Road Cycling - Ritchey Logic Road Pedals Input Please

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Road Warrior
03-07-02, 02:21 PM
I am fairly new to riding clipless. When I bought my bike C'dale R2000 the LBS put on a pair of Ritchey Logic Pedals. I was to that they use SPD cleats and this was the easiest system to adapt to, especially when walking on these cleats. Here is my questions, are these pedals fairly good? Are they easy to get in & out of? Are they durable? I do have bad knees (3/4 of my left kneecap gone & 98% of the cartiledge gone---all from wrestling with a perp who was a pedophile!) When I used to ride back in the mid 80's clipless wasn't the trend yet --- toe clips were! So even though I'm dating myself w/o shame --- any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. Peace, Jeannie

velocipedio
03-07-02, 04:28 PM
I've used them. They're basically the same mechanism as Ritchey's MTB pedals, only one-sided. Their advantages are that they allow you to wear MTB or touring shoes that you can walk in, they're very light, they are as easy to get in and out of as any other SPD-type pedal [which is easier than a Look-type pedal]. The down side is that they provide a very small contact area that can cause hotspots on long rides, they're harder to get into that most double-sided SPD-type pedals because you have to look and make sure the clip side is facing up when you clip in, the mechanism, though not flimsy, can get beaten-up with a lot of use. They'll still work, but you need to redjust them frequently.

They're a compromise... and like all compromises, they have shortcomings.

On the other hand, I think they'd be a pretty good set of pedals for touring.