Re: New wide platform spd pedals

On Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:38:36 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
wrote:

Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

 
I rode with the new wide platform, single sided SPD pedals yesterday.
The metatarsalgia was no better than with the old pedals. I didn't
really believe it would be better, but I thought, perhaps, if I was
very careful, I could flip them over and ride without being SPD'd to
the pedal. I gave that a try and it wasn't long before my foot slipped
off the pedal and I acquired a nice bruise on my calf. It was lucky
that it happened as I was slowing down for a highway crossing, or it
would have been worse. I definitely won't be trying that again.
 

I did think that would be lucky to work! My Five Tens (very sticky flat
shoes) and DMR pedals which I do need to lift off a pedal to reposition ie
will not just slide.
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Even those I suspect wouldn’t work well, and such pedals or rather the pins
do make a mess if they do connect!
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Incorrect eating the day before a ride also contributed to my having a
not so great ride experience. I'd grilled some chicken breasts the day
before and they were very good. I ate too much, skipping over the
vegetables and potatoes. Morning of ride, I had my usual oatmeal, but
it wasn't enough for the ride. I didn't start feeling energetic until
I was on my third bottle of Gatorade and had stopped to consume a
Cliff bar. By then, my feet were begriming to hurt.
 

Have you experimented with higher cadences, I think you said you were a
masher? Which does put extra load though the feet, vs spinning.
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Roger Merriman
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Stranely enough, since I have stopped seeking higher speeds, my
cadence has speeded up a bit, but alas, my legs do not acommodate high
cadence for very long. I've gone from the low sixties to the low
seventies