clevohardcore - 8-17-2012 at 10:30 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180948836951?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:I...
Jason the Magnificent - 8-17-2012 at 10:39 AM
Those are nice looking but I've always steered clear of those because I hear the grip pins eat your shoes up.
I have these bad boys on mine. Great grip and with the length under the foot for support instead of jutting out both side where my feet aren't like
most pedals I can wear sandals or shoes and be equally comfortable even on some of my 50 mile rides.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MKS-Lambda-Platform-Pedals-Silver-/1...
BDx13 - 8-17-2012 at 10:40 AM
you just bought those? balla!
i use something similar (though less balla) on my mountain bike. i still put my feet down so g-d much when i'm riding that i don;t wanna be clipped
in.
BDx13 - 8-17-2012 at 10:56 AM
got these from a friend that works at a local bike shop:
http://www.odysseybmx.com/catalog/pedals/trailmix/
they're my third set of pedals this year. the first were a traditional bmx style that were flimsy and got completely destroyed hitting rocks and
roots and whatnot. the second was a big fat plastic pair that my feet kept slipping off of. these are big and grippy and take a beating.
clevohardcore - 8-17-2012 at 12:05 PM
Jason those are bad ass. I was surprised at how many pedal brands and variations are out. I've been riding my factory pedals that came with my Gary
Fisher. When I got it salesman was like you'll want new pedals. I thought fuck you bro, they are fine. Had the bike a year of just riding with my son
and wife on roads and bike paths. No problem. This spring started hitting trails with friends and I finally understand the way of a good pedal. The
hills, roots etc on the rides require it. I will not go the way of a clip on though. That seems too restrictive. So didn't want spend on them full
price so I hit ebay and watched and watched and watched. Until I got these. Still expensive but a lot less them if I bought them from a store.
Jason the Magnificent - 8-17-2012 at 01:02 PM
Yeah the "clipless" (the ones that you clip into, "clipless" is in reference to not being the strap in pedals...don;t worry it's not supposed to make
sense) pedals are 90% hype.
You can tell the difference when using them in transmission of energy to the pedal, but unless you're doing to Tour de France...I'm going to say it's
just something else bike snob culture is trying to sell you into believing you cant ride a bike without.
If you're riding a bike for exercise primarily, the little energy lost due to not being clipped in, is extra energy expended...aka exercise. I liked
them riding around my parents house up in MI where I have miles of open road with very few stops...but by me where it's Asian lady death race 2000 I
absolutely hated being clipped in and bought those battle axe looking things.
Jason the Magnificent - 8-17-2012 at 01:07 PM
by far my favorite investment for my bike was these grips...
not my bike, but I have a flat bar commuter/road bike and hate the stock grips on those. These are great for changing hand position and adjustable to
tons of angles...plus the flat palm is great too.
BDx13 - 8-17-2012 at 04:22 PM
i have clipless pedals on my road bike and i absolutely LOVE them. aint no tour de france, but i can definitely feel a difference, especially on
killer uphills.
out where i do most of my road riding, you pass more amish buggies than cars, so there's really no reason to click out of the pedal unless you're
taking a break.
clevohardcore - 8-17-2012 at 05:20 PM
How do you click off of them? I imagine its not hard right?
Also I noticed those grips on a lot of new bikes now a days. I'll look into them. Might benefit my wrist. My right wrist has been in pain all summer
long from riding. It's taken a toll on my workouts as I can't do as many pushups and power wheel walks. Should go to the doc now that i think about
it.
Jason the Magnificent - 8-17-2012 at 05:59 PM
You more or less twist your foot at an angle and they pop out...but if you have to unclip quick and you dont think first, you're going to try to pull
your foot off and you're probably going down. That's mostly why I didn;t like them, I ride in the burbs and it's soccer mom and asian lady mayhem over
here...I'm always almost getting hit.
I have a hand that has 2 working finger pretty much due to a work accident years ago...those grips are a life saver on my wrists.
clevohardcore - 8-17-2012 at 10:23 PM
How much they run?
Jason the Magnificent - 8-18-2012 at 07:21 AM
there's different models but i think i got mine on ebay for around $40?
Jason the Magnificent - 8-18-2012 at 11:31 AM
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ergon+grips
Looks like you can get the ones with the shorter bullhorn for around $29...IMO the longer ones are the way to go though, those short ones aren't
really much to hold onto.
clevohardcore - 8-18-2012 at 11:52 AM
Those would be a hazard riding trails. I dig the ergonomic grips, but not the extended tubes anyway. Beginning to understand that mountain bikes are
like golf. An expensive sport to participate in. Booooo
Jason the Magnificent - 8-18-2012 at 03:04 PM
I don't have the longest ones, I have the mid size like the ones shown in the picture...i forgot there were even "longer" ones...those are a bit
excessive.
clevohardcore - 8-18-2012 at 03:27 PM
I want to get a road bike and when I do I will definitely get the bar extensions. But for my mountain bike. No way. I've bit it a couple times going
up hills (sounds crazy), but I ain't bullshitting. If I had those on my bike. O man it would have sucked. I do want those grips though. Bad.
Jason the Magnificent - 8-18-2012 at 04:38 PM
They're actually intended for and primarily used in mountain biking for changing hand positions or giving a different grip for climbs. Not sure why
it'd be bad if you wiped out? I've spilled on my bike and they didn't encumber anything. Better then when I had my foot trapped in clipless pedals
lol.
Most road bikes have drop bars...which if you're looking for a roady road bike, you're better off with anyway because they have the most hand
selections for long rides.
My bike is kind of a bastard bike, somewhere between both, but not quite a hybrid.
clevohardcore - 8-18-2012 at 05:50 PM
One climb I had my left handlebar in my in my chest. All my dude said when I bailed was your lucky you didn't have these. And pointed at his
handlebars. I was near the top and hit a patch of roots where my wheel got caught between. I went over with my handlebars and tumbled down.