Having tried going out in the damp for the first time today I find my trainers slipping on the plastic pedals which came with my Lidl uni. Am thinking maybe I need different pedals and shoes - I have some old metal flat pedals which should work (though a little concerned about banging them into my legs), but also more grippy shoes might help. Only have SPD bike shoes, so would have to buy flat pedal specific shoes. Any suggestions - cheap is good!
(yes I know there are unicycling forums, but I thought I might actually get more useful opinion from the uni riders on here)
Any pinned flat pedals will do; I never noticed any difference between different types, V8 copies did for me. Expect scarred legs, mind... 🙂
I just used some basic tennis (I think?) shoes with a flat, rubbery tread on the bottom. They seemed to do the trick and weren't anywhere near as pricey as things like 5-10s, which are popular in unicycle circles too. But then again, maybe that's why I've got so many scars on my legs...
As above, any pinned pedal will be better. For general riding metal pins and soft shoes can be a bit too grippy especially if you are learning as might need to re-position your feet a little. There are some nice plastic pedals that grip well but are kinder to your shins like KHE Stimulatorz or Twisted PCs
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Well done for sticking at it.
I got one of those unicycles(well they were stupid cheap!).
I have had more fun watching my son and his mates trying to have a go,than riding it myself 🙂
Well done for sticking at it.
It has taken me a while - over a year before I managed to get more than 5m, but then I was only trying sporadically. Eventually I decided I needed to either put the time in to learn or get rid of it - you have to be prepared to spend hours getting on, falling off, repeat (not like I'm an expert now - though have managed over 100m). If it hadn't been for those Lidl ones I'd never have given it a go at all, but as you say they were cheap enough to have a punt, so thanks to whoever it was on here who gave the PSA.
Thanks for the advice - have just got some Twisted PC pedals, and amazed at the difference they make - a bit damp today but not a problem at all. Though they feel much more secure and comfortable with the bigger platform than the stock pedals did in the dry. My riding improved so much with them that I had enough confidence to do the school run on the uni this afternoon (now all the mums think I'm really weird!)
Should have upgraded weeks ago - though to be fair I might have lost a bit of blood as one's already attacked my calf! Just feels a bit strange that I've spent half as much as the uni cost on pedals.
Cheapie (though still more expensive than the uni) Vans flat pedal bike shoes delivered to mrs aracer's work, just hoping they fit, otherwise it's a trip to TkMaxx tomorrow.
I've used Twisted PCs for a couple of years now on my mtb - cracking pedals and much better with soft soled Converse/Vans/Etnies, etc than Shimano flat shoes. They do wear down after a while but are cheap to replace - that said I may go with [url= http://www.bmxplusmag.com/index.php/tech_tips/210/ ]this option[/url] with my current ones.