Hi there,
I have a set of nice metal platform type pedals with pins. I got them a
while back in anticipation of the west coast rains that are soon to arrive
here in Vancouver Canada. I am thinking of putting them on my Sem XL soon
for my daily commute to work. But… I’m a bit of a wimp and therefore am
worried about the bite to the shins these pals may have in store for me.
Now its not that I really get many a bite from my current plastic pedals but
its more the thought than anything else, I guess… sigh.
I would prefer not to have to don my Roach armour just to ride to school
on the uni… what has been your experience with metal pedals and the just
sort of tooling around town stuff? (For sure when I do my
cross-country/beginner’s MUni type stuff I’ll have all my pads on and hit
the dirt with my uni wearing its metal pedals and knobby tire… yahoo.)
But for just around town in the rain do you think I’m risking it to go metal
pedals and no pads?
It’s probably six of one, half dozen of the other with this. For toolin’ easily around town, there is probably a much reduced chance that you’ll slip your foot on the pedals. So pins would be okay. However if it’s raining or I’ve found that even if the pavement is wet and causes the soles of my shoes to be wet, my foot slippage potential is greatly increased. So you would want pins to hold your foot more securely in wet weather but there is also a greater chance of slipping and shin-biting in wet weather.
Best advice, as always continue to ride and gain experience. Experience can help in keeping your feet where they’re supposed to be.
> I would prefer not to have to don my Roach armour just to ride to school
> on the uni… what has been your experience with metal pedals and the just
> sort of tooling around town stuff? (For sure when I do my
> cross-country/beginner’s MUni type stuff I’ll have all my pads on and hit
> the dirt with my uni wearing its metal pedals and knobby tire… yahoo.)
> But for just around town in the rain do you think I’m risking it to go metal
> pedals and no pads?
Hi Erin,
Congratulations on your rides to school! I remember that was your goal a
couple of months ago.
I purchased a pair of BMX pin pedals a couple of weeks ago and they’re
wonderful for the rain. That said, if they bite you it will hurt, and
you will probably bleed. I’ve been bitten three times so far (ouch!),
but only on the trails not out on the streets. I’ve been practicing hops
and haven’t been bitten during that activity- yet. But like I said,
if/when you get bitten it will hurt. You might want to wear some thick
knee socks (the kind used for soccer/football) to minimize the bite when
it happens, because at some point I’m sure it will…
On the other side of consideration, sometimes lower leg marks are something to be proud of, sort of like a unicyclist badge of honor. Someone in a post once shared the fun terms calf-tracks and shindentations to describe the marks or scars on the back and front of the lower leg respectively.
ya use soccer shin pads, they work well i use them, theyve prevented, many many cuts, and stuff. my pads have duct tape on htem cuz i wore to many holes through them and the plastic pieces were comin out, so i put duct tape on them, then got electrical tape and wrote MU and NI on each pad. Ull see how much they actauly protect after using them for about 6 months, ull see all the little holes, and cuts, and marks in the pads.
u can go to like the local sport shop arount town, if ur in vancouver theres lots of places were u can get them, it wont be hard to find… or maybe not, whens ur local soccer season happens, cuz u dont get the snow we do up here. if its off season, and u need to buy them could be harder. but whatever…
ya im realy proud of my scars on my legs, specaly the one of the were the stick went into my knee but its not worth the time it takes to be carefull to not bumb it into somthing, for the pride that i get from, it so i wear pads
I once heard another term for being bitten by pedals was “shin-burger” as in ground beef. Anyhow, just get some more experience Erin and you’ll find that pinned pedals can be very advantagious. (and don’t worry-- if it’s bad with the metals, it’d be just as bad as plastic. well, almost.)
My last ride before always wearing my pads, I said…“I’m not gonna wear them, I’m only riding to the video store”…or something like that. I now have huge purple scars on my legs. Sure they aren’t bad, but if I didn’t start wearing armour then, they’d be completely scarred. If I get enough spare parts to design a ‘just around towncycle’ it’ll have plastic pedals for sure!
After being pushed off, I’ve decided that I will always (at least almost
always) wear my Roach pads regardless of how easy I expect the ride to be.
You never know when something completely unexpected will happen (dog,
criminal, lose sidewalk section etc. etc.)
Alex
Erin <beandawg@direct.ca> wrote in message news:uni4c074qb5v9a@corp.supernews.com…
> Hi there,
> I have a set of nice metal platform type pedals with pins. I got them a
> while back in anticipation of the west coast rains that are soon to arrive
> here in Vancouver Canada. I am thinking of putting them on my Sem XL soon
> for my daily commute to work. But… I’m a bit of a wimp and therefore
am
> worried about the bite to the shins these pals may have in store for me.
> Now its not that I really get many a bite from my current plastic pedals
but
> its more the thought than anything else, I guess… sigh.
>
> I would prefer not to have to don my Roach armour just to ride to school
> on the uni… what has been your experience with metal pedals and the
just
> sort of tooling around town stuff? (For sure when I do my
> cross-country/beginner’s MUni type stuff I’ll have all my pads on and hit
> the dirt with my uni wearing its metal pedals and knobby tire… yahoo.)
> But for just around town in the rain do you think I’m risking it to go
metal
> pedals and no pads?
>
> thanks in advance,
> Erin
>
>
Just ride it carefully. Are you a man or a mouse? ;0)
So far, on or off road, 15 years+ of riding, I have only hurt my shin once. (All other pedal related injuries have been in entirely unpredictable places outside the job description of the most conscientious shin pad.)
In normal riding, with appropriate shoes, there is no obvious reasons why your shins should be at risk.
but its not worth the time it takes to be carefull to not bumb it into somthing, for the pride that i get from, it so i wear pads 