Magnetic pedals

[ny biker]

The other day I did a group ride (50 mile road ride) with someone who used the pedals with the pins on a road bike. The pedals were red. He was very happy with them.

I find clipless pedals to be useful on climbs, especially when I'm tired or its very steep. That's when I focus on pulling up through the bottom of the pedal stroke. I also like to keep my shoes as loose as possible, which is not considered ideal for clipless pedals, but that's what's comfortable for me.

[rebeccaC]

If you get them let us know if you like them Sylvia....and if you'd recommend them. (eta...I’m sure his being a medical mechanical engineer helps in his designing….and the second design seems much better than his first. With more funding and the design evolving a couple more times and especially a lower price point it could be a good fixe pedal for me.)

It’s definitely good to have new choices in pedals for our different needs/wants. It would be interesting to feel if there is much difference in the engagement ease and the release force between Maglocks and the Crank Bros. Eggbeaters, which have been around for quite awhile. The cleats also seem large in the photos on the net and may be more awkward to walk in…..and as Muirenn wrote there are mixed reviews on the net, some being for the first design though….but then it’s the net

I really like MKS touring pedals with strapless toe clips on my commuter.

[north woods gal]

I have the Xpedo Spry on a couple of bikes. Very nice, lightweight pedal with pins. Believe it or not, work very well with my Birkenstocks. Holds them like glue.

[Sylvia]

Thanks for all the suggestions!!

I use clips on my spin bike that i have at home, they do a good job of holding my feet in place. But clips don't work for me on my regular bike because due to my disability, I can't easily get my foot into the clip and get going on the bike at the same time. Once I got going on the bike and got my feet in, I'm sure I'd be fine.

With the pedals I use now, they work, but I do have to pay more attention to keeping my feet on the pedal. And I don't have to with the clips, so this combined with getting more power on the upstroke, made me think magnetic might work better. But with magnetic pedals, I'm sure there is a balancing act between, having the magnets strong enough to keep your feet attached and weak enough to allow easy release, which is probably why these pedals allow you to swap magnets in and out to adjust the strength.

I've never tried pedals with pins though.