I've fallen over with slow-speed pedal strike on a fixed gear. Turning across a speed bump. No damage. I've also smacked a pedal hard enough in a turn to lift the rear end of the bike and jack up an internal gear hub. Scuffed crank arms, lost dustcaps, broken pedals. Just the one fall, though.
Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Nov 14, 2:16 pm, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have cheap BMX pedals on the Sam that came with our mtn tandem. The > bearings are so bad that one of them "indexes", but who cares. The > reason I may change them is pedal strike. I like pedaling through > turns in traffic, as I like passing cars. :) That said, pedal strike > has not caused any adverse effects other than wearing down the cheap > pedal. My heart doesn't even skip. Has anyone on this list actually > crashed because of pedal strike, or know someone who has (on a > single)? > > Gernot > > On Nov 15, 4:39 am, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Maybe you can shorten the pin/pins to reduce the "hot spots". I ride > > my BMX style pin pedals with my Tevas, New Balance hiking shoes, Duck > > boots (when its raining hard), Red Wing western style boots and my > > dress shoes. I've found that on longer rides, no matter what I do, I > > get some discomfort in my feet. This doesn't happen until about mile > > 35 or 40 depending on the temperatures and the amount of climbing. > > Lately I just get off the bike and rest.....this seems to eliminate > > the foot problems. I'm starting to realize that my personal limit is > > about 25-35 miles at a time without a decent break before discomfort > > sets in. Were I younger and slimmer I could probably extend that to > > 40-60 miles but IMHO beyond these limits riding becomes a grind > > instead of an enjoyable experience. I mean exercise is great but I > > think we cyclists can get obsessed with high mileage and super hard > > efforts to the point that it is counter productive to health in > > general. Grants musings on exercise and diet have made me think of the > > value of exercise as it pertains to health rather than competition > > which is were the focus seems to be amongst bicyclers in general. The > > idea of taking your time, riding a little slower, taking more breaks > > to vary the way you body works and generally enjoying the ride more > > seems more like how I want to ride these days. Wearing regular > > clothing and shoes and adapting my bike and riding style has helped me > > achieve this style of riding that I think many people around the world > > already do naturally. I'm leaning this way and as a result I am > > finding that my equipment choices have slowly changed over the last > > few years. > > > On Nov 14, 9:51 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I've tried all three MKS pedals that Riv currently sells--GKs, > > > Touring, and Sneaker. Over the past couple of months I've rotated > > > around the various pedals on different bikes for different kinds of > > > riding--touring, long day rides, commuting, mixed terrain rides and > > > even a 200k brevet. All worked well but I think my favorite are the > > > Sneaker pedals. > > > > While a lot of BMX pedals have better bearings than the MKS Seakers, > > > the Sneakers are priced really well and I like getting stuff through > > > Riv when possible. > > > > I feel like I'm still trying to find the right shoe. For rides up to > > > 50 miles my Vans work just fine but for longer rides I seem to develop > > > little hot spots from the grip pins on the Sneaker pedals. I've ridden > > > a bit in Tevas like Grant uses and they work well enough but are just > > > a bit wide for my pedaling style. It may be that I just need to use > > > some insoles to stiffen them up. > > > > --mike -- 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.
