Re: Getting old is not for sissies

On 3/1/2025 9:08 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 2/28/2025 9:11 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 2/28/2025 10:02 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 2/28/2025 8:48 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 2/28/2025 6:40 PM, AMuzi wrote:

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Fixed gear is not any more safe nor unsafe than coasters.
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Some (I for one) feel they offer better rider control. This may be perceptual.
Others note that pedaling through fast turns can be a problem. (then again I have never had a pedal strike on mine over decades)

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I'd love to try a fixie, but have not had the opportunity. My kid has. She rode one on a velodrome years back.
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Andrew, what sort of pedals do you use with that bike?
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Lyotard 460D.
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I wore out three pairs of #23.  These fit shoes with rubber overshoes better and don't have that vulnerable top rivet/stamping holding everything in place until it wears through and the pedal self destructs.

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Toe clips and straps?
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 Of course.  Quite comfortable in leather shoes.
 People who wear sneakers with tread do find toeclips difficult, both with 'hot spots' and also snagging on release. Smooth sole leather shoes are not all that different from cycling shoes of my youth, sans cleats.

Captain Dan Henry was a well known and highly accomplished bicycle tourist in the 1960s through 1980s at least. I attended some of his workshops and demonstrations in those days.
His preferred touring footwear was a pair of standard men's dress shoes with leather soles. He carefully sawed a shallow slot in the sole to align with the back edge of his pedal, to give some location security.
Of course, "clipless" weren't available then. And IIRC, he didn't use toe clips and straps. But he didn't ride fixed gear. I assume clipless would be very difficult without some attachment to the pedal.
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- Frank Krygowski