Fixie pedals on my 8 speed commuter? Suggestions.
03-18-14, 07:21 PM
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Fixie pedals on my 8 speed commuter? Suggestions.
Was thinking of getting these fixie straps/pedals for my CAAD3 8 speed commuter. Just want to know if that is a mortal sin.
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I actually have a spare pair of SPDs but this bike is for short rides around town so I can just wear regular shoes. Just didn't know if straps on a road frame would be ridiculous, but I'm hating not having any upstroke with my regular pedals.
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03-18-14, 09:55 PM
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definitely a commuter -- I'll go ahead and grab a pair!
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I have a pair of those pedals, and will say that if you can afford the step up to the sealed bearing models from Fyxation, that would be a better choice for durability and low maintenance on a commuter.
03-19-14, 02:48 AM
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I like them as I don't need an extra pair of shoes and can wear street clothes when I commute 
03-19-14, 04:23 AM
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Looks like a perfectly reasonable choice to me.
I've got dual sided (platform/SPD) pedals on my bikes, but I never end up riding without cleats except when I'm tuning up my bikes.
I've got dual sided (platform/SPD) pedals on my bikes, but I never end up riding without cleats except when I'm tuning up my bikes.
03-19-14, 10:24 AM
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Do you think the fixie kids would still think those pedals were cool if they knew those were just pedals taken off of really crappy stationary bikes? Lol
03-19-14, 10:36 AM
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I had a pair of that style straps on a nice set of platforms. I didn't like them.
But, I don't like rap music, or Dancing With the Stars. Lots of folks do.
You'll just have to get some and try. It's not the end of the world. I sold them on eBarf, only a small final cost for a trial.
That being said, I didn't like toe clip and straps either. At least the hipster straps don't scuff your shoes. You don't think some kid riding a $159 bike is gonna screw up his $300 "lookatmeI'mcool" shoes, do you??
But, I don't like rap music, or Dancing With the Stars. Lots of folks do.
You'll just have to get some and try. It's not the end of the world. I sold them on eBarf, only a small final cost for a trial.
That being said, I didn't like toe clip and straps either. At least the hipster straps don't scuff your shoes. You don't think some kid riding a $159 bike is gonna screw up his $300 "lookatmeI'mcool" shoes, do you??
03-19-14, 10:38 AM
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Don't think it would matter much...............they put them on really crappy roll-down-the-road (for a while) bikes.
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They came in last night. I didn't realize that they didn't come with pedals... because there were some in the picture. Ended up grabbing some pedals off my mountain bike to test these out.
Overall A+ when it comes to these strap style pedal "clips." They are far better than traditional toe clips, and when tight, not to much worse that clipless. Although I definitely lost my backstroke which I can imagine takes a fair bit of efficiency out of the picture. The hipsters know what they are doing sometimes-- these things rock.
Overall A+ when it comes to these strap style pedal "clips." They are far better than traditional toe clips, and when tight, not to much worse that clipless. Although I definitely lost my backstroke which I can imagine takes a fair bit of efficiency out of the picture. The hipsters know what they are doing sometimes-- these things rock.
