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17-06.-2008, 08:28 AM
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Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any other pedallingperversion
The five places where the bicycle can transmit road inequalities to
the cyclist, the two pedals are the most often overlooked. Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the same thick rubber soles I wear daily. For did not Wifredo-Pelayo Ricart Medina himself say, "The brain of an engineer is a delicate instrument instrument which must be protected against the unevenness of the ground." Andre Jute http://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/...%20CYCLING.html |
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17-06.-2008, 09:09 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any other pedalling
In article <3f1a6f80-91e4-4d39-965f-1ba5bd38cf35@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com>,
Andre Jute says... > >The five places where the bicycle can transmit road inequalities to >the cyclist, the two pedals are the most often overlooked. >Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals >turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the >same thick rubber soles I wear daily. For did not Wifredo-Pelayo >Ricart Medina himself say, "The brain of an engineer is a delicate >instrument instrument which must be protected against the unevenness >of the ground." > >Andre Jute >http://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/...%20CYCLING.html I'm sure I'm going to get my shoe laces caught in the front gears....it's just a matter of time. twitch |
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17-06.-2008, 10:23 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any otherpedalling
On Jun 16, 4:09 pm, Twitchell <Twitchell_mem...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> In article <3f1a6f80-91e4-4d39-965f-1ba5bd38c...@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, > Andre Jute says... > > > > >The five places where the bicycle can transmit road inequalities to > >the cyclist, the two pedals are the most often overlooked. > >Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals > >turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the > >same thick rubber soles I wear daily. For did not Wifredo-Pelayo > >Ricart Medina himself say, "The brain of an engineer is a delicate > >instrument instrument which must be protected against the unevenness > >of the ground." > > >Andre Jute > >http://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/...%20CYCLING.html > > I'm sure I'm going to get my shoe laces caught in the front gears....it's just a > matter of time. Ride on the back of a tandem to make that time much shorter. The cross-over timing chain is positioned to effectively catch dangling laces. But all my cycling shoes have laces and I haven't had problems on a single bike (on the tandem they get tucked in to avoid mishaps). |
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17-06.-2008, 11:44 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any other pedalling perversion
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:28:35 -0700 (PDT), Andre Jute wrote:
> [snip] Also - if your single-bolt seat post bolt breaks, you won't be attached to your pedals, and so you'll avoid landing rectum-first on the rotating rear wheel. |
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17-06.-2008, 12:20 PM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any other pedalling perversion
"Andre Jute" <fiultra1@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3f1a6f80-91e4-4d39-965f-1ba5bd38cf35@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com... > The five places where the bicycle can transmit road inequalities to > the cyclist, the two pedals are the most often overlooked. > Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals > turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the > same thick rubber soles I wear daily. For did not Wifredo-Pelayo > Ricart Medina himself say, "The brain of an engineer is a delicate > instrument instrument which must be protected against the unevenness > of the ground." > > Andre Jute > http://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/...%20CYCLING.html Andre, Where were the ten good reasons? I didn't see ten items in your posting, nor in the web page it points to. Thanks, Kerry |
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17-06.-2008, 12:47 PM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any other pedalling perversion
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:28:35 -0700 (PDT), in rec.bicycles.tech Andre
Jute <fiultra1@yahoo.com> wrote: >Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals >turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the >same thick rubber soles I wear daily. Yes, me, too... but for different reasons. I do lose power in that I can't pull over the top; however, I'm truly a commuter and ride in my office clothes, so I accept the trade off. Back in the early '80s, Cannondale made a shoe they called a "touring shoe" that was a decent compromise. It was OK in a toe strap and one could walk in them. It was neither a great walking shoe nor was it perfect for a pedal... but it worked on both. Jones |
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18-06.-2008, 03:46 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any otherpedalling perversion
On Jun 16, 9:47*pm, !Jones <h...@there.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:28:35 -0700 (PDT), in rec.bicycles.tech Andre > > Jute <fiult...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals > >turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the > >same thick rubber soles I wear daily. > > Yes, me, too... but for different reasons. *I do lose power in that I > can't pull over the top; however, I'm truly a commuter and ride in my > office clothes, so I accept the trade off. > > Back in the early '80s, Cannondale made a shoe they called a "touring > shoe" that was a decent compromise. *It was OK in a toe strap and one > could walk in them. *It was neither a great walking shoe nor was it > perfect for a pedal... but it worked on both. > > Jones FLASHBACK: http://tinyurl.com/4c5w3k (link will expire in a few days, as it's an eBay stores redirect) |
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18-06.-2008, 07:19 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any other pedalling perversion
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:46:54 -0700 (PDT), in rec.bicycles.tech
