Shimano SPD step-in systems. Yes, but normal pedals are also clipless because they do not have a toe-clip either. Quit being logical. We are talking marketing terms here. Yes, the rider "clips into" "clipless" pedals. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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On Dec 13, 4:19*am, Jon Bendtsen wrote:
wrote: Hello, I'd like to equip my recumbent trike with clipless pedals, and I'm curious if any trikers here have done the same thing. If so, do you like it? What kind of pedals did you get? ClipLESS. Less clip. This should language wise mean pedals without clips. But it doesnt :-( I bought the cheapest kind of clip pedals i could find. Works fine. Make sure the clip under the shoe is aligned CORRECT, else you might feel it during or after a long trip. Mine are clip on one side of the pedal, and normal pedal on the other side. I have seen some pedals that are just 4 clips arround a cylinder. JonB What kind do you have? How much did you pay for them? Thanks, Cullen |
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