Pedals with float (Bad knees)

neilygordon

I'm thinking of going clipless but I have dodgy kness. I understand that it is best to buy pedals with a lot of float?. Can anyone suggest some which are faily light?

cheers

stubs

Time and Crank Bros have the most float.

Crank Bros tend to be lighter but more expensive than Time but Time has a better reputation for reliability.

My advice would be get some Time Aliums if you look around you can get them for about £26 they arent light at about 400 grams but if you dont like clipless you havent lost a massive amount of money.

If you like clipless you can then start splashing the cash on light and lovely pedals

neilygordon

thanks, i'll have a look at thems

JxL

I also have bad knees, but thought to go clipless anyway. Bought some 2nd hand Time Allium from ebay for £7, works brilliantly and my knees are just fine, no pains!

The Northern Monkey

flats have the best level of float

I tried SPD, was alright. ... and I have very dodgy knees.

I've got some pedals and shoes for sale if the size is good/your interested. I just didn't get on with the clipped in feeling

nicklouse

bigbenj_08 wrote:

flats have the best level of float

I tried SPD, was alright. ... and I have very dodgy knees.

I've got some pedals and shoes for sale if the size is good/your interested. I just didn't get on with the clipped in feeling

but flats have no float at all. yes they have more positions but once your foot is down you can not slide it about as much or as well as you can with SPDs on.

The Northern Monkey

ahhh I guess i misunderstand the term float

now i know

M6TTF

Another vote for time. I've got some atac xe, had them for a few years and they're bomb proof

llamafarmer

I've got some Time Z Controls and they're absolutely brilliant pedals. I did have to cut away a bit of the tread on my shoes to accomodate the springs properly though.

If you haven't done so already, it might be worth seeing a physio about your knee problems.

Daz555

More float can make some peoples knees worse.

Steve_b77

When people say bad knees are we talking diagnosed persistent knee problems that you have been advised not to use clipless pedals?

Or some pain in the kenn when cycling, if it's the latter your position on the bike could be completley wrong i.ie saddle position fora & aft, saddle height, reach to bars, crank length etc

XxxBFGxxX

Steve_b77 wrote:

your position on the bike could be completley wrong i.ie saddle position fora & aft, saddle height, reach to bars, crank length etc

+1 on this

i ahd knee problems it was realy hurting moved my seat up less than half inch and it stopped it.

Northwind

If it's an outright knee injury, it'd be worth seeing if you can get referred to a sports injuries specialist, it made a big difference to me and also meant I was fully assessed to be sure I'd be safe to carry on cycling without doing myself damage (which I am, but I can't use SPDs, which is why it comes to mind)

Some people say SPDs cause knee pain, I disagree myself, I reckon that bad posture and bad pedalling causes knee pain but SPDs make it easier to get by with bad posture and pedalling. Not to say that's your issue at all but it could be, I must have ridden thousands of miles with my old horrible pedalling action, never even thought about it til I had to :oops: Probably quite lucky I didn't do myself a mischief.

M6TTF

i havefallen arches to a degree and have orthotics in my running shoes to correct it - the offshoot is without orthotics my knees dont follow a straight line, more inward slightly, this also happens on the bike and was the reason i got time pedals

neilygordon

thanks for the posts - really useful. I've had ruptured Anterior cricuiate ligament in one knee and torn meniscus on other, had ops for both few years ago ,seperate times. Had to give up footy etc - only activity that doesnt give me loads of gip is MTBing!

cheers

oldholborn

I have got the Time Attacs.
First pair of clipless.
Cant fault them