Flat pedals on a road bike
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Just bought my first road bike for many years. Managed to pick up a nice 2012 Merida Race Lite 904 very reasonably and its come with a set of Crank Brothers Candy Egg Beater Pedals. I don't have any special shoes and don't really want to go down that route yet so wanting to put a set of flat pedals on instead of the egg beaters so would be grateful of any recommendations in the flat pedal department. Cant wait to get out and put a few miles on the bike and just wondering if I could try using the egg beaters with normal shoes or would this damage them at all? Apologies but I am a complete newbie to the world of modern road bikes and haven't had a 'drop handle bar' as we called them back in the day for many years
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http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shimano/a530-touring-pedals-ec008662
as clip-in on one side and flat on the other. I was nervous about moving to clipless at first but I started with double-sided Shimano SPDs, which are really MTB pedals but are easier to use than pure road bike pedals, and I still use them rather than one-sided road pedals.
Same here - can't see any reason to move to road pedals at the mo - I like the double sided MTB ones
That is terrible advice. While you may not damage them, you won't get any grip with regular shoes on those pedals. It'll be dangerous.
Do not use egg beaters with normal shoes. If you want to use them you need appropriate shoes and cleats.
If you want to use regular shoes, get a pair of flat pedals (any pair) from a bike shop for not very much money.
The Sylvian model comes as a road (single sided with quill), touring(double sided).
They also make a solid platform GR9.
I like the touring model, with or without toe clips.
This.
As for pedals, MKS would be a good choice, as they are high quality and can accept toe clips.
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Ignoring the appalling spelling and outright error of the gentleman who criticises the reading comprehension of others, it isn't safe, however short the duration. It simply isn't a good idea.
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How could you even think that it's a good idea? Do you even know what egg beaters look like and how much grip you'd get with some normal shoes? None.
This is a good choice and has done me fine for the last 5 years. I can't really much point changing, although the choice of shoes is limited. You can actually walk in them though.
I wouldn't have commented if you hadn't proffered such poor advice that needed discrediting.
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Possibly so. I use the M545, which whilst a couple of hundred grams heavier than the alternatives and built apocalypse-proof, is a good pedal set for commuting in general (large platform, double-sided; fantastic in traffic), which is also usable with regular footwear. The platform isn't very comfortable underfoot, but it's usable if you want to pop to the shops. I wouldn't want to do anything longer on them.
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I think the problem of people's reading and comprehension skills, isn't down to actual skills, more cultural interpretation.
CrankyMccrank you've taken a literal interpretation of the OP actually wanting to ride for just a few miles. Whereas I suspect what the OP actually meant, and what the standard British English interpretation of wanting to "put a few miles on the bike" means is, he can't wait to get out and ride the bike for many, many miles.
Hence the confusion.
However, I personally think the reality is you'd be hard put to ride to the end of the street without cleated shoes on those pedals, never mind a couple of miles.
It's still really poor advice, though. You can ride a bike with a cracked chainstay, but that doesn't make it a good idea. The fact that rider and bicycle might happen to be intact at destination isn't ample justification for recommending the unrecommendable.
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