From ericrosenberg.dc at gmail.com Sun May 6 21:06:13 2018 From: ericrosenberg.dc at gmail.com (Eric Rosenberg) Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 22:06:13 -0400 Subject: [Whirl] Converting cleats to platform pedals? Message-ID: <031401d3e5a7$f9eeeb00$edccc100$@gmail.com> I've been riding with Bebop pedals (cleats) for a long time and love them. Easy to get into and out of, lots of play - don't feel locked-in as I did with SPD pedals. After 4 knee surgeries (and lots of back and spine "stuff"), I'd like to be able to *not* have to wear bike shoes with cleats all the time. I'd like to mount a flat pedal platform to the shoe cleat and put it on the pedal in order to ride with "normal" footgear. Is anyone aware of such a thing or have done it themselves? I just dreaming? Thanks, Eric Rosenberg Washington, DC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bikelarry at gmail.com Sun May 6 21:29:13 2018 From: bikelarry at gmail.com (larry black) Date: Mon, 07 May 2018 02:29:13 +0000 Subject: [Whirl] Converting cleats to platform pedals? In-Reply-To: <031401d3e5a7$f9eeeb00$edccc100$@gmail.com> References: <031401d3e5a7$f9eeeb00$edccc100$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I started drinking the clipless pedal Kool Ade in 1984 and toe clips going back to 1963. Two years ago I arrived in Corsica without bike shoes. I wore my Mephisto sneakers and had a set of low profile grippy two sided pedals. Never went back. I nicknamed them happy feet-happy knees. Sold, threw out, and gave away thousands of dollars worth of uncomfortable restrictive shoes and pedals I?ve tried over decades. Started carrying these pedals: https://www.bikejames.com/strength/catalyst-pedals-winning-presentation-at-bow-venture-out-conference/ last fall and have become the world?s highest volume seller out of one small shop- offering free return if you?re feet and knees are not happy. Out of 153 sets only two came back. If your feet are smaller than men?s 8 or women?s 9 there are similar grippy platforms available. For trikes I have been fabricating an adjustable heel sling - a must have. The freedom to ride in whatever?s on your feet (I don?t recommend socks, bare feet, or slippers) and the ability to change positions from ball of foot, arch, or heel are huge advantages We just reunited with our C-rush and GoldRush in Florida today and tried a set here - and after a brief ride the feet feel like they just came from the reflexologist. The new flavor of Kool ade is here. Larry Black On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 10:06 PM Eric Rosenberg wrote: > I?ve been riding with Bebop pedals (cleats) for a long time and love them. > Easy to get into and out of, lots of play ? don?t feel locked-in as I did > with SPD pedals. > > > > After 4 knee surgeries (and lots of back and spine ?stuff?), I?d like to > be able to **not** have to wear bike shoes with cleats all the time. > > > > I?d like to mount a flat pedal platform to the shoe cleat and put it on > the pedal in order to ride with ?normal? footgear. > > > > Is anyone aware of such a thing or have done it themselves? > > > > I just dreaming? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Eric Rosenberg > > Washington, DC > _______________________________________________ > WHIRL mailing list > WHIRL at bilton.us > http://bilton.us/mailman/listinfo/whirl_bilton.us > -- Larry Black Mt Airy Bicycle College Park Bicycle Maryland, USA www.bike123.com larry at bike123.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: