I have tried 3 different clipless pedal systems, with 3 different pairs of shoes, but each time, I came back to flat pedals. I see some advantage of being attached, but not enough to make it worth changing shoes. And on long rides, being locked in one place actually causes more fatigue and discomfort than free-floating on MKS Sylvan Touring pedals. I have become so accustomed to letting my foot roam around the pedal that even spiky bmx pedals seem too restrictive (I have bmx pedals on my fixed-gear and on my unicycle (ouch!)). For all types of riding, I use thin-soled, flimsy shoes, by the way.
Anybody who does it differently is clearly wrong, and probably has a range of other moral failings. On Oct 13, 6:17 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 16:36 -0700, Pierre wrote: > > At first, the retro switch came this spring when they started some > > serious road rebuilding where I live, making it necessary to walk my > > bike here and there (due to sharing narrow, temporary construction > > pathways with pedestrians). This rammed home what I've already known > > for years, and that is, walkable SPD or compatible shoes are not all > > that walkable except on the most perfectly smooth and even surfaces. A > > few too many crunching sessions made me decide to put my old Campy > > quill pedals back on, so I could ride with any ordinary athletic shoe. > > I will never forget my first century attempt, in 1973 wearing athletic > shoes (we called them "sneakers" in those days) with my Campagnolo > Record quill pedals. (I also wore shorts made from cut-off denim > trousers with briefs underneath, and did not wear gloves.) > > I can still feel the burning lines of fire in my feet whenever I think > of it. > > Maybe the walkability of SPD shoes depends on the shoes. I have no > difficulty at all walking with my Sidi Dominators on uneven surfaces or > smooth ones. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
