Any suggestions for keeping ice off flat pedals? Lots of slippage today!
Maybe you could use a dynamo to power a heating element attatched to the pedal which could keep them defrosted.
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Flat pedal users - do you get cold feet?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I have used flats for ages because I couldn't find a comfortable SPD shoe that would keep my feet warm in winter or give me adequate grip for the rocky footslog scrambles Lakeland, Scotland etc often nescessitate. Having said that I always used to get desperately cold feet on long commutes even using Fell Boots.
During this cold snap I have been using a combo of Bridgedale liner socks with Endura loop stitch socks with the same Fell Boots and I seem to have finally cracked it.
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ATM Preferring flat pedals for dabbing and hiking books for warmth and climbing through snow drifts. Forgot my gaiters yesterday and the kept filling with snow. Grip's not great though.
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I have 5 10 highs & I wear two pairs of thick socks, one pair of fleece lined and then sealskinz over them. even in wet cold conditions my feet still stay warmish.
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Ive always suffered with cold feet in the past,tried various sock shoe combos always with SPDs to no avail.
This weekend I experimented with flat pedals and hiking boots - lovely and warm feet after 4 hours out in thick snow. ResultPosted 2 years ago # -
I do tend to unclip a lot for technical bits while riding clipless thogh.
I've seen people do this on some of the STW rides, especially on steeper stuff. It always looks bloody lethal to me, how are you supposed to get weight back, balance, put in pedal strokes etc if you've got one foot disconnected.
IMO, and you're welcome to ignore it, you'd be better off with flats if there's much stuff that technical round you. Sure, you'd be slower on the climbs and on the flat. But it's not a race. Also the techy bits are the most fun, so any compromise should allow you to get maximum enjoyment out of those sections of the ride.
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