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If you are wearing flip flops I highly recommend the new ergon pedals. Got the for my hybrid that I use for commuting. Really comfortable.

Go to your bike shop and ask if they have any old platform pedals sitting in the junk box. Sometimes bikes come with platforms and they immediately swap them out for clipless. Maybe they've got something they'll sell you for $10.

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Originally Posted by gregjones (Post 16080108)

I just ordered (not here yet) some M520s that are double SPD and come with a plastic platform that "clips" in when you want it. They were quite a bit, relatively so, than the A530s.

The M520s arrived. The hokey plastic platform is not all that bad at all, save for orange reflectors. The platform is smaller than the A530 and I like it. I adjusted the SPD release all the way up and it think the platforms are there to stay.

The smaller size has me thinking about putting them on the Leader, and use the A530s for the commuter.

I have these - http://www.pedalite.com/more_about_pedalites.aspx - and they have optional toeclips, which I am thinking about getting - http://www.pedalite.com/toeclips.aspx

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Originally Posted by Squeeze (Post 16079099)

I need two sets of the ones Dwayne linked right above.

I'm a "no clips, ever!" rider and need two new sets right now for a couple of bikes, but I don't like the ones with the little allen-head set screws sticking up out of them. A couple people told me they will rip up your legs if they come in contact with your skin. I mentioned that to an employee in a bike shop recently. He was wearing shorts and pointed down to the back of his legs and said, "Like this?" He was all scarred up from them.

I don't claim to have pretty legs but I prefer not to bleed any more than necessary.

I found a cool-looking set of pedals at a local REI store but didn't buy them after getting the strong-arm sales pitch to join their club from not only the cashier I went to but two of her colleagues (cult members?) who overheard our conversation and came running over to try to close the deal.

I'm still tempted to go back and brave the commission-hungry recruiters just to snag a set of these: http://www.rei.com/product/752213/we...14-city-pedals

If you do, take them apart and make sure there is actually grease on the bearings. I went through several sets of those, as they lasted me about 3 months each.

These are the real deal, reasonably light, very grippy and they won't scar up your shin or calf. Plus they are identical on each side so you don't have to flip the pedal to get to the proper side. I love them.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/pe2.htm

You know, what makes pedals "BMX"? Aren't they just a form of platform pedal?

M.

Actual BMX pedals have a 1/2" spindle,which won't fit normal bikes which use 9/16". There are however many 9/16" pedals that are 'BMX style';basically,they have pins on the contact surface.

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Originally Posted by Legage (Post 16084017)

If you are wearing flip flops I highly recommend the new ergon pedals. Got the for my hybrid that I use for commuting. Really comfortable.

I feel compelled to give my review of these pedals, it was mixed at best. If one were to only ride in flip flops they'd probably be great.

I posted an earlier version of this review on BF, but the one linked below has some updates and an Ergon rep responded to the thread and my review within that thread:
http://forums.mtbr.com/commuting/loo...ls-861607.html

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Originally Posted by dynaryder (Post 16096845)

Actual BMX pedals have a 1/2" spindle,which won't fit normal bikes which use 9/16". There are however many 9/16" pedals that are 'BMX style';basically,they have pins on the contact surface.

Yes, this. I think a lot of people who BMX as kids are accustomed to that type of pedal and then want them for mountain biking/road biking when they are older.... so they make them with the bigger spindle.