landotter <landotter@gmail.com> wrote: >On Jun 16, 9:47*pm, !Jones <h...@there.org> wrote: >> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:28:35 -0700 (PDT), in rec.bicycles.tech Andre >> >> Jute <fiult...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals >> >turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the >> >same thick rubber soles I wear daily. >> >> Yes, me, too... but for different reasons. *I do lose power in that I >> can't pull over the top; however, I'm truly a commuter and ride in my >> office clothes, so I accept the trade off. >> >> Back in the early '80s, Cannondale made a shoe they called a "touring >> shoe" that was a decent compromise. *It was OK in a toe strap and one >> could walk in them. *It was neither a great walking shoe nor was it >> perfect for a pedal... but it worked on both. >> >> Jones > >FLASHBACK: >http://tinyurl.com/4c5w3k > >(link will expire in a few days, as it's an eBay stores redirect) Cute! Thanks! They'll even fit! I think I'll buy them. Jones |
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18-06.-2008, 03:00 PM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any otherpedalling perversion
On Jun 16, 3:28*pm, Andre Jute <fiult...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The five places where the bicycle can transmit road inequalities to > the cyclist, the two pedals are the most often overlooked. > Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals > turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the > same thick rubber soles I wear daily. For did not Wifredo-Pelayo > Ricart Medina himself say, "The brain of an engineer is a delicate > instrument instrument which must be protected against the unevenness > of the ground." > > Andre Jutehttp://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/BICYCLE%20%26%20CYCLING.html I like flat pedals and have switched back over to them. I'm using the MKS touring pedals and really enjoy the freedom of using regular shoes. Smokey |
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20-06.-2008, 07:55 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any other pedalling perversion
agcou <agcou@agcou.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:28:35 -0700 (PDT), Andre Jute wrote: > >> [snip] > > Also - if your single-bolt seat post bolt breaks, you won't be attached to > your pedals, and so you'll avoid landing rectum-first on the rotating rear > wheel. I don't see how that would help. You're still going to accelerate downward towards the wheel. Coincidentally, I have broken my seatpost bolt before. No, I didn't get a wheel jammed up my fundament. That's because I have a very sensible SQR bag arrangement attached below my seat. Essentially my saddle just tilted upward until the rear of the saddle hit my bag. -- Dane Buson - n0n6t0p8@unixbigots.org A recent study has found that concentrating on difficult off-screen objects, such as the faces of loved ones, causes eye strain in computer scientists. Researchers into the phenomenon cite the added concentration needed to "make sense" of such unnatural three dimensional objects. |
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20-06.-2008, 08:08 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any otherpedalling perversion
On Jun 17, 2:44*am, agcou <ag...@agcou.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:28:35 -0700 (PDT), Andre Jute wrote: > > [snip] > > Also - if your single-bolt seat post bolt breaks, you won't be attached to > your pedals, and so you'll avoid landing rectum-first on the rotating rear > wheel. You need a license to perform surgery on haemorrhoids, especially such radical, novel surgery with instruments not sanctified by the Medical Council. -- AJ |
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20-06.-2008, 08:11 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any otherpedalling perversion
On Jun 17, 3:20*am, "Kerry Montgomery" <kamon...@teleport.com> wrote:
> "Andre Jute" <fiult...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:3f1a6f80-91e4-4d39-965f-1ba5bd38cf35@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com... > > > The five places where the bicycle can transmit road inequalities to > > the cyclist, the two pedals are the most often overlooked. > > Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals > > turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the > > same thick rubber soles I wear daily. For did not Wifredo-Pelayo > > Ricart Medina himself say, "The brain of an engineer is a delicate > > instrument instrument which must be protected against the unevenness > > of the ground." > > > Andre Jute > >http://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/...%20CYCLING.html > > Andre, > Where were the ten good reasons? I didn't see ten items in your posting, nor > in the web page it points to. > Thanks, > Kerry I prime the pump with one good reason, Kerry, and you supply the other nine. That's one of the nice things about the usenet, that one soon runs into other guys with brains or experience or curiosity, sometimes all three at once. -- AJ |
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20-06.-2008, 08:18 AM
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Re: Ten good reasons not wear clipless, or clips, or any otherpedalling perversion
On Jun 17, 3:47*am, !Jones <h...@there.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:28:35 -0700 (PDT), in rec.bicycles.tech Andre > > Jute <fiult...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >Personoally, I cycle only on smoothturning rubber flattop pedals > >turning on industrial bearings (VPs 191), and I always cycle in the > >same thick rubber soles I wear daily. > > Yes, me, too... but for different reasons. *I do lose power in that I > can't pull over the top; however, I'm truly a commuter and ride in my > office clothes, so I accept the trade off. Actually, what I wrote was a bit misleading. I'm not a commuter. I work at home. On most days the only time I leave the house is to cycle. I don't wear shoes inside the house, so those thick rubber soled shoes are bought specifically to cycle in. But your remark about power does raise another point. The best office- type shoes to fit cleats to would in fact be those made with leather soles because those have a think steel shank inserted in the sole to help keep their shape; the steel shank stiffens them much like cycling shoes. Andre Jute Visit Jute on Amps at http://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/ "wonderfully well written and reasoned information for the tube audio constructor" John Broskie TubeCAD & GlassWare "an unbelievably comprehensive web site containing vital gems of wisdom" Stuart Perry Hi-Fi News & Record Review |
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