Re: [RBW] Re: Favorite clip-in/flat pedal combo?

[Patrick Moore]

Corwin: tangent, but related: will you please post a photo or photos of
your Hon Solo?

I bought, modified, and rode one for several years back before my daughter
had her license (and took over my car), and when I had to chauffeur her
around. I'd put the HS in the boot of the compact, drive her to her
piano/drawing/skating lesson, and then go take a ride for the hour or so
wait.

I first set the HS up with a (Ritchey, IIRC) bullhorn, then with an
original-edition Moustache bar; neither were comfortable for more than a
few miles, but then I didn't ride the HS more than a few miles.

I geared it at about 70", and I fondly recall Catie's skating lessons at
the top of the long Tramway hill: I'd spin-out the HS downhill about 4
miles to the Sandia Indian casino, then stand and grunt it back up. Or I'd
take it down the adjacent neighborhoods and get my climbing in going up and
down steep residential streets.

But it was never a fully "comfortable" setup and I sold it on once Catie
could drive herself in my car.

On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 2:34 PM Corwin Zechar  wrote:

> Hi Glen -
>
> I have MKS Ezy pedals on my Dahon Hon Solo. Have not tried clipless. I
> imagine it would work well. The Ezys come off easy once you know the trick.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Corwin
> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:42:16 PM UTC-7 Glen wrote:
>
>> Following on to this; has anyone here used the MKS ezy pedal system to
>> easily swap between flats and clipless?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:41:02 PM UTC-6 John Bokman wrote:
>>
>>> Rivsters:
>>>
>>> I've ridden many many years on Speedplay Frogs with great enjoyment.
>>> I've also ridden for years on flat pedals (MKS Sylvan Touring are my
>>> favorite) with great enjoyment.
>>>
>>> I'm now curious about trying something I thought I'd never try: A
>>> clipless-flat combo pedal.  Because there are times  - especially on longer
>>> rides - when I want more foot support than my flat pedals provide. (Yes,
>>> I've used larger flat pedals - VP Vice - and found no effective difference
>>> to my MKS Sylvan in this regard.)
>>>
>>> So for those of you who still ride clipless, and who in fact use a combo
>>> pedal: What's your favorite?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
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[RBW] Re: Favorite clip-in/flat pedal combo?

[Corwin Zechar]

Hi Glen -

I have MKS Ezy pedals on my Dahon Hon Solo. Have not tried clipless. I 
imagine it would work well. The Ezys come off easy once you know the trick.

Regards,


Corwin
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:42:16 PM UTC-7 Glen wrote:

> Following on to this; has anyone here used the MKS ezy pedal system to 
> easily swap between flats and clipless?
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:41:02 PM UTC-6 John Bokman wrote:
>
>> Rivsters: 
>>
>> I've ridden many many years on Speedplay Frogs with great enjoyment.
>> I've also ridden for years on flat pedals (MKS Sylvan Touring are my 
>> favorite) with great enjoyment.
>>
>> I'm now curious about trying something I thought I'd never try: A 
>> clipless-flat combo pedal.  Because there are times  - especially on longer 
>> rides - when I want more foot support than my flat pedals provide. (Yes, 
>> I've used larger flat pedals - VP Vice - and found no effective difference 
>> to my MKS Sylvan in this regard.)
>>
>> So for those of you who still ride clipless, and who in fact use a combo 
>> pedal: What's your favorite?
>>
>> John
>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: Favorite clip-in/flat pedal combo?

[Diana H]

I have been using the Funn Mamba pedals and have thought they are good 
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B074WMBWD9?psc=1=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title 

They are my first clipless pedals, so I can't compare them to anything. But 
I'm a fan of the big platform and I've had no problem with clipping in or 
out. 
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2:40:55 PM UTC-7 bunny...@gmail.com wrote:

