> On Dec 25, 2023, at 4:41 PM, Bernard Duhon wrote:
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>
> Less leg extension, so lower your saddle, there is more toe overlap and
> finally slightly different muscles are used.
I found the same. I lowered my saddle height both for slightly less shoe+pedal
stack height and for foot
I have a couple of Thompson 0 setback seatpost if your interested.
From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Garth
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2023 2:23 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: Re: [RBW] "Grant hates toe clips."
No retention at all for me for that last 20 some ye
& pedals. I got em I’ll use em.
From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of SallyG
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2023 4:12 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: Re: [RBW] "Grant hates toe clips."
As always, I'm learning lots from the conversation! Thank you, always a
pleasure
As always, I'm learning lots from the conversation! Thank you, always a
pleasure.
To add my non-technical two cents:
I used to ride with toe clips/leather straps. They have (probably) saved my
life...and also caused me harm. Riding my second-hand Raleigh Gran Sport
fast down a steep grade in
Nice Patrick ! Perfect body position, for me and he, apparently !
On Monday, December 25, 2023 at 3:29:08 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote:
> You must be the forgotten heir of Alexi Grewal who notoriously rode a
> Clark Kent frame with hugely steep seat tube to get comfortable and
> powerful.
>
Now that's worth learning; good information.
On Mon, Dec 25, 2023 at 1:30 PM Ted Durant wrote:
> ...
> Binding-less pedals also have to be matched with compatible shoes. I've
> experienced a similar issue as Patrick, where the pins on a pedal don't
> line up nicely with the bottom of a shoe,
On Monday, December 25, 2023 at 2:02:38 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote:
If I ever build a dedicated shopping bike I think I'll try no-retention
again, but this time without pinned pedals; it was the pins that annoyed me
when I tried platforms a couple of years ago because they were always
No retention at all for me for that last 20 some years. Since my feet are
positioned more midfoot and the pedals have good pins to grip Altra Lone
Peaks(w/150mm cranks), I have no need for anything else. I have no pins on
the other side and the even then my feet stay in place from feel. .Since
I used SPD's when I raced XC, but never enjoyed them. I ride reasonably
long distances (50 to 130 miles) and while I'm sure I'm losing a little bit
of oomph on the climbs, my knees are much happier when I can move my foot
around at will. I prefer flats for riding on slippery or sketchy stuff,
Thinking out loud: if I ever get a replacement frame for the Monocog, which
I use for most of time when I run the dog, I may well try Urbans or the
wonderful value-for-money GR-1s, plus MKS X-deep clips and loose straps
(with toe clip buttons and strap pads, of course, just for style). I like
the
If I ever build a dedicated shopping bike I think I'll try no-retention
again, but this time without pinned pedals; it was the pins that annoyed me
when I tried platforms a couple of years ago because they were always
holding the shoe (and I bought a nice pair of platform cycling shoes) in
the
I just remembered I also used Power Grips which was a nice combination of foot retention and normal shoes. The one downside to power grips was that they needed to be adjusted for shoes that were materially different in size from the shoes used to set up the straps. Chuck Taylor’s vs hiking boots
I haven't tried any foot retention in years. It could be that clipless
have improved over the years but I haven't tried them in at 15 years or
longer. I have, uh, interesting, knees and ankles. I am missing half of
the cartilage on my right knee and I am somewhat bow legged. I could never
The first bike I bought for myself was a mid 80’s Schwinn Sierra and I rode that to commute to work and school. Once I added a road bike (Nishiki Prestige) to that I started reading cycling magazines and learned that the flat pedals I had been using since I started riding weren’t the way to go. So
First entry in new Blahg. And no, he doesn't; he reports someone's
out-of-context judgment.
But I'm curious how many on this RBW list like and use retention and how
many don't; and of the former, how many use toe clips and how many use
clipless systems -- and what kind.
I'll start: I rode fast
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