If you hurry you can still get silver Bubbly pedals at Hope Cyclery’s webstore (as of right now)
> On Nov 18, 2021, at 10:11, Bones <ekstrane...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > SimWorks Bubbly pedals are awesome too (if you can get your hands on them!). > Large platform, grippy, and very well made. I have large narrow feet but I > still appreciate the extra real estate. > > Bones > >> On Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 1:02:40 PM UTC-5 Paul Brodek wrote: >> Thanks to Abe for the heads-up on currently available long/wide/thin pedal >> platform options. >> >> I thought it might be worth mentioning to those who try to minimize pedal >> tread width that it seems like some of these uber-thin pedals have inner >> bearing/body dimensions that require feet to sit 5-10mm outboard of the >> inner surface of the crankarms, potentially adding 10-20mm of foot width. >> I'm not particularly sensitive to this, and though there have been times in >> bobbish/RBW past when this was a hot topic, it doesn't surface regularly >> these days, just thought I'd point it out just in case. If that's something >> that bothers you, might be worthwhile looking for platforms that are flat >> all the way across the top. >> >> Paul Brodek >> Hillsdale, NJ USA >>> On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 2:12 PM Pancake <abe.g...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Always looking for wider pedals for my 6E width feet, I've ended up with a >>> relatively affordable option that's as wide as I can find: >>> Kona Wah Wah 2 (a.k.a., Wah Wah II) - >>> https://com.konaworld.com/product/accessories/pedals/wah-wah-2-composite/ >>> >>> Found for $50-65 online, these are about 120mm long x 118mm wide x 13mm >>> thick. >>> >>> They're basically a significantly wider/longer VP 001 or VP Vice pedal, but >>> in plastic composite (there's a more dear metal version too). >>> Generic versions are available on Aliexpress and other sites for about half >>> the cost. >>> >>> Wider and wiser, >>> Abe >>> >>>>> On Wednesday, 17 November 2021 at 06:52:45 UTC-8 Pam Bikes wrote: >>>>> I have some VP thin gripsters that are great and grippy but a friend >>>>> warned me they'll "eat your shoes". I looked and he was right. I wear >>>>> thin soled barefoot shoes like Five Fingers and Xero. So I switched to >>>>> the plastic flats like Riv uses and I like them. I've had the steel pins >>>>> eat my shins one too many times on a bumpy road. I wore out the bearing >>>>> on one so I got another pair I've yet to put on. Pedals are mismatched >>>>> for the time being but no one notices. >>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 1:24:50 PM UTC-5 joseph...@gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Large pedals gets two thumbs up from me. >>>>>> I'm a big fan of the DEITY. Either the Black Kats or Deftrap >>>>>> I have a pair of the Black Kats on my Gus and will be swapping them for >>>>>> the Deftraps so the Black Kats can go on my wife's Cheviot >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.deitycomponents.com/pedals.html >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 4:07:06 PM UTC-6 Paul Brodek wrote: >>>>>>> I've been a VP Harrier fan for some years now. They're wide in both >>>>>>> width and length, while still being fairly thin/low-profile. >>>>>>> Discontinued for some time now, there were also recall notices on the >>>>>>> web, but for versions evidently way older than mine. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not sure there was ever an official VP replacement, but there are >>>>>>> p-l-e-n-t-y of wide/longer platform pedals in the world today, some >>>>>>> with significant pins, others not so much. Looks like a number of >>>>>>> duplicate plastic/composite candidates out there as well, which can be >>>>>>> an effective/cost-efficient way to evaluate a pedal before springing >>>>>>> for the full-metal experience. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Looking for flickr photos I'm realizing I tend to totally neglect pedal >>>>>>> pix, despite obsessively documenting ever other square millimeter of >>>>>>> hardware. Go figure. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paul Brodek >>>>>>> Hillsdale, NJ USA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yeah, focus solidly on the chainring/chain here. Pedals, schmedals! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 12:52:35 PM UTC-5 Ray Varella wrote: >>>>>>>> Over the years I’ve seen numerous comments on how comfortable larger >>>>>>>> pedals are. >>>>>>>> I’ve ridden standard sized pedals my whole life and never gave it much >>>>>>>> though. >>>>>>>> Since I’ve spent more and more time riding in thin soled sandals I >>>>>>>> noticed a bit of discomfort (not pain) after riding for a couple >>>>>>>> hours. >>>>>>>> I bought a pair of Sylvan Gorditos from Crust and swapped out my >>>>>>>> standard Sylvans. >>>>>>>> After I got home from my first ride with them I realized i hadn’t >>>>>>>> noticed any pressure where I used to. >>>>>>>> Aside from that I didn’t give them a single thought while riding. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I see more big pedals in my future. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ray >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/83vhjvp3a_M/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0636e8c7-ffe5-411d-854e-7d4de73eb221n%40googlegroups.com. >> >> >> -- >> Paul Brodek >> Hillsdale, NJ USA > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/16ae79f3-90c7-464c-a921-78d84ae73ec1n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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