His Brain is Gone!
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Originally Posted by
TruF
My next bike will be a sort of light touring steel-framed road bike with platform pedals. I'll use this bike for casual rides and rides that have lots of stopping and getting off the bike and browsing or eating. Drop handlebars and lighter than my hybrid. Maybe something old and classic.
After a few months of using them, I personally dislike the dual purpose pedals. They always end up the wrong side up at just the wrong time, like when I need to make a quick burst through an intersection that has a brief opportunity for getting across before the light changes.
I like that "My next bike" kind of talk. N+1!
When I researched pedals I read at least a dozen opinions that echoed what you say about the dual sided pedals.
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