Who rides on platforms?

[KnottedYet]

I had platforms (no toe clips) on my BikeE, and was perfectly happy with that. But on my uprights, I had toe clips and now clipless Speedplay Frogs.

If you were happier with platforms on your 'bent, put them back on. funny, but I never even considered clips or anything to attach my feet to my 'bent.

[Nanci]

Knotted, most of the people I know with bents ride with clippless...

For a minute, I thought the title of this thread was "Who Rides In Platforms?" My mind must still be back at the Austin Powers movie I watched last night...

[Geonz]

NOt on a recumbent, but my Schwinn is platform, my two hybrids toe-clips.

There are a number of thigns I *could* do to be more efficient... but I don't need to be, so I don't. Efficiency has its own joys, but it isn't everything!

[Kitsune06]

I ride platforms, mostly because the mallet Cs I have, I didn't get cleats with, and I don't have the shoes, so it's sort of out of laziness, but from time to time, I do find I feel fortunate to be able to just stick a foot out.

[mimitabby]

so ladies, you are talking about riding without anything holding your feet in at all??

That pedal is VERY expensive. WHY? (the speedplay drillium)
what market does it cover?

Thank you

[Kitsune06]

Mimitabby:
Probably covers the same market that would buy the
"Brooklyn Machine Works Shin Burgers"
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Pedal/product_22385.shtml

I can only imagine the damage slipping the pedal and getting shin-slapped would do. ...probably has that name for a good reason

I'm thinking people who do trials and some pretty technical mtb/downhill, who can't afford slips, but can't afford to clip, and are likely wearing protection anyway.

[RedRansV2]

There are a number of thigns I *could* do to be more efficient... but I don't need to be, so I don't. Efficiency has its own joys, but it isn't everything!

Yeah, most of the time I'm not that interested in efficiency. Except on the hills.

mimitabby: That's right, no cleats, no toe clips. I had my first bent for 12 months and put 1000 miles on it wearing a pair of tennis shoes. I thought I'd try clipless to find out if I could ride a bit faster and, therefore, farther. And I can.

Kitsune06: I think that is indeed, generally the market for platform pedals with pins. I read some of those reviews and came to a some conclusions:
1) Most, and maybe all, the reviewers were guys.
2) They claimed "X" pedals were the "grippiest" and your feet would never fall off and then wrote about how their shins looked like they'd been attacked by a mountain lion.
3) Complaints of injury were not actually complaints. (It's hard to compare battle scars online.)

I was just wondering if anyone regularly rode a lot of miles with some kind of platform pedal, and if so, what kind. I wonder what kind of platforms Austin Powers rides in.

[Selkie]

I have shimano pedals with SPD on one side and platform on the other. On all my bikes, including my "good" ones. There are times when it's safer and/or more convenient to use the platforms--heavy trail traffic or when there are lots of traffic lights/stop signs.

[mimitabby]

2) They claimed "X" pedals were the "grippiest" and your feet would never fall off and then wrote about how their shins looked like they'd been attacked by a mountain lion.
3) Complaints of injury were not actually complaints. (It's hard to compare battle scars online.)
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!! thank you!!

and Kitsune, thanks for the explanation.. I learn something everyday in this forum!