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07-18-22, 04:31 AM
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The quote I posted above and here again, from was the first site I googled out of bored curiosity. While in theory any foot retention device can come unintentionally disconnected, it would likely be due to malfunction or user error, not because it is the nature of the beast.
I suppose these have a use to somebody as there are several people making them apparently. But unintentionally disconnecting at any time isn't what I look for in foot retention.
Unintendedly [sic] disconnecting from the pedals is possible at any time
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07-18-22, 07:02 AM
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Don't argue with me. Argue with the people (smarter than me) making the damn things. Thankfully, I've never crashed with SPD pedals because on the two or three occasions that I was about to, I've been able to get free of both Eggbeater AND Shimano clipless pedals while fully clipped in! Doesn't NASA use magnets to hold priceless astronauts securely in place on spacewalks?
07-18-22, 07:10 AM
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I doubt these are on par with anything NASA uses.
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make it an electrical magnet with nice thin wound coils carrying a lot of current, that way a kill switch cut the current and bam no magnet,
All you need is just to haul a big battery or a generator behind your bike, your problem solved very smart way
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The magnets would pick up FOD off the road. They also might confuse your magnetic speed and/or cadence sensors.
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We should have a pool, poll or contest as to how this one plays out. "Disappeared" w/o explanation or apology, excused and protected until he tires of it, or an honest "yep, he slipped in but we did the job and whacked him." Precedent for all options so it will be interesting to watch.
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"FOD" in aircraft lingo is Foreign Object Damage .... objects left on the runway. In this case, ferrous metal road debris capable of being picked up by a magnet. Even small bits of debris sticking to the surface of the magnet would reduce its mating effectiveness and require stopping to find the offending FOD and wipe it off.
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There are at least two companies making these. I spent a little bit of time trying them out at Sea Otter a couple of years ago. They actually worked far better than I expected. For me, the deal killer was the stack height. But it isn't as crazy as one might at first guess.
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There are at least two companies making these. I spent a little bit of time trying them out at Sea Otter a couple of years ago. They actually worked far better than I expected. For me, the deal killer was the stack height. But it isn't as crazy as one might at first guess.
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07-18-22, 11:18 PM
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I would be very surprised if that were true.
In fact, I think I’d wager good money that there certainly are magnets strong enough that, when sized to fit the area of a typical cycling pedal, could resist any amount of pull force a rider might generate.
For example, here are 1.25” diameter round magnets with up to 95lbs pull force available on Amazon. A magnet on the shoe working with a magnet on the pedal would be expected to have even higher pull force. I would be very surprised if anyone was pulling their foot off the pedal with anywhere near that kind of force.
I’d further wager that the major obstacle in magnetic pedal/shoe attachment is not generating sufficient retaining force, but rather how to overcome such sufficent retaining force to make rleasing easy, natural, and safe.
In fact, I think I’d wager good money that there certainly are magnets strong enough that, when sized to fit the area of a typical cycling pedal, could resist any amount of pull force a rider might generate.
For example, here are 1.25” diameter round magnets with up to 95lbs pull force available on Amazon. A magnet on the shoe working with a magnet on the pedal would be expected to have even higher pull force. I would be very surprised if anyone was pulling their foot off the pedal with anywhere near that kind of force.
I’d further wager that the major obstacle in magnetic pedal/shoe attachment is not generating sufficient retaining force, but rather how to overcome such sufficent retaining force to make rleasing easy, natural, and safe.
Get two bar magnets. Make one stand on the south pole and another on the north pole. Get them close together and they attract and stick together.
If you're using Neodymium magnets, it will be very hard to pull them apart.
NOW. Hold one of the magnets while you twist the other 90 degrees and voila, magnetic pull is completely gone!! You finally pulled apart your neo magnet stuck for years!
I would guess using the same principle for magnetic foot retention, you simply have to twist your foot outward to unstuck.
"Clipping in" is a lot easier though. You simply place the ball of your foot on the pedal and the magnets will grab each without the need to twist your foot. The one BIG problem with this tech is with powerful magnets, the two magnets will smash towards each other with incredible impact force sending shockwaves throughout the bike. I doubt it would last very long and may even cause your pedals, crankset and BB to get loose at the bolts and start falling apart.
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I had to OD on vitamin B12 to give you an answer concerning "unclipping" with magnets so pay attention to this:
Get two bar magnets. Make one stand on the south pole and another on the north pole. Get them close together and they attract and stick together.
If you're using Neodymium magnets, it will be very hard to pull them apart.
NOW. Hold one of the magnets while you twist the other 90 degrees and voila, magnetic pull is completely gone!! You finally pulled apart your neo magnet stuck for years!
I would guess using the same principle for magnetic foot retention, you simply have to twist your foot outward to unstuck.
"Clipping in" is a lot easier though. You simply place the ball of your foot on the pedal and the magnets will grab each without the need to twist your foot. The one BIG problem with this tech is with powerful magnets, the two magnets will smash towards each other with incredible impact force sending shockwaves throughout the bike. I doubt it would last very long and may even cause your pedals, crankset and BB to get loose at the bolts and start falling apart.
Get two bar magnets. Make one stand on the south pole and another on the north pole. Get them close together and they attract and stick together.
If you're using Neodymium magnets, it will be very hard to pull them apart.
NOW. Hold one of the magnets while you twist the other 90 degrees and voila, magnetic pull is completely gone!! You finally pulled apart your neo magnet stuck for years!
I would guess using the same principle for magnetic foot retention, you simply have to twist your foot outward to unstuck.
"Clipping in" is a lot easier though. You simply place the ball of your foot on the pedal and the magnets will grab each without the need to twist your foot. The one BIG problem with this tech is with powerful magnets, the two magnets will smash towards each other with incredible impact force sending shockwaves throughout the bike. I doubt it would last very long and may even cause your pedals, crankset and BB to get loose at the bolts and start falling apart.
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There are at least two companies making these. I spent a little bit of time trying them out at Sea Otter a couple of years ago. They actually worked far better than I expected. For me, the deal killer was the stack height. But it isn't as crazy as one might at first guess.
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Thanks.
These are the ones I tested out at Sea Otter: https://www.j-pedals.com
What I found the most interesting and compelling was the case of the rider with a prosthetic leg, which is described on their website.
These are the ones I tested out at Sea Otter: https://www.j-pedals.com
What I found the most interesting and compelling was the case of the rider with a prosthetic leg, which is described on their website.
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My favorite flat pedals are 430 g/pair, so this isn't a hugely different.
My favorite clip-ins are XTR trail pedals are 400 g without cleats.
