+1 for the Grip Kings. I've got a couple of years on mine & love 'em. Good grip even when wet. I usually wear a soft rubber soled shoe such as sandal or sneaker so that may help with the gription. I've also tried BMX pedals and I think anything with a lot of surface area & some aggressive grabby surface is good for touring. The MKS sneaker pedals are slippery when wet. As long as the pedal draws blood, it's aggressive enough.
dougP On Jul 26, 10:28 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ben, > > I think the suggestions you have for tools are great so far- I just > have a comment on pedals. > > I'm currently 2600 miles into a 5000+ mile trans-continental trip from > Boston MA to the west coast (and then hopefully down the coast) via > northern Ontario (which was awesome)! I'm at the public library in > Sheridan, WY at the moment and happened to see your post so I thought > I'd add a vote for platform pedals. > > I'm also somewhat averse to racing/clipless shoes or conventional > straps, and am using platform pedals because I've always used > them. I've done a couple of looong high-mileage days here and > there- due to lack of decent camping spots or for other reasons- > and have sometimes had some leg/ankle cramps that required me to > reposition my feet on the pedals much more than you'd be able to even > with regular clips/straps. It's also nice to be able to wear my > sneakers. I've also had some very hot days (95 degrees all day > yesterday, from Gillette to Sheridan via Rt 14) and it's great to be > able to wear something like Teva sandals on days like that. > > The only downside I can see is that you have to worry about slipping a > pedal, which can end badly if you don't have good control of the bike > when it happens :( However, Grip Kings seem to have a wide/long/ > ample platform, so I think you'd be MUCH less likely to slip a pedal > on those than on, say MKS touring pedals (which are also fine pedals > nonetheless, and are what I have). > > Good luck on your trip- it's going to be sweet! > > Matt > > On Jul 25, 11:30 pm, thebvo <the...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Howdy all! > > I'm doing the Pacific coast tour (2000 miles - yikes) in september. > > It will be my first long distance tour ever, so I would love to hear > > suggestions on what to bring, besides camping gear. > > I've been backpacking for 10 years, so that part is covered, but what > > I'm curious about deals with bike tools and accessories and tips. For > > example: bike pumps - cO2 cartridge or top tube pump? Pedals - Grip > > king or cages? - I am NOT doing the lance armstrong shoes. So, I > > dunno. I'm just puttin it out there if anyone with experience wants > > to float some knowledge my way about touring. > > Thanks a lot > > ~Ben > > ps: I'll be out in the woods canoeing for 3 weeks, but when I get back > > I'll be ready to read and learn. Cheerio- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bu...@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.
