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07-19-22, 01:53 PM
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Wonder if you could make a dynamo if you mounted a coil on the BB...
07-19-22, 01:58 PM
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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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07-19-22, 02:27 PM
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07-19-22, 03:16 PM
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Works with normal 2-bolt mountain or 3-bolt road.
The road ones look a bit more clunky:
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07-19-22, 04:49 PM
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J-pedal: Weights are 200g per pedal, and 40g per metal cleat, and 16g per plastic adapter. So, 256g per side, or 512g per pair.
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.
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.
07-19-22, 05:02 PM
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That’s not as bad as I thought, I admit! However, I guess that absent any compelling reason to use a magnet pedal instead of a regular mechanical pedal, 100g of gain seems pointless, particularly when, for someone like me who uses the 151.5g/pedal Favero Assioma with integrated power meter, it’s way more than just 100g penalty because I’d need to replace the PM section. A SRAM Force AXS crank spider PM is 170g, for example.
I thought the story about the guy with the prosthetic leg was quite compelling. I have some trouble twisting out due to an old injury, but that only gives me a tiny hint of what an amputee has to go through in order to do something we don't usually even think about.
I also wonder if these would be good for some types of mixed-terrain mountain biking. I hate having to unclip on a mountain bike, but I am also not a huge fan of riding flat pedals. Again, it was only the stack height that put me off (I use XTR instead of XT for reduced stack height.)
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I didn't buy them either, but I wanted to let people know that they aren't as lunatic an option as some have suggested.
I thought the story about the guy with the prosthetic leg was quite compelling. I have some trouble twisting out due to an old injury, but that only gives me a tiny hint of what an amputee has to go through in order to do something we don't usually even think about.
I also wonder if these would be good for some types of mixed-terrain mountain biking. I hate having to unclip on a mountain bike, but I am also not a huge fan of riding flat pedals. Again, it was only the stack height that put me off (I use XTR instead of XT for reduced stack height.)
I thought the story about the guy with the prosthetic leg was quite compelling. I have some trouble twisting out due to an old injury, but that only gives me a tiny hint of what an amputee has to go through in order to do something we don't usually even think about.
I also wonder if these would be good for some types of mixed-terrain mountain biking. I hate having to unclip on a mountain bike, but I am also not a huge fan of riding flat pedals. Again, it was only the stack height that put me off (I use XTR instead of XT for reduced stack height.)
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07-19-22, 08:20 PM
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I’ve been riding flats on my MTB exclusively since March.
I find that in rough spots or hurried spots, my foot doesn’t always hit the sweet spot on my pedals.
So a flat MTB style pedal with nice sharp pins but also with a magnet to help my aim would be helpful. Not to hold my foot so much as to keep it in the right place.
I find that in rough spots or hurried spots, my foot doesn’t always hit the sweet spot on my pedals.
So a flat MTB style pedal with nice sharp pins but also with a magnet to help my aim would be helpful. Not to hold my foot so much as to keep it in the right place.
07-19-22, 09:14 PM
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I’ve been riding flats on my MTB exclusively since March.
I find that in rough spots or hurried spots, my foot doesn’t always hit the sweet spot on my pedals.
So a flat MTB style pedal with nice sharp pins but also with a magnet to help my aim would be helpful. Not to hold my foot so much as to keep it in the right place.
I find that in rough spots or hurried spots, my foot doesn’t always hit the sweet spot on my pedals.
So a flat MTB style pedal with nice sharp pins but also with a magnet to help my aim would be helpful. Not to hold my foot so much as to keep it in the right place.
I never liked the typical flat pedal with pins. I prefer bear trap or quill pedals. I never had foot placement issues with those although they're not as aero as flat pedals.