> I've been using the Crank Brothers double shot pedals for a while and 
> really like them. The platform is nice for me, and the clip-in side is as 
> good as any other brand I've tried.
>
> Crank Brothers are kind of like the forgotten brother of clip in pedals. I 
> only tried them because my friend used to get a discount. Since then, I've 
> found that I can often find great deals on barely-used pedals. I think 
> people try them, but move back to SPD; probably because the rest of their 
> bikes use SPD. So I've picked up Candy, Egg Beater, and Double Shot pedals 
> for very  good prices. I recently got a set of Double Shot 3 pedals. I had 
> only used the Double Shot 1 up until then. The 3 series fees MUCH nicer to 
> me.
>
> I will also add that the Egg Beater style of pedal has been my favorite 
> version of clip-in pedals. You can clip in from any angle. Insertion and 
> removal feels very smooth. Everything is rebuildable. And they are one of 
> the lighter pedal systems... if you care about that.
>
> Good luck!
> Ben
>
> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2:08:52 PM UTC-7 DavidP wrote:
>
>> John,
>>
>> I use SPD pedals on my "pure" road bike, my most road-ish mixed surface 
>> bikes get combo pedals, and everything else gets flat pedals.
>> For combo SPD/flat pedals, I have the VP-R62 on one bike, which seems no 
>> longer available. But I have a few pairs of the very similar Venzo dual 
>> function pedals: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084GHVVFP/
>>
>> They all work great, but I prefer the ones with at least a few pins on 
>> the flat side. The silver VP pedals have them, but the Venzo's that are 
>> most like the VPs do not - only a concern if you must have silver.
>>
>> -Dave
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 4:42:16 PM UTC-4 Glen wrote:
>>
>>> Following on to this; has anyone here used the MKS ezy pedal system to 
>>> easily swap between flats and clipless?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:41:02 PM UTC-6 John Bokman wrote:
>>>
 Rivsters: 

 I've ridden many many years on Speedplay Frogs with great enjoyment.
 I've also ridden for years on flat pedals (MKS Sylvan Touring are my 
 favorite) with great enjoyment.

 I'm now curious about trying something I thought I'd never try: A 
 clipless-flat combo pedal.  Because there are times  - especially on 
 longer 
 rides - when I want more foot support than my flat pedals provide. (Yes, 
 I've used larger flat pedals - VP Vice - and found no effective difference 
 to my MKS Sylvan in this regard.)

 So for those of you who still ride clipless, and who in fact use a 
 combo pedal: What's your favorite?

 John



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[RBW] Re: Favorite clip-in/flat pedal combo?

[Ben Adrian]

I've been using the Crank Brothers double shot pedals for a while and 
really like them. The platform is nice for me, and the clip-in side is as 
good as any other brand I've tried.

Crank Brothers are kind of like the forgotten brother of clip in pedals. I 
only tried them because my friend used to get a discount. Since then, I've 
found that I can often find great deals on barely-used pedals. I think 
people try them, but move back to SPD; probably because the rest of their 
bikes use SPD. So I've picked up Candy, Egg Beater, and Double Shot pedals 
for very  good prices. I recently got a set of Double Shot 3 pedals. I had 
only used the Double Shot 1 up until then. The 3 series fees MUCH nicer to 
me.

I will also add that the Egg Beater style of pedal has been my favorite 
version of clip-in pedals. You can clip in from any angle. Insertion and 
removal feels very smooth. Everything is rebuildable. And they are one of 
the lighter pedal systems... if you care about that.

Good luck!
Ben

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2:08:52 PM UTC-7 DavidP wrote:

> John,
>
> I use SPD pedals on my "pure" road bike, my most road-ish mixed surface 
> bikes get combo pedals, and everything else gets flat pedals.
> For combo SPD/flat pedals, I have the VP-R62 on one bike, which seems no 
> longer available. But I have a few pairs of the very similar Venzo dual 
> function pedals: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084GHVVFP/
>
> They all work great, but I prefer the ones with at least a few pins on the 
> flat side. The silver VP pedals have them, but the Venzo's that are most 
> like the VPs do not - only a concern if you must have silver.
>
> -Dave
>
> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 4:42:16 PM UTC-4 Glen wrote:
>
>> Following on to this; has anyone here used the MKS ezy pedal system to 
>> easily swap between flats and clipless?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:41:02 PM UTC-6 John Bokman wrote:
>>
>>> Rivsters: 
>>>
>>> I've ridden many many years on Speedplay Frogs with great enjoyment.
>>> I've also ridden for years on flat pedals (MKS Sylvan Touring are my 
>>> favorite) with great enjoyment.
>>>
>>> I'm now curious about trying something I thought I'd never try: A 
>>> clipless-flat combo pedal.  Because there are times  - especially on longer 
>>> rides - when I want more foot support than my flat pedals provide. (Yes, 
>>> I've used larger flat pedals - VP Vice - and found no effective difference 
>>> to my MKS Sylvan in this regard.)
>>>
>>> So for those of you who still ride clipless, and who in fact use a combo 
>>> pedal: What's your favorite?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>

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[RBW] Re: Favorite clip-in/flat pedal combo?

