[RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread William
Grant used lots of caps. His one handed typing must be improving, or he's learned how to hit the -shift- key with a 'ifferent 'igit. I've always been a right-pinky shifter (on keyboards). On May 11, 9:48 am, Grant Petersen gr...@rivbike.com wrote: texan sean says: I am concerned that the GKs

[RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Brad Gantt
I say go for it. I love my 'Kings. Recently rode a fast 40 miles in Tevas and total comfort. They don't feel big, they feel good. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Bill Gibson
Yep. Go for them. Grip Kings feel like arch support, so any light shoe is a rigid bike shoe, with no hot spots. You have high efficiency, infinite pedal float to save your joints, and get-on-and-go readiness. I lube mine by pulling the plastic plug over the outboard bearings and dribbling in

Re: [RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Bill Connell
How did you get the plastic dust cap out? I assumed it was just threaded and tried to unscrew it with a pin tool, and all i did was mangle the pin holes, the cap didn't budge. On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote: Yep. Go for them. Grip Kings feel like arch

[RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread sean
Thanks for the imput Grant and others. I bit the bullet and ordered some. The plank statement wasn't so much about having alot of support under my feet as it was abotu being concerned the meaty parts of my feet would be positioned in the wrong place on long pedals. Seems that these pedals will

[RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Marty
Speaking of Bullseye... I like most of their stuff, (although I have never seen the wood platform model Grant mentioned) and they have some new platformish pedals that look very nice. MUSA of course: http://tinyurl.com/2fxegzf -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Clayton Scott
There is a little cut out in the pedal body where the cap is pushed in. Jam and awl or other spikey object in there and leverage the cap out. At least that is how I do it. On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Bill Connell bconn...@gmail.com wrote: How did you get the plastic dust cap out? I

Re: [RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Bill Gibson
I used a little sharp hook-shaped pick tool I got at Harbor Freight, which allowed me gently insert the pointy tip between plug and pedal body, and to pull on a lip on the plug, which sits more-or-less flush with the pedal body. The grey plug on the outboard side of the pedal is a press fit, with

[RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Jay LePree
Hi all: After a year of riding in rain and snow, I wanted to lube the pedals. Rather than fight with the dust cap on the grip king, I drilled a very tiny (1/16?) hole in one of the four indents in the cap, and then stuck my grease gun in it. I pushed clean grease through the pedal and wiped off

[RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Marty
Ahh - the beauty of Reader .pdfs - Thanks Joe! From RR26, here are the Bullseye Woodys: http://tinyurl.com/2e7p9xn Might have to cobble up a pair myself. On May 11, 7:20 pm, Joe Bernard joer...@gmail.com wrote: I have the sneaker pedals on a recumbent, and GKs on a Dahon. They're both the

Re: [RBW] Re: gripkings

2010-05-11 Thread Shaun Meehan
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote: Ahh - the beauty of Reader .pdfs - Thanks Joe! From RR26, here are the Bullseye Woodys: Good barefoot pedals. And it looks like you could replace the platform with prit' near anything if need be. Shaun Meehan -- You received