Originally Posted by
riverdrifter
This bike had some broken toe clips on it, that I removed. I notice the pedals now constantly flip upside down. Are they weighted to have clips and straps on them? They seem pretty nice. Should I keep them on and put new clips on them, or swap them out for something else?
Not really weighted, just not symmetrical around the pedal spindle. If you turn the pedal so it's vertical, instead of horizontal, you can see there's more material on one side of the axle than the other. With the clips attached, even more so. There is a little tab on the back side of the pedal that's meant to assist flipping the pedal over with your foot. But if you don't like them, there are other pedals that are the same on both sides, but once you add clips, they'll flip over the wrong way, too. I like these for use with or without clips :MKS Sylvan Touring Pedal Double Sided. Others like a pedal with a flat platform for more support.