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New Pedals and shoes
The guy threw in a set of shoes to match the pedals, as they were in my size and the bikes he was keeping were all using a different style. They're OK, but the big plastic cleat makes walking really awkward. I'd like to commute, but there's a ton of construction downtown so I'll need to be in and out pretty frequently.

I've seen some shoes with recessed cleats, and matching pedals that are flat on one side. Seems like an ideal combination - use the platform until you've got enough room to bother clipping in.
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Drew
New Being locked in has at least one advantage.
While you are pushing the pedal with one leg the other leg can be pulling on the other pedal. You get more power. Granted that means the legs get no pulsing rest.
Alex

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

-- Isaac Asimov
New Keeps them centered, too
It takes no effort to keep my foot centered no matter how hard I'm pushing. I've been using clipless* for only a couple of weeks, and I'm already completely sold. I just hate stepping off in a construction zone in the current shoes with the big cleats.

* The first pedal attachments were cages and straps. They were called "clips". The ski-type cleat mechanisms were not that, so they were called "clipless". It's confusing as shit.
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Drew
New You really want to commute?
Does your workplace have a shower?
I work with a demented old guy. Really. Same stories, again and again. I've learned not to respond to anything he says or he will try to hook on to me for the next hour. Painful.
Anyway, he rides his bike to work most days. About a nine mile commute. And he sweats. Hard. Even in the winter.
Which in turn means he smells. Bad.
Be nice to your co-workers and do not commute unless you can shower when you get there.
New Yup
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Drew
New Hah!
We used to have one of those, in the days before we moved to an office with showering facilities.

He was firmly of the belief that he'd have a bath once a week, whether he needed it or not.

And cycled five miles or so over the moors (so plenty of ascent and descent) to get to work.

He was fragrant. Thankfully, he retired when we moved to the office (with showers) that was now some fifteen or twenty miles from his home.
New Yeah, was going to recommend two-side pedals.
Then you can also ride short everyday-useful trips (grocery store, work commute if applicable, whatever) in regular shoes.

You might also consider fitting a diagonal strap on the no-clip side, like the "Power Grips" Sheldon Brown mentioned just above click-in pedals. I say "like" because the real thing is ridiculously expensive; if you want this, make it yourself out of something like a cheap lashing strap.

Also, of course, the helmet. As Mike says, indispensible. (There is a rather famous English surgeon who says it's no use, but he's talking out of his arse.)
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Christian R. Conrad
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     Who's a cyclist here? - (drook) - (17)
         Maybe. - (static)
         Obviously.... *raises hand* - (mvitale) - (15)
             50cc motor? /me flees -NT - (boxley)
             Pedals and shoes - (drook) - (6)
                 Being locked in has at least one advantage. - (a6l6e6x) - (1)
                     Keeps them centered, too - (drook)
                 You really want to commute? - (crazy) - (2)
                     Yup -NT - (drook)
                     Hah! - (pwhysall)
                 Yeah, was going to recommend two-side pedals. - (CRConrad)
             Second the Helmet drill absolutely. - (Ashton)
             Helmets are interesting - (pwhysall) - (5)
                 Argument from motorcycling days - (drook) - (4)
                     Well, there's that. - (pwhysall) - (3)
                         Yes, here it's about everyone else - (drook)
                         The place is essentially two dimensional - (scoenye)
                         "..probably ignore all that and go for the full-face helmet and Kevlar body-armor" - (Ashton)

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