Reporting on my first ride in the correct shoes on new Thin Gripsters. Wasn't a very long ride, about 15 mi, but a good clip chasing my daughter. The answer is they're reliable and invisible - everything you want. Don't have to think about them, they don't strike the ground in spite of their width (made up for by their thin profile). Total thumbs up and I'm sold on them over Grip Kings. I thought their shorter length might cause arch strain, but it didn't happen.
I sprung for the alloy Fyxation 61 for my daughter's bike. Part of the reason for the ride was to get her saddle height dialed in with the new pedals. Had the scare of my life. She was kind of throwing a fit over the saddle discomfort, and riding with her normal mitochondria charge (her mother is a marathon runner). We were on a paved bike path and approaching a turn and steep drop to the creek crossing. She turned in hot, locked up her front V-brake and flipped. Amazingly no significant damage to either the bike or especially her. To show you her stick-to-it, she had the full spook all of us have after a spill of this magnitude. After vacillating turn back or keep going, she opted to ride 10 more miles and complete the ride. This is a cheap but decent city bike I bought for my daughter when she was turning 11, and it's now her second bike. It had MKS city pedals with half-toe clips, but when she was complaining about stop-and-go at San Antonio Siclovia a few weeks ago, the platform pedal lust kicked in. I know $90 pedals seem excessive on this bike, but she likes them and maybe we'll find the pedals a nicer home someday... <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/bike/94f9a604-6a29-47d9-a3cc-4f127faa9b7c.jpg> On Tuesday, September 30, 2014 7:45:38 AM UTC-5, Paul Brodek wrote: > > I haven't used any of the ones you linked to. I tried a pair of these > Tubro (correct spelling!) platforms as a cheaper alternative, they grip > fine: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tubro-downhill-platform-CNC-Pedal-set-removable-pins-sealed-breaing-/261041670722 > > My first platforms were MG1s, they're grippy enough for me, not too heavy, > and relatively cheap. They are thick, though, so I've bashed 'em cornering > a coupla times. I prefer thinner pedals these days. The Wellgo B132 are OK, > thinner than the MG1 and not too spendy. Both the VP001 and Vice work well > for me, though I find the 001 a little less grippy. The fyxation Mesa MP > were faves for a while, wide/thin platform, more foot support than the > Wellgos. The MP part is important, this is the version with Metal Pins. You > have to get over the platforms being plastic; fyxation does have an > aluminum version now, but it's more expensive. My current best-ever faves > are the VP Harrier---thin and light with a platform so big even Bozo's > shoes would fit comfy. They are expensive, so as much as I heart them I > won't be outfitting the fleet with them. I have a pair of Spank Spike > platforms on deck, very thin like the Harrier with a biggish platform. > Probably the most expensive pedal I've bought, so likely a one-off. I also > just got a pair of Xpedo Spry platforms, haven't had a chance to ride them > yet. The Sprys are the lightest pinned platforms I've seen, only 260g, so > I'll try them on a weight weenie bike. Fairly thin, fairly wide. > > I tend to be pretty narrow-minded with most of component choices, but > somehow eclecticism flowers when it comes to metal-pinned platform pedals. > Though I only ride metal-pinned platform pedals, so I guess that initial > narrow-mindness then broadens... > > Paul Brodek > Hillsdale, NJ USA > > On Monday, September 29, 2014 3:36:09 PM UTC-4, David Banzer wrote: >> >> Does anyone have any experience with pedals that are similar to the >> VP-001Thin Gripsters or VO Sabots? >> I have silver VPs on my Redwood and love them. While I'd like to get the >> same for the rest of my bikes, the price does add up and silver doesn't >> appear to be an option anymore. >> Specifically I saw these on eBay: >> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/151016287549?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 >> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/WELLGO-KC008-Bike-Flat-Pedals-Sealed-Bearing-MTB-Aluminum-Platform-Pedals-9-16-/261568167720?pt=US_Pedals&var=&hash=item3ce6ad7f28 >> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Brand-4-Colors-Wellgo-KC007-Platform-MBT-BMX-Bike-Bicycle-Pedal-Pedals-9-16-/251471707962?pt=US_Pedals&var=&hash=item3a8ce1bf3a >> >> Either way, I'll be ordering another set of dark gray VPs from Riv >> shortly, but I have more space now which means all my project bikes can be >> built up fully. >> >> David >> Chicago >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
