Anyone Ride with Plain Ol' Platform Pedals, No Clips or Nothin'?

[sundial]

I pedal to my heart's content on big honkin' BMX platform pedals and I am proud of it! I use Wellgo MG-1 on my mtbs and Tioga Spyder pedals on my zippy bike. The only time I feel I am at a disadvantage to using platforms is when I want to sprint or use more of my upstroke. Otherwise I am pretty happy with my setup. Hope you are too.

[ultraviolet]

I have plain ol' flat pedals on my LeMond road bike. I've actually never even thought twice about standing up on them, so I must feel pretty secure. I can't say that I've ever had any foot slippage--I've ridden it in Keen sandals and running shoes. I don't know the model of the pedals, but I know they're silver metal and I'm pretty sure they say Dimension on them.

[uforgot]

I rode clipless for about 3 years. I tried them all but never liked being attached. I thought that any serious rider HAD to ride clipless. I finally put lightweight platform pedals on my bikes and I love them. No slipping and I don't care what others think, and I now enjoy riding more.

[Orange utopia]

I personally love my frog pedals so they are on both bikes but my DH who is a way more accomplished rider and gone completely back to platforms and even rides them mostly in crocs of all things. He says he doesn't lose anything inefficiency at all but gains in lateral movement and over all comfortability. It is kind of funny to see him all decked out in riding gear from his head to his knees and then hope on his carbon road bike with crocs and platform pedals but it works for him.

[Catrin]

When I ride platforms I ride Sunringle Zuzu BMX pedals, that is how I roll...couldn't resist saying that

I detest regular platform pedals because my feet tend to bounce off and I strongly dislike that, they work for others. The nice things about these pedals is the pins are adjustable. Currently only my mountain bike has BMX pedals, my other two bikes have Frogs and SPDs - eventually I will replace the SPD pedals on my LHT with either Frogs or return to BMX pedals for that bike. When my skills have advanced Frogs will be on my mountain bike

The point is to ride however you are most comfortable. Nothing wrong with ANY kind of pedal system.

[owlice]

I have platform; LBS thought I needed new ones -- no doubt I did -- and put new ones on. I didn't pay attention what they were.

[KnottedYet]

I love BMX pedals.

All three of my bikes have them:

Waterford has elegant sexy MKS Lambda pedals http://www.modernbike.com/itemgroup....179083&TID=367

Surly Cross Check has brutal burly Crank Brothers 5050 pedals, with adjustable spikes, which I really love http://www.crankbrothers.com/pedals_5050.php

Giant "Resurrectio" has basic MKS fixed-spikes pedals which are very similar to the Kona Jacksh*t pedals http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.a...m=051435000203 (I can't find a page of my pedals, but these are close)

I have a pair of Speedplay Frogs that I can pop onto any of my bikes at will, because I also have a PEDAL WRENCH (every woman should have one) with an extra long handle, and I know how to use it! Stand back, I'm going to use LEVERAGE!

But by far I prefer my BMX pedals. (Mind you, the farthest I've gone in one day on BMX pedals is only 84 miles, so don't take my enthusiasm as a ringing endorsement for BMX pedals for long distances.)

[wyld thang]

I have the platform pedals on my (antique) MTB which I rode/ride mostly on the road. Back when I was riding the bike a lot, I also had a kid in a seat on the back so clipless freaked me out. I never had a problem with slipping off the pedal though. I did focus on good pedaling form which I would suspect has a lot more influence than being clipped in.

I did have some great (clipable) mtb shoes from Performance way back. They were a lot more helpful than regular tennis shoes, lot less general foot fatigue. My dog chewed them up tho when she was a pup(boo!) and I'm hoping to pick up some new shoes soon. I have some trail running shoes that I use now(saucony) that seem to mesh well with the pedals. I do like a stiffer sole. The Performance mtb shoes had nice deep hard rubber cleats that made grip easy.

But yeah, have always liked having options to positioning feet on pedals(or pegs on the dirt bike, feet move around a lot on those too depending on how much flexion you want for body suspension--more towards toes for more flexibility, back towards arch for stiffer). Helps with fatigue on long rides, and the repetitive movement injury thing.