[DavidP]

John,

I use SPD pedals on my "pure" road bike, my most road-ish mixed surface 
bikes get combo pedals, and everything else gets flat pedals.
For combo SPD/flat pedals, I have the VP-R62 on one bike, which seems no 
longer available. But I have a few pairs of the very similar Venzo dual 
function pedals: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084GHVVFP/

They all work great, but I prefer the ones with at least a few pins on the 
flat side. The silver VP pedals have them, but the Venzo's that are most 
like the VPs do not - only a concern if you must have silver.

-Dave

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 4:42:16 PM UTC-4 Glen wrote:

> Following on to this; has anyone here used the MKS ezy pedal system to 
> easily swap between flats and clipless?
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:41:02 PM UTC-6 John Bokman wrote:
>
>> Rivsters: 
>>
>> I've ridden many many years on Speedplay Frogs with great enjoyment.
>> I've also ridden for years on flat pedals (MKS Sylvan Touring are my 
>> favorite) with great enjoyment.
>>
>> I'm now curious about trying something I thought I'd never try: A 
>> clipless-flat combo pedal.  Because there are times  - especially on longer 
>> rides - when I want more foot support than my flat pedals provide. (Yes, 
>> I've used larger flat pedals - VP Vice - and found no effective difference 
>> to my MKS Sylvan in this regard.)
>>
>> So for those of you who still ride clipless, and who in fact use a combo 
>> pedal: What's your favorite?
>>
>> John
>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: Favorite clip-in/flat pedal combo?

[Glen]

Following on to this; has anyone here used the MKS ezy pedal system to 
easily swap between flats and clipless?



On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:41:02 PM UTC-6 John Bokman wrote:

> Rivsters: 
>
> I've ridden many many years on Speedplay Frogs with great enjoyment.
> I've also ridden for years on flat pedals (MKS Sylvan Touring are my 
> favorite) with great enjoyment.
>
> I'm now curious about trying something I thought I'd never try: A 
> clipless-flat combo pedal.  Because there are times  - especially on longer 
> rides - when I want more foot support than my flat pedals provide. (Yes, 
> I've used larger flat pedals - VP Vice - and found no effective difference 
> to my MKS Sylvan in this regard.)
>
> So for those of you who still ride clipless, and who in fact use a combo 
> pedal: What's your favorite?
>
> John
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Favorite clip-in/flat pedal combo?

[exliontamer]

My favorite is the MKS Sylvan Road with the XL Deep MKS toe clips (I wear a 
size 14 shoe) and ALE straps with the reinforced leather sleeve. I like the 
Sylvan Road (vs the Touring) because there's no teeth to catch shoe tread 
and it's wide-ish compared to some other ones. The Touring does work well 
too imo if you just want to buy some toe clips & straps to try it out. I've 
also always had good luck combining them with thinner soled Adidas sneakers 
like Gazelle, Samba, etc.

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2:41:02 PM UTC-5 John Bokman wrote:

> Rivsters: 
>
> I've ridden many many years on Speedplay Frogs with great enjoyment.
> I've also ridden for years on flat pedals (MKS Sylvan Touring are my 
> favorite) with great enjoyment.
>
> I'm now curious about trying something I thought I'd never try: A 
> clipless-flat combo pedal.  Because there are times  - especially on longer 
> rides - when I want more foot support than my flat pedals provide. (Yes, 
> I've used larger flat pedals - VP Vice - and found no effective difference 
> to my MKS Sylvan in this regard.)
>
> So for those of you who still ride clipless, and who in fact use a combo 
> pedal: What's your favorite?
>
> John
>
>

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