Originally Posted by
Rich Gibson
The problem I encountered with these was when a foot slipped off the pedal my shin received several quite painful pin imprints which lasted a few weeks.
Rich
Not all pedals are created equal, some pinned pedals are more grippy then others, I never had a problem when using them for mountain biking, you need shoes with grippy soles, many types of trail running shoes or hiking shoes work very well with pinned pedals. There are some shoes which just don't work well for cycling no matter how grippy those pinned pedals are.