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Welgo V8 or ... which flat pedal with pins? was Going clipless
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, Andre Jute wrote: Thanks, gentlemen. On hand of the advice here, if and when I go clipless, I'll choose between the Shimano M520, M324 (flat one side, SPD the other) and M424 (SPD pop-up both sides with flat pedal surround both sides). I never yet heard from anyone who was happy with the one sided click in pedals. Buy them at your own risk. -- Michael Press |
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Bugger this for a lark in the park, was Welgo V8 or ... which flat pedal with pins? was Going clipless
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, Andre Jute wrote: Those studded "flat" pedals have come and gone. They're dangerous but not because they retain your foot. You need to wear protectors on your shins and calves. What sort of pleasure cycling is that? Fitted them, and on the ramp down from the high pavement in front of my townhouse I had to stop suddenly for a car on the road, came forward off the saddle and the pedal dug into the back of my leg, blood running. Returning from a short ride an hour later, riding up the steep ramp, had to stop suddenly for kids invisible behind cars, the pins take another bite out of me. "Hey, mister, why are you taking off your kewl pedals?" "You think I'm bleeding because I ride in Leopold von Sader-Masoch's peloton?" "My dad says you shouldn't mix your drinks. One bike, one job. Does it hurt?" "Go ask your dad if I may give you these dangerous pedals. Tell him, one riot, one Ranger." "You're supposeta wear armour. Like these, see? Can you fit them for me?" "Go ask your dad if you can have the pedals. Don't talk back. Today my patience is a negative quantity." "He'll say yes. He fixed the light you gave me on his bike. What else you got that you don't want any more?" "Can I give you a superannuated Swede who is surplus to requirements?" "Nah. We eat roast parsnip with chicken but not swede. Dad says swede tastes mouldy even before they're old. Here, let me hold the bike for you, sir." -- extracted from The Power and the Pain: my cycling romance, a tellynovelly for the soundbite generation Suits me; but not because I like sound bites, those who use them, the phrase itself, or those who use the phrase. -- Michael Press |
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Welgo V8 or ... which flat pedal with pins? was Going clipless
Michael Press wrote:
In article , Andre Jute wrote: Thanks, gentlemen. On hand of the advice here, if and when I go clipless, I'll choose between the Shimano M520, M324 (flat one side, SPD the other) and M424 (SPD pop-up both sides with flat pedal surround both sides). I never yet heard from anyone who was happy with the one sided click in pedals. Buy them at your own risk. They hang at the perfect angle for clipless entry on a 'bent. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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Welgo V8 or ... which flat pedal with pins? was Goingclipless
On Mar 21, 2:35*pm, Michael Press wrote:
In article , *Andre Jute wrote: Thanks, gentlemen. On hand of the advice here, if and when I go clipless, I'll choose between the Shimano M520, M324 (flat one side, SPD the other) and M424 (SPD pop-up both sides with flat pedal surround both sides). I never yet heard from anyone who was happy with the one sided click in pedals. Buy them at your own risk. Looks and clones are very popular still... I've used the single sided with mtb platform with mtb shoes when messengering. Worked great as I could keep a foot loose in sticky situations. |
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Welgo V8 or ... which flat pedal with pins? was Going clipless
Andre Jute wrote:
Thanks, gentlemen. On hand of the advice here, if and when I go clipless, I'll choose between the Shimano M520, M324 (flat one side, SPD the other) and M424 (SPD pop-up both sides with flat pedal surround both sides). Michael Press wrote: I never yet heard from anyone who was happy with the one sided click in pedals. Buy them at your own risk. landotter wrote: Looks and clones are very popular still... I've used the single sided with mtb platform with mtb shoes when messengering. Worked great as I could keep a foot loose in sticky situations. I like my Look one-sided road pedals but, as always, they are not for everyone. Looks hang at the wrong angle for a recumbent so that leaves Tom out. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Andrew Muzi wrote:
Andre Jute wrote: Thanks, gentlemen. On hand of the advice here, if and when I go clipless, I'll choose between the Shimano M520, M324 (flat one side, SPD the other) and M424 (SPD pop-up both sides with flat pedal surround both sides). Michael Press wrote: I never yet heard from anyone who was happy with the one sided click in pedals. Buy them at your own risk. landotter wrote: Looks and clones are very popular still... I've used the single sided with mtb platform with mtb shoes when messengering. Worked great as I could keep a foot loose in sticky situations. I like my Look one-sided road pedals but, as always, they are not for everyone. Looks hang at the wrong angle for a recumbent so that leaves Tom out. The second best thing about clipless compared to clips & straps is walkable cleats. MTB systems are good enough for my (and that of many others) road riding that I see no reason to use a system that makes me walk like a duck off the bicycle. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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Going clipless
"Andre Jute" wrote in message ... Since my Brooks saddle seems to permit me to pedal more powerfully, I thought I might reinforce efficiency with positive location of my feet on the full rotation of the pedal stroke. Is this a good idea for someone who all his life has used platform pedals? Is there any reason, if I decide to go ahead, not to buy the Shimano PD-M520 SPD pedals? Would the PD-M424 dual platform/SPD pedals be a better choice for me? Or the 324, which can take the SH56 cleats? Should I order a set of SM-SH56 Multi-Release Cleats with whichever pedals I decide on or are the Single-Release Cleats easy to learn to use? Thanks. Andre Jute Exploring ways and means I use Shimano SPD pedals on my bikes, not sure of the exact model. Sidi Dom5 shoes, not sure of the exact model of cleats. I am never going back to platform pedals. I only pull up occasionally. Mainly, I like being locked into the pedals, especially in wet conditions. Your foot will not slip off the pedal. There is a bit of a learning curve with clipless pedals, but anyone with an IQ 60 can figure it out. J. |
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