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Old 11-03-08 | 07:46 AM
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

Originally Posted by K6-III
My MKS FD-6 pedals work great!
I have a pair that have almost a year of riding on them, so about 3000 miles. I had to overhaul one of them a couple months back, though. On one hand, I didn't think that should be necessary so soon; on the other hand, at least it was possible to overhaul the pedal. Other than that, I don't like them very much, for a couple reasons:
--they unfold themselves at inopportune moments, like when I'm walking with the bike folded in a crowd getting on an escalator to the train platform.
--even when folded, they're pretty wide
--very slippery, especially when wet; hard to keep your feet on 'em, depending on your shoes, of course
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