I notice a lot of fixies use toe clips instead of clip in pedals. Is this so you can slide out easier, so you can wear street shoes or for some other reason?.
Best pedals for fixed gear?
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Plain Eggbeaters for me. I never understood the purpose of the little plastic platforms on the Candies. I'm putting Mallets on my sons bike and I may try them on my fixie because the platform would be nice with street shoes. I picked up some Shimano clipless sandels which are great in the summer.
Plain Eggbeaters for me. I never understood the purpose of the little plastic platforms on the Candies. I'm putting Mallets on my sons bike and I may try them on my fixie because the platform would be nice with street shoes. I picked up some Shimano clipless sandels which are great in the summer.
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I use Wellgo double-sided mtb pedals. They offer support, ease of entry and exit; and do it all for a decent price.
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Frogs. Love them!!!
Feel totally confident on them and can pop out so easily. They've saved my ass many times allowing me to popout where I would have otherwise fallen. I also use them on my road and mountain bikes but they shine the most on my fixie.
Have also used Shimano SPD's, Ritchey, Speedplay road pedals, shimano 7800's, Atacs... But for me, frogs blow them away.
Feel totally confident on them and can pop out so easily. They've saved my ass many times allowing me to popout where I would have otherwise fallen. I also use them on my road and mountain bikes but they shine the most on my fixie.
Have also used Shimano SPD's, Ritchey, Speedplay road pedals, shimano 7800's, Atacs... But for me, frogs blow them away.
Fair enough, I suppose, but I guess I can picture situations in which anything can go wrong. I don't tend to dash out into heavy cross traffic when I can avoid it, whether I'm riding the fixie or not. I gather the hill has to be at least moderately steep to prevent you from just doing a one-legged drill through the intersection, but, then, I have to allow that there are steep hills out in the world. I think folks shouldn't ride pedals that make them feel uncomfortable in any way, so if Mtbs or platforms or quills provide some sort of ease or relief, then that's good too. But, personally, I feel fine with my road pedals. Every so often, I'll stop in a place that makes me really think about the mount, but mostly it's just the usual clip in and go.BianchiJoe said:
I keep trying to like my clips & straps, but their just a PIA to get into, and not secure unless I tighten them after I'm in. Single sided spds weren't any worse than on the road bike, but double sided spds are perfect. Don't have to think about it, just put foot to pedal and go. If I'm going to ride my bike, I just put on the cycling shoes (only have one pair of MTB). I have an extra pair of shoes at the office so I don't have to worry about it for commute, and around town I don't mind wearing the MTB shoes.
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you know a little trick I have found that works well when using one-sided pedals is to tighten down the bolt that holds the pedal to the spindal so it doesn't spin quite so easily on its own. This way when you unclip at the top of your pedal stroke it stays in that position all the way around and when you get to the point to clip in (about 10:30-11:00) the pedal will be slightly nose up, aiding in clipping in. This works well for my Time Impact S pedals. I use this trick only on my fixte, as with the geared I can (obviously) coast but sometimes find myself in the habbit of trying to pedal all the time.
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Has anyone used Power Grips? I've not seen them but have read of some putting them on an MKS platform & they seem OK on a fixie - http://www.powergrips.com.
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I have eggbeaters on my two mountain bikes and my road bike. I have candies on my fixie because sometimes I like to just hop on and ride around in regular shoes and it is a little easier.
Shoes depend on how much you want to spend. The high end mtn shoes can be as stiff as road shoes just as the low end road shoes can be as felxible as mtn shoes. For the road I have the Sidi Zetas. They are real comfy and pretty stiff. One of the nice things about the eggbeaters/candies is that the cleat is a lot easier to walk in than the other systems. I bought the quattro cleats that came with the plastic/rubber(?) pontoons on each side of the cleat which help protect the cleat when walking in the street.
Shoes depend on how much you want to spend. The high end mtn shoes can be as stiff as road shoes just as the low end road shoes can be as felxible as mtn shoes. For the road I have the Sidi Zetas. They are real comfy and pretty stiff. One of the nice things about the eggbeaters/candies is that the cleat is a lot easier to walk in than the other systems. I bought the quattro cleats that came with the plastic/rubber(?) pontoons on each side of the cleat which help protect the cleat when walking in the street.
Well, my fixed isnt assembled yet, but after reading this forum (and the fact I have Time ATAC's on my two mountain bikes) I bought a second hand set of Time ATAC mountain bike pedals on ebay for my fixie.
After reading what people have said, my original plan to run Shimano SPD-SL pedals seems a little difficult, and I think I will appreciate the easy entry of the Times and the fact mtb shoes are more suited to walking.
As a side note, my second hand Times (dated from 1999 on the injection moulded bodies) were still like new inside .... great pedals. Found a service guide to them on the forum, pulled them apart and repacked them with new grease.
After reading what people have said, my original plan to run Shimano SPD-SL pedals seems a little difficult, and I think I will appreciate the easy entry of the Times and the fact mtb shoes are more suited to walking.
As a side note, my second hand Times (dated from 1999 on the injection moulded bodies) were still like new inside .... great pedals. Found a service guide to them on the forum, pulled them apart and repacked them with new grease.
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Nobody has mentioned the Quattro pedals. I havn't used them but they look like the ideal fixie pedal...massive platform, hidden cleat (this was mentioned), the option of fixed cleats, and their easy to get into.
I'd like a pair for my CX bike, one pair of road shoes with fixed cleats for when the road wheels are in, one pair of mtb shoes with floating cleats for the knobbies. Purfect.
I'd like a pair for my CX bike, one pair of road shoes with fixed cleats for when the road wheels are in, one pair of mtb shoes with floating cleats for the knobbies. Purfect.
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Surface area is priority for me. I ride my fixed up mountains, and I want the largest and most secure platform I can find. Good old Looks. If I were commuting in the city it might be different, but in rural areas, clipping in happens about once every 2 hours, not a big deal.
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Go for these:
Brooklyn Machine Works Shinburger's. These pedals work awesome and last forever, best of all, you can use any shoe with 'em.
Brooklyn Machine Works Shinburger's. These pedals work awesome and last forever, best of all, you can use any shoe with 'em.
I'm considering powergrips, or a stiff cage w/o straps like this one:rob333 said:
http://www.thebikebiz.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=TRK-ACC-02
curious if anyone's tried either...
Another eggbeater candy rider with sidi dominators. Easy in out, never pulled out accidentally. Like to walk in my shoes. Use candys and sidis on road, mtb, fixie. Like them better than times, spds, frogs, anything. There is not a clipless pedal that I have not tried.
Also have the MKD GR platform plus powergrip combo that I used on the fixie before candys.
Also have the MKD GR platform plus powergrip combo that I used on the fixie before candys.
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