I pedal strike on occasion on my AHH with 175 cranks and king grips. I have another bike that needs new cranks, so I'm leaning towards moving the current 175 AHH cranks over and getting 170s for Homer. But like others have said... I think it's more a user error than a problem with the bike.
--Andy On Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:46:20 PM UTC-7, Rex Kerr wrote: > > So, I've been slowly warming to this idea of using platform pedals. I > actually compromised and went half way, using cream colored PowerGrip > straps that Rivendell was selling at the time and the MKS touring pedals > that they sell. This setup works fairly well for me and I'm starting to > prefer it over having to wear dedicated shoes, even though I was wearing > Shimano sandals. That said, after years of using tiny little Frog pedals I > got accustomed to how much cornering clearance I had and don't remember the > last time that I experienced pedal strike [except for one time on my fixed > gear]. Now, though, I seem to do it at least once per ride, even on turns > that seem like nothing whatsoever! Worse, a few times I've grabbed the toe > of my sandal and flipped it down! (I sure hope I don't break a toe or tear > my awesome Chaco sandals!) > > So, now I'm wondering... are there other paltform pedals that give a > little more ground clearance? Is it just something I'll have to learn to > deal with? Are the King Grips any better [for clearance]? How about the > RMX sneaker pedal with its corners rounded off? > > How long did it take you (if you converted to platforms) to become > accustomed to the reduced clearance? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/r7RYYi0AQiAJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
